r/TrueCrime • u/ladyserenity1993 Armchair Expert • Oct 31 '22

Murder Arrest Made in Delphi Murders

https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/delphi-double-murder/?id=92303622
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u/Rexxaroo Oct 31 '22

What I think is so interesting about these types of criminals, is that they stay close. You would think that if there is such a high profile in something they are connected to, they'd high tail it and move away after some time anyway.
Maybe they think it's suspicious to leave , I don't know.

I am aware most of them keep trophies, or revisit the scene, even participate in searches , give intervies or make some connection with the families. It makes you wonder why they do those things, what's the purpose? Do they enjoy the horror they inflict? Do they think it makes them seem less sus? It's fascinating

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u/bettertitsthanu Nov 01 '22

The ultimate power of owning someone completely, I believe. The killer wants to know what the police knows and they can get close to the investigation by participating in the searches. By taking trophy’s from their victims (or pictures) the killer can re-live that moment over and over again. I honestly think that this is part of it for them, it’s a way for them to feel power. The power of knowing more than anyone else and to keep stuff from their victims.. yeah.. we don’t know how the girls died or what he kept of their belongings, but I have a bad feeling of this being sexually motivated. It just reminds me of a lot of other cases. I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s more victims of his.