Suspect Profile: The Gentleman

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With that out of the way, let’s move onto the suspect profile I’ve been looking forward to writing the most out of all of them - The Gentleman.

The Gentleman is the furthest thing from what his name implies. While he’s got friends in high places and enjoys the “finer” things in life, he enjoys getting his hands dirty. He enjoys diving into the dirt and grime of Long Island and coming out with that negativity connected to himself.

Those I’ve talked to in reference to The Gentleman have all referred to him as a monster, a thug, or a crook. Having never met The Gentleman personally, I can’t echo these opinions, however; there has to be a reason so many say these things. The Gentleman is, by far, the most controversial figure in this case. He’s a man of means and power, and abuses that power for his own negative gains.

The Gentleman is a figure with enormous power over others, different than the power wielded by The Banker. Power over individuals who have deeper connections to crime, or a kind of “underworld” on Long Island. Drugs, robberies, homicides and more, are the potential trade of The Gentleman, though he keeps his public persona on the up and up.

“A lot of people blame cruelty on dehumanization. They say that when you fail to appreciate the humanity of other people, that’s where genocide and slavery and all sorts of evils come from. I don’t think that’s entirely wrong,” said Yale psychology professor Paul Bloom in an interview with Vox last year. “I think a lot of real awful things we do to other people arise from the fact that we don't see them as people.”

The notion of living in and existing and thriving on cruelty, possibly due to upbringing or a psychological defect, is what drives The Gentleman to do the terrible things he does. The Gentleman may even be the offspring of another damaged psyche, an individual who he perhaps emulates through either a psychological desire to replace this figure or through a desire to prove himself to this figure. This initial parent-figure would be remarkably similar to The Gentleman, and is perhaps well-known in some underground circles.

The Gentleman is perhaps the most fearsome and threatening figure in this entire case. While yes, there are other terrible suspects written about both on this site and on various other true crime message boards relating to the Long Island Serial Killer, I, personally, would fear a figure like The Gentleman the most.


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