Jesse Matthew Jr.
For years people wondered if there was a serial rapist in Virginia. In 2010 they were convinced their rapist had turned into a killer. And yet still it was not until 2014 that Jesse Matthew Jr. was caught. And, while he spends the rest of his life in prison for a sexual assault and two murders investigators wonder how many more young women met their ultimate fate at the hands of Matthew. I have often said there is a fine line between an excuse and a reason. An excuse is something that is used to brush away things and expect others to just accept as they are. A reason is an explanation for something that seems so unexplainable. A former girlfriend of Matthew's would inform investigators that as a child Matthew had been abused and molested. Many believe it is this upbringing that caused his behaviors towards women. In a court of law this can sometimes be used as what they call mitigating circumstances, and while on the surface can look lik...