Lets get Lechmere off the hook!

[Fiver]

It could be Stockholm Syndrome.

After all, when a former adversary suddenly becomes someone's most enthusiastic supporter, it could indicate a hostage situation...

Unless he starts blinking in Morse code (rather hard to do on an internet forum) I don't think we'll ever know...

I think people may be chasing a Red Herring instead of a Fish. Baron is showing more imagination, a thicker skin, and a much better command of the English language than any of the people profiting from being Lechmerians.

[The Baron]

A carman’s early life was one of obscurity, where he was neither celebrated nor noticed, from a young age, he lived in a world where attention and affection were scarce. Raised in the shadow of this presence, he learned to fade into the background, unnoticed and unimportant.

As an adult, he became a man defined by routine, working long, grueling hours, his life a cycle of monotonous labor that left little room for anything beyond survival, at times anonymous, and entirely disconnected from societal admiration or recognition.

A carman may have internalized a deep sense of insignificance, feeling overlooked, invisible, and perhaps even powerless, this could have created a profound identity crisis, “bad faith”, and living inauthentically by conforming to societal expectations (a steady job, a family) without embracing his true sense of self or gaining genuine recognition for his existence, unable to align his actions with his true desires, he suffers from alienation, which can manifest in destructive ways.

A carman may have felt reduced to a mere cog in the machine, a nobody. He may have been consumed by a sense of inferiority, constantly overshadowed by more prominent figures in his society.

This dissatisfaction could have led to the development of a narcissistic injury, a deep seated wound to one’s ego, often stemming from feelings of inadequacy.

To cope with this injury, a carman might have developed a subconscious need to assert his dominance and worth, instead of seeking success in a socially accepted form, he may have found a dark outlet in violence.

If Lechmere felt that life had no inherent value or recognition for him, he might have been driven to create his own significance through extreme actions. The more shocking and brutal, the more undeniable his existence would become in the eyes of others.

His ability to inspire fear and shock, to leave a lasting impact on the minds of those who learned about the murders, would fulfill his need for recognition in a way that his ordinary life never could.

The transformation from an unnoticed carman to a notorious killer doesn’t happen overnight. It is the result of years of inner turmoil, unmet psychological needs, and increasing frustration.

The inability to reconcile those feelings of inadequacy with the demands of his life may have built up to a breaking point where murder became his way to make himself seen and heard, and each act of violence is an attempt to inject meaning into a life he felt was devoid of it.

Someone who felt invisible, might have sought the ultimate form of acknowledgment.

The monotony he had once endured had become the very vehicle through which he could fulfill his twisted desires, making him a man no longer defined by his routine, but by his ability to control and dominate.



The Baron