I find it hard to believe that no one in the neighborhood noticed the smell of human remains in the outdoor garbage bin. Maybe I am the only one with over curious and vigilant neighbors? Nothing gets passed this crowd.
He knew that she would give him the boot as soon as she found out the truth about him and that it was just a matter of time before she figured him out. And I think she started asking questions about his past that night. The fb entry "Studied at: All of Them" posted the day after he killed her makes me think she was asking about his fake education and his conflicting answers made no sense. Psychopaths do not like to be challenged with their lies.
There is no way that this young woman would intentionally get involved with someone she knew to be a career criminal, alcoholic, homeless, drug abusing, drifter with psychological disorders. There is nothing in it for her.
When he gave "Hannibal" to his mom, I think he was trying to tell her what he was really all about - he was already a serial killer by then but had not left a trail behind.
ITA with everything in your post!
One point that I wanted to mention is this: our murderer was found out quickly due to texting, phone bills, social media & online dating profiles...in other words....***a digital/electronic footprint***
Now, hypothetically speaking....if he had done this sort of thing a few decades ago, our victim would've been likely to only verbally tell her Mom & friends his name before a date and that could be easily forgotten. There was no online profiles....nope, nothing in print. And that could've let him do things like this and get away with it. Witnesses would be left to say "she was last seen with a middle aged guy of average build at a game" (& back then...very little surveillance cameras were anywhere).
Point being, we don't know how much this murderer has gotten away with but we know he has an arrest record back to the early 1990's & he got around. Maybe he hasn't gotten sloppier--but technology has gotten savvier! Maybe he has dinosaured-out as a "serial-killer" (thank goodness) as he really was struggling to fit in at a superficial & basic level within society?
And then there's this: Maybe he didn't want IL to tell her Mom & friends about him (& could've made up a lot of bogus reasons why), hence his "what has she told you about our relationship" text reply to her Mom? Maybe he was shocked that IL went against his wishes and told people.....because he had this planned.....because he had done this before. Just my hunch, moo. And it is just my hunch that he may NOT have always dismembered his victims---not necessarily.
And guess what----if it wasn't for IL writing his name down in texts sent on her phone or Mom seeing phone calls on a shared phone & his online dating site historical correspondence to IL, there may be ZERO suspect right now!
So yes, his digital/electronic footprint did him in now. But maybe in previously less sophisticated times, he has gotten away with similar things?
Heck, I remember the days when I would drive late at night alone without so much as a cellphone! Now that makes me cringe!
All moo; all hypothetical, of course