Ear breaks for summer
Apr 4, 2017 10:31:53 GMT
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Post by ray on Apr 4, 2017 10:31:53 GMT
I actually copied this from reddit. It's a good point:
Hi all, I assume I'm hardly the first to notice this but I'd love to get your ideas on something.
Something happened to EAR/ONS each summer. Something that influenced the timing and location of his attacks. Every June (or early July in one case), there is a noticeable shift in his behaviour. One can use this pattern make a sketch of what kind of person he was and what was going on in his life. See my attempt at the end.
The pattern is as follows.
June 1976 - his first attack
His first attack that we know of was June 18th 1976. He commits another 22 assaults up to May of the following year.
June 1977 - he stops for 3 months
After no less than five attacks in the month of May, EARONS has no recorded attacks for the whole summer of 1977. His attacks recommence in September.
June 1978 - he moves beyond the Sacramento area for the first time
His first 31 attacks are all in the Sacramento area, up to April 1978. Then on June 5th, he begins a string of attacks in Modesto, Davis, Concord, San Jose, Fremont, Danville, Walnut Creek, and San Ramon. He only returns to his older "territory" once (an attack in Rancho Cordova).
Early July 1979 - he stops for 3 months and leaves Northern California His last attack in Northern California is July 5th. After that, his next attack is October in Goleta, a 7 hour drive south from his older territory. And at this stage, he switches from rape to murder. His attacks finish in late July 1981, with the exception of the one additional mysterious murder 5 years later.
What do we make of all this??
I think this pattern suggests certain things about him. His activity seems to be heavily influenced by the college academic term, which usually finishes in June and recommences in September: he started at the end of college term in June 1976, stopped during the college summer break of 1977, moved his attacks out of Sacramento during the college summer break of 1978 etc. It all suggests that he was someone enrolled (student?) or employed (groundskeeper?) at an educational institution.
So we can use it to make some guesses about who he was. See example below.
Speculative sketch of who he was
Summer of 1975: EARONS graduates high school and moves to the Sacramento area (from Visalia? or from L.A.?). He is 18 years old.
September 1975 - May 1976: EARONS attends college and gets to know the area. He fantasizes about attacking women close to where he lives. He begins breaking into houses, starting with empty houses and then houses where the residents are asleep. By Spring 1976, he has decided to make his fantasies a reality.
June 1976 - He is 19 years old. With the college term over, and with more time available to put his plans into action, he begins his attacks. It "goes well" and he continues it over the next year.
June - September 1976: EARONS takes a summer job or course outside California. This prevents him from carrying out his attacks. He is 20 years old. On his return in September for the college term, he recommences his attacks immediately.
June 1978: With the end of the college term, he has more time available. He is 21 years old. Perhaps he has grown "bored" of his old stomping ground. He uses his extra time to scope out new towns outside Sacramento. Alternatively, he takes a summer job that involves travelling to Modesto, Davis etc. He "enjoys" this and continues it through the subsequent college term of 1978-1979. At some point, he has begun to feel that rape no longer satisfies him and is considering murder.
June 1979 - He graduates college. He is 22 years old.
July 1979 - he commits his last attack in Northern California and moves South to (or close to) L.A. (could this have been him moving home after college?). He takes up a full time job.
October 1979 - at 22 years old, he steps up to murder. This continues for two years until late July 1981. But his '9 to 5' life after college (perhaps with a girlfriend along the way?) does not allow enough time for his attacks, in comparison to his earlier years. He commits "only" six attacks in two years.
Second half of 1981: EARONS takes a new job and moves outside California. At 24 years old, he ceases his attacks.
May 1986 - He visits or returns to L.A. (visits home?) and commits one more attack. At 29-30 years old, he decides he needs to stop forever.
Any thoughts?
I'm sure at least large parts of this are wrong but I wanted to see if it makes sense to anyone else. Am I making any obvious mistakes? Is there another sketch that makes much more sense to fit his pattern?
Any thoughts, criticisms very welcome.
Hi all, I assume I'm hardly the first to notice this but I'd love to get your ideas on something.
Something happened to EAR/ONS each summer. Something that influenced the timing and location of his attacks. Every June (or early July in one case), there is a noticeable shift in his behaviour. One can use this pattern make a sketch of what kind of person he was and what was going on in his life. See my attempt at the end.
The pattern is as follows.
June 1976 - his first attack
His first attack that we know of was June 18th 1976. He commits another 22 assaults up to May of the following year.
June 1977 - he stops for 3 months
After no less than five attacks in the month of May, EARONS has no recorded attacks for the whole summer of 1977. His attacks recommence in September.
June 1978 - he moves beyond the Sacramento area for the first time
His first 31 attacks are all in the Sacramento area, up to April 1978. Then on June 5th, he begins a string of attacks in Modesto, Davis, Concord, San Jose, Fremont, Danville, Walnut Creek, and San Ramon. He only returns to his older "territory" once (an attack in Rancho Cordova).
Early July 1979 - he stops for 3 months and leaves Northern California His last attack in Northern California is July 5th. After that, his next attack is October in Goleta, a 7 hour drive south from his older territory. And at this stage, he switches from rape to murder. His attacks finish in late July 1981, with the exception of the one additional mysterious murder 5 years later.
What do we make of all this??
I think this pattern suggests certain things about him. His activity seems to be heavily influenced by the college academic term, which usually finishes in June and recommences in September: he started at the end of college term in June 1976, stopped during the college summer break of 1977, moved his attacks out of Sacramento during the college summer break of 1978 etc. It all suggests that he was someone enrolled (student?) or employed (groundskeeper?) at an educational institution.
So we can use it to make some guesses about who he was. See example below.
Speculative sketch of who he was
Summer of 1975: EARONS graduates high school and moves to the Sacramento area (from Visalia? or from L.A.?). He is 18 years old.
September 1975 - May 1976: EARONS attends college and gets to know the area. He fantasizes about attacking women close to where he lives. He begins breaking into houses, starting with empty houses and then houses where the residents are asleep. By Spring 1976, he has decided to make his fantasies a reality.
June 1976 - He is 19 years old. With the college term over, and with more time available to put his plans into action, he begins his attacks. It "goes well" and he continues it over the next year.
June - September 1976: EARONS takes a summer job or course outside California. This prevents him from carrying out his attacks. He is 20 years old. On his return in September for the college term, he recommences his attacks immediately.
June 1978: With the end of the college term, he has more time available. He is 21 years old. Perhaps he has grown "bored" of his old stomping ground. He uses his extra time to scope out new towns outside Sacramento. Alternatively, he takes a summer job that involves travelling to Modesto, Davis etc. He "enjoys" this and continues it through the subsequent college term of 1978-1979. At some point, he has begun to feel that rape no longer satisfies him and is considering murder.
June 1979 - He graduates college. He is 22 years old.
July 1979 - he commits his last attack in Northern California and moves South to (or close to) L.A. (could this have been him moving home after college?). He takes up a full time job.
October 1979 - at 22 years old, he steps up to murder. This continues for two years until late July 1981. But his '9 to 5' life after college (perhaps with a girlfriend along the way?) does not allow enough time for his attacks, in comparison to his earlier years. He commits "only" six attacks in two years.
Second half of 1981: EARONS takes a new job and moves outside California. At 24 years old, he ceases his attacks.
May 1986 - He visits or returns to L.A. (visits home?) and commits one more attack. At 29-30 years old, he decides he needs to stop forever.
Any thoughts?
I'm sure at least large parts of this are wrong but I wanted to see if it makes sense to anyone else. Am I making any obvious mistakes? Is there another sketch that makes much more sense to fit his pattern?
Any thoughts, criticisms very welcome.