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As for him, if he's very insecure, then I could see him going for younger girls and not girls his same age. Maybe liked the power and control he could have over her, which wouldn't be as easy to do as a VA Tech freshman girl would.
This was the case with ARS, who killed :rose: Jessica Ridgeway :rose: . He initially attacked an adult female jogger in May. Later that year in October he went for a younger, weaker victim, 12 year old Jessica. Her case is classic is demonstrating how some predators do not always operate within certain age perameters (the same is true with some serial killers with regards to gender preference).
In Nichole's case, we do not know any of the details at this point, while it does seem obvious that a social media/internet connection could be present, different from some other cases being discussed for reference, such as Jenise's, Maddie's and Jessica's murders, but I'm guessing the bottom line is going to be the same. Rape and murder of a minor.
Anxiously awaiting to see how this unfolds, I further speculate to say the defense attorneys are going to have a field day with this one. I've mentioned in another thread about me having the misfortune of having to attend a group dinner with one of these defense attorneys, representing a 20 something year old iirc accused of SA on a young girl. The attorney was telling us what he planned to say in court the next day, about how this girl was promiscuous, she brought it on, basically blaming the victim, anyway I told him he doesn't stand a chance because the girl is a CHILD and to go on the stand blaming the victim hardly does well in shining a good light on him and his client (or maybe I didn't tell him that so he could go look like an a$$ in court).
Nichole might have opened herself up to a very, very dangerous situation that cost her her life. Bless her heart, makes me so sad, I'm sure I would have done the same if the Internet was around when I was a teenager. No doubt.
He still killed a little girl, whatever the case.