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Asthe manhunt for accused killer Christopher Jordan Dorner unfolds, people havebeen perplexed by some of his actions. Everyone is outraged and sickened by the assassinationsof the young couple in Irvine and the Riverside police officer. His actions,however, in attempting to either flee or further his vengeful plans seemdisjointed. Why attempt to stealboat? Burn the truck? Shoot the Riverside officers? Are these actions part of a calculated plan,or perhaps, evidence of fantasy script deviations.
A1986 article in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence on the development of amotivational model for sexual homicide remarked, “The role of fantasy in themotive and behavior of suspects is an important factor in violent crimes.” Dorner’s so called “manifesto” gives aglimpse into a world wherein he is cast as the hero; the lone person who knowsright from wrong. It is his personalfantasy that he overlays onto the real world around him. Everything must fit this script. When the real world pushes him off script,his actions likely fall back on some lesser script.
Dornerlikely gets these small pieces of fantasy from his experiences and training andalso from art – like books and movies. Did he really need a boat to escape to Mexico? Millions of people have found their way intothe States by walking. Was the boatscene taken from a movie? Was it sexierto steal a boat than walk or drive across the border into Mexico? When the boat becomes disabled (reportedly becausea 13 year Naval officer improperly cast off the lines) there is no back upscript for fixing the problem. His backup script was to flee. Indeed, itappears that his fantasy personal movie is so strong that his thinking is inflexible,causing him to flee rather than problem solve.
Thefirst shooting involving the LAPD officers may be more evidence of his continuinga flight from justice script rather than targeted murder. Stealing the boat indicated that he wasfleeing. All of his actions post-homicideseem to be flight - hiding out and discarding stuff in trash bins behind closedbusinesses. In Southern California, ifyou are going from San Diego to Big Bear, you take the 15 freeway. And, at that hour of the night, a stop anAM/PM mini-mart for gasoline or food makes sense. Apparently, LAPD also had officers from aprotection detail in that area. WasDorner on his way to commit another murder, or simply spotted? Is the shooting in Corona because he hadmurdered, fled and decided to murder again? Or, was this shooting an extension of his flight from justice?
Itseems more likely he has an end in mind and his flight from justice is the secondact. His shooting with the first groupof LAPD officers was an extension of flight. Shortly thereafter, he sees the Riverside Police Officers. He is still riding the rush from theencounter will LAPD, he likely believes he is close to be cornered and verylikely sees the Riverside officers as a threat to his freedom more than atarget of opportunity and general rage against police officers. This is no way excuses or apologizes for hiscowardly murder of one police officer and the serious wounding of asecond. It may only help us understandwhere he is going and how we can catch him. His script for this ACT of the fantasy is flight.
In the flight scenario, he continues on hisway to Big Bear. It is important to notethat fugitives rarely go to places they have not gone before. They must have a mind-map of the location. We find out that his mother owns property somewhereon the mountain. It is a good assumptionthat Dorner has been on the mountain before and had specific place in mind. Ashe drives on to the rugged dirt road he breaks an axel.
Ifhe were not driven by his own fantasy script, he would have many choices. He could break into a house and hunkerdown. He could steal a car and get offthe mountain. However, he is driven byhis own fantasy script and must continue. It would seem that burning his truck is counterproductive. Some people think he did it as a “red herring;”to distract the manhunt. Alternatively,he might have been trying to lure law enforcement into his trap and increasehis kill count. The most likely reason,given the flight script, is that in his mind he is behind “enemy lines.” He burned his truck much like the Marines inthe HBO docudrama Generation Kill. Hedid so to deny his enemy material aid and intelligence. It is a subscript he defaulted to; not clearthinking or problem solving.
Dorner,now without transportation has continued on his flight script. At this point, however, the icy cold of themountain will likely force him to attempt to walk off. Yes, there are many roads and trails off themountain. That fire service road couldbe followed down to the Santa Ana River and back into civilization.
Withthe winter storm and its high winds, deep snow drifts and wind cooled sub-zero temperatures,the mountain has become more deadly than law enforcement. His script probably didn’t include him dyingalone in the icy grips of the mountain cold. That seems the tragedies likely final act.
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