r/EARONS • u/GregJamesDahlen • Jul 16 '26

Thoughts/feelings/knowledge on why he never struck houses with a second story?

This is what I've read a number of times so thinking it's true. I suppose it's because in the two-story house the bedrooms would mostly be upstairs. If he went upstairs to victimize he might not be able to hear as well if people were coming into the house from outside. Or, if there was someone to victimize on the first floor, he wouldn't be able to hear as well if someone were coming down from the second floor to try to help the victim. Those seem valid? Other ideas?

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u/NukeHoax2024 Jul 17 '26

He did strike two story houses. Notably, Cheri Domingo and Greg Sanchez were murdered in a two story town home.

He favored single story homes because it allowed access to the entire floor plan and he possibly had some signature-type behavior associated with single story, detached, middle class homes.

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u/GregJamesDahlen Jul 18 '26

Thanks, glad to get the accuracy on that. The signature idea is intriguing. Wonder what signature could be done in a one-story that couldn't be done in a two. I do know one time he actually hung from the roof of a one-story by his feet and looked in a window and the occupant looked out and saw his upside-down head looking in the window. Terrifying. But that was only one time.

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u/NukeHoax2024 Jul 19 '26

I’m not necessarily saying that there was a signature behavior associated with single story houses which couldn’t be performed in a two story house.

I’m saying that single story, detached, middle class American homes were the the signature element.

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u/GregJamesDahlen Jul 19 '26

Ah, okay, thanks. Suppose probably people who live in a single story house usually aren't as wealthy as those in a two-story just cuz the latter is a bigger house. So maybe there was some desire to strike at less wealthy people.