Originally posted by John Wheat
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If you compare that to, say, Peter Kürten, you will see what drastic variations really look like.
Although the discarding method is of interest too, it is what is done to the victim when he or she is killed that carries the true implications. Here, we have the exact same elements occurring again and again.
If we were to think that the discarding method is way more important than how the murder is committed (which would be ludicrous, but for the sake of argument...), then we would need to look for an explanation to the differences in that department. And that explanation has just been furnished - if you kill in a locality that is tied to yourself, then the body must be disposed of elsewhere. If you kill in a locality with no ties to yourself, that is no necessity at all, and would instead mean a much larger risk of detection if you were to start butchering the victim into parts in the open street and begin carrying them to the Thames. The mere suggestion is ridiculous, as I am sure you will admit.
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