# The Washington Sniper: Sociopath, Psycho, Oxford Cloth Killer? Motivations, Profile?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-washington-sniper-sociopath-psycho-oxford-cloth-killer-motivations-profile/131585>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [October 9, 2002, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-washington-sniper-sociopath-psycho-oxford-cloth-killer-motivations-profile/131585 "2002-10-09T20:51:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sofa\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Sofa\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofa_King)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-washington-sniper-sociopath-psycho-oxford-cloth-killer-motivations-profile/131585/81 "2002-10-24T20:02:51Z")

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> Why has nobody even mentioned my theory that the killer is Cool “Disco” Dan?

**Wendell**! You should be ashamed to drag the esteemed [Mr. “Disco” Dan](http://home.mindspring.com/~toughskins/artwork/cool_dan.html) through the mud like that!

What would the children think?

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**Author:** ![Apos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-washington-sniper-sociopath-psycho-oxford-cloth-killer-motivations-profile/131585/82 "2002-10-24T20:36:17Z")

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Well, they didn’t take my advice, and look where it got them.

People like this just can’t seem to resist doing stupider and stupider things as time goes on…

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