Peter John Peters Crime Stories

At the end of the 40 minute episode, Crime Stories delves into the topic of why,Peter John Peters did all of the things that he did. Peters can’t figure out why he did what he did, but the investigators discuss the possibility that it was probably because of his criminal history and his insecure and possessive attitude towards women, that created an anger that quickly become uncontrollable. It is assumed that this attitude was enhanced after Charlene had announced that she wanted to break it off with Peters. Because he could not have her, and had previously been separated from an other love interest before Charlene, that anger sparked within him and thus his rage towards Charlene led to her death. This anger never left Peters, and it is what fuelled his

This statistic helps to show us what Crime Stories failed to; that instead of assuming this is what happened, if they had looked at statistics, they're assumption would have become more likely. This statistic is also related to the male proprietariness theory which is a theory that Serran and Firestone explore. This theory explains that men who view women as their property are more likely to kill these women when they do something that the man does not like, such as fighting, cheating, or breaking up with them. Although Peters’ victims weren't necessarily his long time lovers, the fact that he may have insecurities when it comes to women, suggests that he would then act out in a violent manner when the women that he encounters in his life don't comply with him. This then means that Peters was using violence as a controlling mechanism. He used this to gain control over others, specifically women, but in this case a man as well. Violence is obviously something that comes with risks and some of these risks are excessive force, rape and murder, all things that Peters was convicted of