Post by leonidis on Aug 5, 2017 0:01:48 GMT
Then how do you explain repeated attacks in the same location. If he is travelling, and he is careful, why would he attack in the same neighborhood twice? Why remain in an area that was on(a relatively) high alert?
There is no explanation. If EAR were well traveled and highly mobile, he could attack anywhere he chose to. Just hop off the interstate at any point of the compass and offend.
There are two explanations:
1) EAR was quite stupid and didn't realize the possibilities afforded by his mobility.
2) He was local.
He was brazen and fearless which is why he went back to neighborhoods where he was wanted by police. It was a challenge to him, especially since he got away with even more crimes under their nose. One former investigator said on a tv program that there was evidence that EAR had sat on a front porch in the dark, eating and drinking, while the cops roared by looking for him.
He took big summer breaks from his attacks, when local Sacramento rapists escalated their attacks due to the summer heat and people leaving their windows open. That's not something that local rapists do.
As far as eating and waiting on a porch goes. I am certainly sure he was not waving a sign and flashing lights while the police were passing. I have a little experience with some thoughts on this complete idea. My vehicle broke down once, and I walked home along the same streets I always travel.you would not imagine what I saw and noticed as I walked along that route. I saw people on porches that I never saw before or since, and it was at night and very dark. This was because I was not in the comfort of my noisy and fast moving car. I heard so much more and saw so many things that I never saw before because of the visual and audio cues I received while walking along. Those same people are probably sitting there right now when I pass them in a few minutes in my car, but I will never notice because I will be going to fast and I won't be able to hear anything that allows me to pinpoint where someone might be. I tried passing the same houses again in my car after that first walk, and it is completely possible to have people on a porch go completely unnoticed.
Also, in the summer, every kid in the area is out and about-especially in the 70s with the kids on motocross bikes and skates and skate boards. No way could EAR feel comfortable doing what he did while they were in school during the day or night. Kids do not follow a regimented schedule in the summer. So, for him to be "quiet during those months is not out of the question if he lived in the area-Especially if he lived in the area because one or more of those kids would know who he is or where he lived, and that might spark a bit of suspicion. That is just how I see it. I am sure that in the end, it will all be a combination of many things, but I can't wrap my head around this "World Traveler" who journied on a, possibly, daily basisto recon and commit crimes. That seems quite out of bounds. I quite feel he was an opportunist and had to be close to those who he stalked so that he could truly know them and their movements.