James Shawn Brandon is a former serial killer who targeted female children and teens ranging from 12-17 years of age. In the case of the third victim, he forced her to call her family twice likely as a way to both taunt them as he taunted her victim's families with phone calls and such. He also strangled her with a scarf. He also stabbed his fourth victim and left a taunting note in her coat pocket. This fourth victim was stabbed with a Santoku knife and nearly decapitated. He has been described as a loner motivated by rage that was focused on overall society. He might have received some kind of psychiatric treatment to help deal with negative emotions like depression and anger. He also could've complained about how society was wronging him and probably tried contacting a person of power by some means; but said person presumably refused to listen to him further fueling his anger and leading to the murders. Due to the brutality of the crimes, the police suspected the offender to be a psychopath with a deep and misogynistic hatred towards childrens and teens for some reason. He probably has military experience due to the skill displayed during the abductions and the lack of evidence at the crime scenes. He might have served in the Army during the wars and may have been responsible for some war crimes as well.