So, what can we surmise from previous cases as far as manhunts, and where the fugitive hid, what he did, in ARS's case he went out and filmed the cops searching for JR's body and then posted it on you tube. He also committed a bunch of red herring tactics (disposing of evidence further away to distract...). He also went walking around the neighborhood when noooobody else was on the streets bc they were inside terrified, that's when I saw him when I was out scoping and I thought, "nah, too young..."...16 hours later he was arrested...anyway, this might not apply since his picture and voice is plasted everywhere, but sometimes they want to revisit, see the commotion and revel in it, etc...participate in vigils, searches, insert themselves to the investigation, etc...I think maybe he wanted to, but perhaps is forced to hide instead.
I hope he feels the heat of being hunted and knowing your life is about to come to an end. Just like his victims. I'm sure it sucks looking over your shoulder all the time. Get used to it. They're coming for you. You have lost your freedom. And prisoners hate pedophiles. You will be the cockroach on the totem pole.