I’m curious to hear from someone who knows about the psychology of people like him about him now being ‘depressed’ (the daily mails word not mine) because surely someone as psychopathic as him wouldnt be feeling ‘depressed’/not eating because he feels guilty, so why isn’t he eating? Is it because he selfishly can’t go out and satisfy his urges anymore so that’s making him feel bad or is he just going to try and kill himself to get out of going to prison for the rest of his life? I read a line in the article that someone said ‘the enormity of his crimes is now catching up to him’ but surely someone as sickening as him doesn’t feel guilt? So what is it that he’s thinking about?
Contrary to logical expectation, not all murders are entirely psychopathic. However, the depression aspect is likely to come from several aspects...
Firstly, there are phases to the build up before an offence. So, there is the initial urge or fantasy, followed by a reinforcement of those urges via pornography, then a planning phase which overlaps this. Not many people get to this point, often porn is enough. However, some do.
Secondly, sexual offenders who go on to murder often start with minor offences. Indecent exposure or burglary with a sexual element. Whereas violent crimes or animal abuse are more common starter crimes for psychopaths.
He is likely to have experienced a high whilst planning and committing this crime but that will have been short lived. Think of it like a high from gambling, the excitement when you place the bet, the possibility of winning, followed by the low when you don't win.
With the small amount of info we (the public) have, I'm not convinced he's entirely psychopathic, although he will have traits.
The depression comes from a combination of things. He's lost his family, he has ruined his life, he's lost his freedom. He may feel guilty but that guilt is unlikely to be victim based. It's all about him and how he feels. That's where the psychopathic elements to his personality come in to play.
My opinion is that he will have committed crimes similar to those known about - indecent exposure etc. There may also be a history of abusive behaviour toward sex workers but I very much doubt there are other murders.
It's a really good job he has been stopped now though. Very similar to the guy called Pawal who murdered Libby in Hull (sorry, I can't remember surnames).
I'll caveat all of that by saying that without access to his medical records, I'm generalising based on his offence compared to similar offenders