Post by nick on Apr 5, 2017 23:20:47 GMT
I know this has probably already been discussed and it can be moved to that location by Murdoc and Drifter but I wanted to get my 10 cents worth on the topic of why EAR stopped his crimes. There are many theories of why the crime spree stopped or even why the large time gap between July 27, 1981, and his final attack on May 4, 1986. I believe EAR located and married a woman with whom he was able to act out his sexual fantasy with and may have even confided in that he was the East Area Rapist. I believe this relationship started sometime after 1981 and began developing and reached a level after 1986 that allowed him to act out in his fantasy world in real life with this woman. I support this with the fact of such a long cooling off period between his last two attacks, she may have just started to allow him to act out in his perversion but he like an addict fell off the wagon and attacked one final time while in this relationship with this woman. She then took the place of his victims and became his release for his sick fantasy-filled life. She may have even been a dominate force he was unable to control and forced him into this relationship and controlled him and unbalanced his need for power and control. This was the case in Christopher Downes that was brought to the board's attention by Bobthebuilder, his wife appeared to be the dominate one when he was questioned by Police while taking his DNA, with him asking his wife if he should submit to the DNA testing and looking for approval. There have been other cases where a domineering sexual predator in a way met their match and married a woman who took that role from them because that was what the offender had been craving maybe even unknowingly so by them.
I do not fully believe a marriage alone could be the only factor that stopped EAR I also believe the fear of DNA and other evidence awareness and maybe coupled with a marriage and perhaps even children being conceived by the two. I also think the erectile dysfunction he seemed to have been having an issue with and loss of physical ability due to aging may also have helped him to stop. The one thing that I can say that connects all of those possibilities is I believe it was a choice EAR made not to offend any further with actual sexual assaults. I still believe there may be something to the crime sprees in Orangevale and other communities between 1981 and after 1986 that involved prowling and stalking could be related to EAR. I think he went back to his roots of prowling and stalking and enjoyed ever moment of it. He seemed to enjoy that aspect of his crimes second only to the terror he gave his victims.
I do not fully believe a marriage alone could be the only factor that stopped EAR I also believe the fear of DNA and other evidence awareness and maybe coupled with a marriage and perhaps even children being conceived by the two. I also think the erectile dysfunction he seemed to have been having an issue with and loss of physical ability due to aging may also have helped him to stop. The one thing that I can say that connects all of those possibilities is I believe it was a choice EAR made not to offend any further with actual sexual assaults. I still believe there may be something to the crime sprees in Orangevale and other communities between 1981 and after 1986 that involved prowling and stalking could be related to EAR. I think he went back to his roots of prowling and stalking and enjoyed ever moment of it. He seemed to enjoy that aspect of his crimes second only to the terror he gave his victims.