I could never believe him. Gaeta new his victim-- that little girl Jenise (and her family) trusted him!
His actions following his brutal act and during the search for this precious 6 year old were textbook sociopath. He stalled and controlled -- waiting until February of this year to plead guilty. What he can't believe is that he got caught. Even the Judge called him out! MOO
Yeah, I'm leaning more towards your thinking. I do get what
Ontario Mom said though and I can't totally say he knew why he did what he did but I do believe he
wanted to assault Jenise. So the why kind of becomes less important in my mind, if that makes sense.
He knew Jenise for a long time. Her father took him under his wing and tried to mentor him. He was good friends with Jenise's brother.
When Jenise disappeared he posted to her brother on FB that he was sorry to hear about it. He sat quietly in the car when his mother was interviewed on msm. He attended Jenise's vigil, holding a candle.
When LE came around to interview him and ask for a DNA sample he feigned "tiredness" and so his mother asked them to come back some other time.
For me the two events that makes me believe he may actually have been thinking about assaulting Jenise for a while is that:
One, he didn't dispose of the bloody towel and underwear that was found in his home. That makes me wonder if he kept the items for a reason.
Two, he murdered Jenise after raping her. He didn't have to -
unless he wanted no witnesses. So he had no intention of giving himself up or confessing what he did. He wanted to get away with it. But like so many criminals, young and old, he didn't think it through well enough to cover his tracks.
So what happened? Did he give in to some uncontrollable urge? Was he living out some sick fantasy? I don't know and I agree maybe he didn't either. But because he managed to do all of the above I believe he is a psychopathic sexual predator. That's all I need to want him segregated from society for many, many years. MOO.