This is the thread that I thought was most likely to go away, since I really felt the chances were slim that LE would be so lucky to finally catch the brutal serial rapist that attacked MH and the DNA related rape case.. The simple explanation of the Hannah Graham case, was it was a pick up that went wrong, and the JM was a careless guy who had boundary problems, that had been trying to score on girls this way for a long time, successful enough times to continue this pattern. And then something went awry with Hannah. Though I feared that she was not alive, that he killed or left her somewhere to die, I did not think he was someone that deliberatelely preyed on woment with the full intent to hurt and kill when no one was looking. Not that it made any difference to me that JM needed to be locked up and kept away from us, in that he was dangerous. Regardless of whether it was a mistake or not, if he was responsible for Hannah's disappearance, he was not someone safe to leave loose. But this....gives me the chills and a very,very sick feeling that this person, with such utter disregard of life, a murderer, a brutal assailant was running around in the midstream of a vibrant community, ready to strike any time opportunity arose.
We all know this exists, but when one sees this evil in the form of a medical technician at a well regarded hospital, a cab driver (and we put incapacitated people in cabs to get home and use then our selves!), a youth football coach, the horror runs deep. THis guy was introduced to others, was actively with others, just always waiting for a chance to "get" someone, and Hannah walked right into him, almost literally.
I'm glad, very glad that the perp of those two violent crimes is likely found and in custody, but I also grieve for Hannah's parents. I think we all had a glimmer of hope that whatever happened to Hannah , she might still be alive, or at least that she went easily. That she died at the hands of what appears to be a violent person who makes that less likely.
For those who are ready to put JM's head on stick already, shut down his fund raising page and are calling his attorney names, be aware that even if he is as guilty as can be of this and more, he needs to have a proper trial and treated with a presumption of innocence or, he just might walk free. We need those who support those who have committed the most heinous of crimes because our justice system so insists and sometime in over zealous activiities to punish the perp, we end up helping him, by not giving what is due to him. Also, we need to see what the evidence actually is in this case. Oh,yes I unplugged the cork to the champagne, with the capture of what appears to be evil incarnated, but I ;m not investing in a wholesale toast yet. If there is a direct DNA match, that's one thing. If there is a general match from the mishmash in that dumpster of a car he has to Morgan, that's a whole other. Wouldn't surprise me a second if the entire perp community of Virginia was in that car at one time or other and left DNA in there, not to mention JM has two roommates. There is still info to process.
But for now, I believe the streets of Virginia, particularlly Charlottesville are safer, with JM behind bars. And I continue to pray for Hannah and her loved ones.
There really isn't a way a person can recognize evil or know who will become a serial rapist or a serial killer if that turns out to be the case. Most of them do not look like monsters. That is just a myth and maybe people want to believe that thinking they can identify evil by sight even though it is impossible.
Many killers just like JM held down steady jobs and hid in plain sight for many years before being caught. GR was just a regular guy who was married with children and had worked at the same job for 35 years.
It seems killers like this lives double lives. Around family and friends they don one mask and appear to be what they know others wants them to be. But the other life they live is filled with evil thoughts and they carry out their heinous crimes in the cloak of darkness going undetected for many years.
They seem to be able to compartmentalize their lives. That is why it takes years to catch them. On a daily routine they seem just like everyone else. JM knew the best way to go undetected was to carry on with his daily life.
But even killers like JM get sloppy. When they are not detected for years it brings on arrogance and narcissism making them believe they are untouchable and that is usually their downfall. It seems JM felt he had become so skilled at finding and taking lone females so that he could rape and murder them that even taking Hannah would be achievable and wouldn't be tied to him. Killers are never as smart as they think they are. A lot of them were just lucky because they had no personal link to the victims themselves. It is hard to track someone down when there isn't a familiar connection between the perp and the victim. And like other killers before him, JM, finally made a mistake.
He knew his DNA wasn't in any data bank and even though they had the DNA profile of the rapist in 2005 and knew the same person had murdered Morgan they have to have a DNA profile to match it to and didn't have it ...........well until now.
Imo, I believe that is why JM pretended to be contrite when he assaulted the lawyer in the road rage incident. He did this to ensure he wasn't in any data system and if convicted of assault then he felt they would most likely enter his profile in the system. He, like others like him, are very manipulative and that is one of the reasons they go for years without being caught.
I really don't think JM ran around with thugs. Imo, he was the only hiding in the midst of his friends. He sheltered himself by hanging out with others who were not like him. So I think everything they found in his car is linked to him.
I don't believe in coincidences especially when it comes to criminal cases and juries don't either.
The reason there is a link to the rape case in 2005 and Morgan's murder is because he is the one who has perpetrated all of these crimes and possibly even more. IMO
I don't think anyone here has said they don't want him to get a fair trial. All of us knows that a trial must be fair in order to stand up under appeals. IMO From what I have read his lawyer is one of the best in the state. It will be up to him to see JM has a fair trial. That is his job and I am sure he is up to the task.
I rarely see overzealous prosecutions especially in recent years. What I have seen on rare occasion is where jurors seem to be clueless about what the state really has to legally prove and has overburdened the State ending in a very controversial verdict but those times are very rare. Most jurors are intelligent enough to make solid decisions based on the overwhelming amount of evidence entered at trial. I don't see this case or the cases to come against J being any different.
The presumption of innocence is for his jury only and it is at the very start of any trial because evidence hasn't been entered. Once the evidence is entered and it shows guilt the POI erodes away.
It isn't a coincidence that JM is tied to all of these cases. I think many here already knew there would be other crimes he has committed and once he was caught that would be known to LE.
One doesn't become like this overnight at the age of 32. I think it may have even started earlier than 2002 when he raped the young woman on campus. And yes I do believe he is guilty of that also.
I also want to know why he suddenly left the other college. By the college's statement something is up there too and they said they are cooperating with LE. I think there is a 'story' there also.
There is an obvious long pattern of behavior when it comes to JM and none of it is pretty. A gentle giant he is not. He just hid behind that act to deceive others.
IMO
