BTDT wrote:
People being murdered is so common that it isn't really a story that people will tune into or read.
Escaping, on the other hand, is a story that attracts viewer attention.
You're absolutely right!
Still, consider that this guy meticulously planned this murder/kidnapping against a family of total strangers. How soon would this crime have been solved if the girl hadn't escaped? It doesn't seem the police were anywhere close to having a suspect! I would like to think that this sort of crime is significantly less common than the routine sort of gunplay that takes place in "inner cities" in the US.
BTW whatever is "wrong" with this guy, I don't see any evidence he's on the spectrum. In fact, he is supposed to have had lots of friends in HS (if that's any indication he's NT). It's some other sort of psychiatric malignancy. I hope it doesnt represent a trend.
That’s not what I’ve read in most of the news stories about Jake Patterson. One of his acquaintances from high school is quoted as saying he felt sorry for Patterson because he DIDN’T have a lot of friends.