Katie Ring

He studied law.

He volunteered with the Seattle Police Department.

These all gave him credibility and a sense of power.

But in my opinion, it's not supported by any facts.

But I believe that he did get kind of a thrill of being in these positions of authority, but also getting away with his crimes like right under their noses.

As we kind of discussed earlier in the episode, a lot of his victims did resemble his ex-girlfriend.

And one thing that I didn't know before I did this deep dive for this episode is that he actually won back that girlfriend that originally broke up with him.

And he won her back, proposed to her, and then completely ghosted her with no explanation.

And given his psychopathy and his narcissistic traits, that doesn't surprise me at all.

Many psychologists interpret that as an attempt to reclaim power and control.

So it's not about love.

It's kind of about winning and punishment.

So although he never said he chose victims that reminded him of his ex-girlfriend,

I think that there were something inside of him that did want to punish her.

And that's why he chose some victims that resembled her.

Unfortunately, traditional therapy hasn't been very successful with psychopaths.

However, there are studies on early intervention, especially focused on parenting, social skills, and emotional regulation that have shown promising results.

So again, we never know whether early interventions would have actually helped or not, but there is some promising research that maybe in the future we can help lead kids with these traits in a better direction.

Okay, we're about to go over the time limit, but I will be breaking down some more of my thoughts or your guys' questions in the next episodes, as well as some of my top safety tips as a self-defense instructor.

Thanks so much for joining me for this episode.