DeepThinker--I don't think you're out of the box at all. My Lord, this guy's out of the stadium. We've gotta think out of the box. If LE would just give us some more to work on, it would make our jobs easier. We've got so little. The thing that worries me is that Texans, in general, have nothing to go on. We've actually turned up far more theories and details and put them in one place than any Texas news source.
I don't think the shrine idea is a bit too "out there". jjenny, you might not have read some of the profiling facts about trophies. They are taken, typically for masturbatory purposes, later, to remember the rapes. That can get problematic with a rack. And if the clock was still ticking, he certainly hadn't stopped it at the moment of the crime. The ticking clock drives me nuts. I wonder if he didn't have two clocks--the pendulum clock and a battery operated one which was ticking loudly. Maybe no one has missed the battery powered one.
So, it's pretty clear that he's not stealing these items for resale as they are not that valuable. It's unlikely that they are stolen before the rapes during the "casing" of the house. I'm pretty sure that's just to get an idea of who lives there and the lay of the land. Has there been mention of a flashlight? Any connection to full moons where there'd be better light so he wouldn't need one?
After resting and mulling this over; here's my profile for today. It's my theory so I can change it at will.
I think this guy is in his mid twenties. I think he's of mixed race; black/white or black/Latino/white. I think he's a quiet loner who had a tough childhood. He knew his Mom but she was unavailable to him. There were most likely other children in the home who got more attention than he did. He might have watched his Mom prostitute. He doesn't know his Dad. I think that he most likely was sent to live with an older relative but that it didn't work out for some reason. I think he spent time in foster care, most likely in Yoakum, possibly at the Youth Ranch. I think he's been cared for by older white women. He might have been abused by some or felt shuttled to the side by other kids, maybe due to his race, or his good behavior (a real problem in foster homes). I think that he's got a lot of pent up anger/sadness over his social deficits. He could be in the closet with his sexuality as he doesn't have a girlfriend and he's never had much luck with girls. In fact, they scare him. He's lived in white homes and thus doesn't act as "black" as he'd like and feels torn between two cultures. He knows how to "walk the walk" of fitting into a nice white neighborhood in a small Texas town but doesn't feel totally accepted there as an adult. He knows the world of older Southern women. He feels very comfortable in these houses but he got hurt (emotionally or physically in a house just like this). He was a high average to excellent student but only won second place in awards. Teachers liked him as he was compliant and did his homework but didn't attract a lot of attention. He was seen as a bit of a nerd by classmates. He might be a college student or have a job but his performance doesn't please him. If he belongs to a fraternity, he's on the periphery.
I think he went to visit a prior foster mom and was rebuffed sometime before the first rape. That woman might have had dementia or was not "available" to him for some reason. He truly craved her love and attention as she was his favorite but he wasn't "special" to her for some reason. He has a great deal of shame and remorse for what he's doing and is getting very little sexual pleasure from the rapes. He's researched his paraphilia and understands it intellectually but can't stop it. His car is neat. His clothes are "fresh" but not overly hip. His body is impeccably clean as are his fingernails. His hair is kept cut short and well-groomed. He listens to a wide range of music (to fit in) but if you checked his car radio, he'd probably have "white" stations pre-set. He's afraid of dogs but feels comfortable around cats and might even have one. He feels very comfortable in churches but doesn't have a church family. He visits at churches and sits somewhere in the middle by himself. He's pleasant but cool to others in church, not overly demonstrative or friendly. He doesn't laugh easily. As I said, he's very sad and feels that the world has not been fair to him. He'd like to stop but he just can't.
Done. I kind of "free-channeled" it from everything I've been thinking over the last week. I truly believe that he'll be caught if they look very very closely at the Yoakum victim who was raped twice.
