New England Serial Killer Speculation Thread

[DS2021]

@chrism23

I would encourage you to read thru this thread.
There's been a lot of sensationalizing going on

 

[DS2021]

https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/missing-persons/south-kingstown-police-seek-help-finding-missing-massachusetts-man/

https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/south-county/remains-found-in-westerly-identified-as-missing-man/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwK5cD1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjIG68gLlEtViHAQZUQMWxg4hCJLgZdr_BzhdvaN-VnKewwrrxw2_LhjrhTu_aem_C2kSUsNkyeiiMMTwFlhpHQ

 

[snickums]

It would add up if it were the work of Coffel. Whoever would be responsible for these deaths would be very... bad at hiding bodies since they are all being found. Probably didn't care if he got caught being in his late 60's.

And if he knew he had cancer, then it explains why he was not careful. One of the main things they look for in serial killers ( and child molesters) is there was a type that the bad guy looked for, all females, all males etc., but either both groups of perps have gotten smarter or simply more deviant, because there is way more crossover making it harder on investigators. This case screams all of the known markers for an old time serial killer , and the old man sure would fit the bill.

 

[CuriousCricket]

And if he knew he had cancer, then it explains why he was not careful. One of the main things they look for in serial killers ( and child molesters) is there was a type that the bad guy looked for, all females, all males etc., but either both groups of perps have gotten smarter or simply more deviant, because there is way more crossover making it harder on investigators. This case screams all of the known markers for an old time serial killer , and the old man sure would fit the bill.

or were serial killers missed because LE looked for types? Tommy Lynn Sells (1964-2014) was never on anyone's radar because he killed men, women and children and traveled coast-to-coast. Then he married and settled down. He made the mistake of leaving a little girl alive - with a cut throat. She managed to walk to a neighbor's house for help and to describe him.