Morbid Intrigue

[powerohindsight]

Oh well, oh well, oh well, Ladies and Gentlemen don't we live in exciting times? Looks like we got ourselves a good old fashioned serial killer. Now I know what you're thinking. You're thinking "why Smith you 'orrible bastard, thats not exciting. Far from it, that is in fact disturbing and deeply saddening for the families of those poor young women

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[anniegeturgun]

that is very interesting, it reads like a very exciting column.
i fear you should have done film journalism...i think you might have rocked!

[anniegeturgun]

i would like to make a disclaimer, the murders are not exciting, just the points of view...

murders are bad and serial killers are fucked up...just to clarify

[powerohindsight]

That was my little disclaimer at the end there. I even self edited a few sentences.

Holes in the Wall

[eveningair]

Firstly, and I think most importantly, I'd like to take this opportunity, if I may, to emphatically deny ever crying "Sutcliffe, West, Shipman".

Secondly, Sir, I'd agree wholeheartedly with your selflessly voyeuristic love of this unfolding 'whodunnit', and say that I share your interest wholeheartedly. These are still early days though, and a part of me is hoping for a long-running drama with revelations and plot twists to rival Lost, seeing as I missed series 1 and was bored and confused by series 2. Ahem. This, on the other hand, I've caught from Day One- and whilst I haven't immersed myself in the surrounding literature and cross-brand franchising as you have, I am following avidly.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if the real assailant is an MI6 Operative trying to take the heat off his departments not-so-covert role in Princess Diana's murder, or indeed distract media-time from scrutinising the absurd debacle that has been the Cash-Fo'-Peerages ting.

Entertainment Tonight does not allow for a critical discourse, remember

[goodweekend]

I'm SO GLAD that someone else is excited about the serial killer!!

I've been feeling so alone recently with my parents obviously not understanding at all. I've spent hours rereading serial killer bios and generally snooping about (i realise this is a way of life for you) and it's frustrating not having anyone to have serial killer based conversations with who aren't going to just go "oh hayley..." and look at me like they're disappointed.

I don't think I want him to get caught though. Unless it could be like Natural Born Killers (and yes, I'm aware that was technically a 'spree' not 'serial killing') and all hell would break loose.
But this is england.
annoyingly enough.
and that would never ever happen.

Ooh, unless the fella (well... person or persons) is a johnny foreigner who just took a shining to sussex slags...

We can only hope.

[powerohindsight]

Of course you knew I was going to be excited by this. It just plays to my dark side beautifully (and I know what you mean about dissaproving looks from other people).

My current theory (when under the influence of alcohol, at other times I'm slightly more rational) is that he didn't know they were prozzies and just thought they were regular women. He's just sexually frustrated and didn't realise that if he gave them money they would sleep with him, so instead he killed them. It's such an easy mistake to make.

[goodweekend]

Oh and happy "Smith is great" Day or whatever.

*snigger*

[nijckevans]

Do I cross the line by admitting that sheerly for entertainment sake I'd like to see the number of bodies to go up a bit before
A) They catch him
B) He gives himself up
C) The papers get bored and something else becomes news

[nijckevans]

Possible innappropriate icon use, so here's one to balance it out..

[eveningair]

"I'd like to see the number of bodies to go up"

If you really care that greatly about the outcome of this narrative, perhaps you should shroud yourself in anonymity and make speedy head-way up to Ipswich yourself. I promise to keep your secret.

[powerohindsight]

Papers are already bored by this. Other, less interesting stuff is making headlines. I too hope the body count goes up before he gets caught. If he can kill the remaining 25 prostitutes in Suffolk then that would be some sort of achievement, I guess.