Most intriguing unsolved non-JtR serial killer cases

[sdreid]

The Occult Murders occurred in 1972-74.

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In the early days, there was conjecture that the Ted Case might be connected to the California Occult Murders which are still unsolved.

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However, I do believe it was called the "Ted Case" by some after he gave his actual Christian name to one of the women he tried to "befriend" at Lake Sammamish.

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I remember the Ted Bundy case before he was identified but I don't recall was it was called.

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Some cases like BTK keep their unsolved name even after they are solved.

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Then there are silly ones like Grim Sleeper.

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If that isn't one, next in line; The Night Stalker.

Yes, that one was so good they recycled it for another killer.

There are at least three Lipstick Killers.

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I guess I "like" Boston Strangler because it tells us where and how in just the two words besides (not to trivialize the tragic events) sounding a bit frightful.

[Beowulf]

Really, what could beat Jack the Ripper.

I don't know if you could consider 'The killers on the moors' a soubriquet, but that one always got me, in a Hound of the Baskervilles kind of way.

If that isn't one, next in line; The Night Stalker.

[Cogidubnus]

The Boston Strangler

Absolutely the best soubriquet (barring of course JtR) Stan...it was one which haunted my childhood and will go with me to my grave...

All the best

Dave

[DarkPassenger]

The long island serial killer. Case is recent/ongoing and VERY bizarre. 10 bodies discovered, half unidentified, including a toddler and a male in a dress, some remains there as long as 15 years, police beleive could actually be two seperate killers. The killer using one of his victims cell phones to call and taunt from Times Square her younger sister.

The missing girl (who was also a call girl)who started the search that led to the finding of the bodies was also the last body found and police believe that her death was an accident?!?
Very, Very strange.

The male in a dress and the toddler is easy to address - the Long Island Ripper ordered a prostitute online and instead got a guy in a wig who brought a kid along. In a rage he kills them both. Problem is...where's the "man and child missing" news story?

- The fact that he disposed of them in the same way as his other victims suggests he isn't particularly totemistic about the dump sites - it really is just a dump site, not somewhere he goes to "interfere" with the bodies to prolong the thrill of the experience. The bodies hold no particular sexual allure for him after death but he likes knowing where they are and that they are under everyone elses' noses.
- He'll be a trophy collector, not a souvenir collector because of this desire to have such a profoundly sick form of power and superiority over others in society.
- The fact that he apparently keeps the victims alive for some time, as part of a prolonged process of sexually sadistic activity ending in murder suggests an evolved killer who has killed before and will keep killing.
- Picking up prostitutes in the manner he does is also telling; he orders hookers like pizza, making sure they're out of the immediate area - even out of state - to confuse and even kill off any missing person's investigation. And despite his clear arrogance and intelligence, his method is usually employed by social inadequates who can't handle face-to-face encounters with women. This to me suggests he is no "mission" killer out to rid the world of prostitutes (his work was sexually sadistic and private), but neither is he inadequate - he's using any female which fits his fantasy as a pawn in the game he plays to fulfil his sadistic sexual needs. It means he probably "sees" many more internet hookers than he kills, because not all of them fulfil his fantasy. Bra-man and the Boy Wonder probably got it because LIR was preparing a kill based on information on his internet page, information he usually trusts to be correct, regarding appearance, etc. When they turned up he killed them in blind rage.
- He's intelligent, psychopathic and highly organised, so he's socially adept in public but arrogant and controlling in private. I believe he's had a string of failed marriages which have each triggered a killing spree during his lifetime. He'll be drawn to jobs which require control, precision and which will enhance his belief in his own importance and righteousness. His coworkers will see him as a moody, unpredictable, perfectionist with a cruel streak in one moment and a friendly, charasmatic sort the next. I hate to say it, but his persistant use of tactics which seem to have come from "Evading Capture By The Police...For Dummies" suggests a law enforcement background. His turbulent personal life and ability to dodge charges of domestic violence suggests he's been at least a detective within the last twenty years.

My profile...?

- White Male
- 40 - 50
- Lives in Nassau County, Long Island
- Has a string of failed marriages behind him, with reasons for separation including domestic violence and infidelity.
- Owns property in Suffolk County related to his work, possibly involved in landscaping owing to the use of burlap sacks. Will have an online-based business in relation to this
- Was a police officer arguably of at least Detective rank with the NYPD within the last twenty years.

And remember - I'm just a psychology graduate on the internet. I'm more likely to be wrong than right, despite how confident I am. And I am confident about this profile. Not so sure about the detective part, come to think of it, now, but still...one day we'll know 'cos they'll catch the bastard!

[sdreid]

Hi Tom:

The three women who went missing from Springfield Missouri on June 7 of 1992.

[Tom_Wescott]

The Springfield Three Case began 20 years ago today.

You mean the West Memphis Three?

New books on many unsolved cases are coming out of the wood work. I read the new one on OJ, am about through the latest Steve Hodel book on the Black Dahlia, and have the new ones on Zodiac and JonBenet (both written by ex-police) ready to go, after I finish 'The Sherlockian'. And on top of all that I have much of the latest issues of NIR and Ripperologist to read. I REALLY need to take a course on speed reading!'

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

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The Boston Strangler

[HelenaWojtczak]

But which one had the best soubriquet?