I've always thought that he profiled as a serial killer, despite not meeting the definition. I do think these were his first and only murders, and that he's an extreme outlier.
The crime itself just felt sexually motivated, and law enforcement communicated in the same way they'd communicate with a serial killer.
I said yesterday that I was rattled by the fact that he had no serious criminal record, as guys who do this always seem to build up to it.
Yes, people commit crimes without being caught, but I can't think of a guy his age doing something like this, and not having been busted for something in the past.
What sexually motivated killer has ever started killing in his mid 40s, and has no history of sex crimes?
I've never seen it.