Dyost
09-13-2008, 07:17 PM
Hi Guys,
What started my interest in JTR was actually Sherlock Holmes.
I began a book years ago (completing only 6 very rough chapters) when it dawned on me that I need to know as much as Holmes would in order to complete it; hence, my dive in JTR...the rest, they say, is history.
As a result, I have come up with a base (fictional) background for the killer; (anyone who knows me, knows that I do not have an actual suspect)...so, here goes:
Residence: Lived in either Fashion or F&D Street (based on Scotland Yard's geographic profiling).
Son of an undertaker: Only child.
At puberty: His first view of a naked woman was that of a dead prostitute being prepped for burial.
Mother: Nurturing & caring, but died when he was at a young impressionable age. She died at the end of the month and was buried about a week later due to the harsh winter conditions that year.
Father: Loved his son, but was too busy with his work and eventually lost all interest in family obligations after the death of his wife.
Current Profession: Laborer with work as best as he could get.
General Statistics: Local Man, Male, ~5'-7", ~30 yrs old, English, Brown Hair, Mustache, has friends but no immediate family.
Cause: A strong/blunt reminder of mother's loss was the trigger.
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Although, the basic ending for the book is thus
<...final scene...>
Watson, “But who is he, Holmes?”
Holmes, “Nobody, Watson. Nobody.”
Watson, “Holmes?!”
Holmes whispers in Watson’s ear.
Watson, “Who?”
(Watson's epilogue explains the rest)
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Not sure if I'll ever complete the Holmes -v- JTR book (which of course would not be the first), but I thought I'd pass this along anyway, since it's a general motive not commonly discussed.
Dave
What started my interest in JTR was actually Sherlock Holmes.
I began a book years ago (completing only 6 very rough chapters) when it dawned on me that I need to know as much as Holmes would in order to complete it; hence, my dive in JTR...the rest, they say, is history.
As a result, I have come up with a base (fictional) background for the killer; (anyone who knows me, knows that I do not have an actual suspect)...so, here goes:
Residence: Lived in either Fashion or F&D Street (based on Scotland Yard's geographic profiling).
Son of an undertaker: Only child.
At puberty: His first view of a naked woman was that of a dead prostitute being prepped for burial.
Mother: Nurturing & caring, but died when he was at a young impressionable age. She died at the end of the month and was buried about a week later due to the harsh winter conditions that year.
Father: Loved his son, but was too busy with his work and eventually lost all interest in family obligations after the death of his wife.
Current Profession: Laborer with work as best as he could get.
General Statistics: Local Man, Male, ~5'-7", ~30 yrs old, English, Brown Hair, Mustache, has friends but no immediate family.
Cause: A strong/blunt reminder of mother's loss was the trigger.
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Although, the basic ending for the book is thus
<...final scene...>
Watson, “But who is he, Holmes?”
Holmes, “Nobody, Watson. Nobody.”
Watson, “Holmes?!”
Holmes whispers in Watson’s ear.
Watson, “Who?”
(Watson's epilogue explains the rest)
------
Not sure if I'll ever complete the Holmes -v- JTR book (which of course would not be the first), but I thought I'd pass this along anyway, since it's a general motive not commonly discussed.
Dave