Report: Dad of suspect in Calif. homeless killings also homeless

[Yo_Mama]

3. The entire story makes no sense

Here's another story about intimates saying that this guy (the killer) gave a lot of his money to charity:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/01/orange-county-homeless.html

I mean, we all know that whoever would commit such a crime is twisted mentally in some way, but this seems a different type of twist than the "normal" serial killer. I can't believe I just wrote that sentence, but I'll leave it. Maybe this is due to my ignorance, but it seemed to me that many serial killers do it because they like to do it.

Stabbing people 40 times doesn't seem like a calculated, controlled action. The reason I thought there was a chance that he might be schizophrenic was that in the first round of news stories, those close to him were quoted as saying that he had told them of hearing and seeing things. He's at the common age for schizophrenia to emerge.

The only good part about the story is at least that he is off the streets and that no more will be killed, but discovering that the last victim had called police about being stalked is depressing as all hell. The police may have had many such calls, but still ....

Edited to add link to HuffPost article on interview with father:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/15/itzcoatl-ocampo-oc-serial-killer_n_1207541.html

Note that the killer wouldn't go for psychological treatment. It does suggest a motive for the killings, though - he might have been trying to scare his father back into the family?