EP36: Killing the Man in the Mirror

In the summer of 1984, 14-year-old Kenny Myers left his home to go
for a bike ride when he failed to return, his mother reported him
missing.  His strangled body was found 30 miles away in a
park.  A year later, 13-year-old Shawn Moore disappeared while
riding his bike and like Kenny, his body was found decomposed two
weeks later, 150 miles from his house.  Other teen boys
reported being kidnapped in a similar fashion, but after their
assaults, they were released.  Tips began pouring in and
eventually the killer, 26-year-old Ronald Bailey, was
arrested.   His background showed a history of kidnapping
and homosexual rapes, starting when he was only 13 years old. 
  Eventually, Ronald opened up to FBI forensic profiler
John Douglas about how he chose his victims and his method of
murder.  Ronald killed boys that reminded him of his younger
self.  He rationalized that If he could kill his teen self,
then he could prevent the monster he grew up to be from hurting
others.   No one will know the true count of Ronald’s
murdered victims, but authorities are convinced Shawn and Kenny
weren’t the only ones.

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Sources: The Livingston Daily Press
The Livingston PostJourney into Darkness by John Douglas