Diego Malone

Diego Malone grew up in a shady neighbourhood, The oldest sibling of a family plagued by alcoholism and abuse. His father was a factory worker, He was a perfectionist and projected this onto his family, Diego took the brunt of this, as he was far from perfect this made him a target of his fathers anger and frustration. His mother resorted to alcoholism as a coping mechanism, Drinking daily to blind herself as to what was going on. As a child, Diego was shy and introverted, often retreating into the world of horror movies and dark fairy tales. Finding solace in their darkness, This slowly turned into morbid curiosity, As he began exploring the darkness of the world, standing in dark alleys at night to watch criminals mug and attack people. With every attack he watched, the darkness inside of him was growing. Throughout his school years he was the weird kid in every class, The kid who sat there with his hood up in the back of the class. Due to this he was a big target for bullying and taunts by other students. He would often get into fights and brawls due to his shallow personality. With each fight the anger inside of him built up even more. Diego’s first murder was calculated and perfectly planned out. He targeted a man who reminded him of his father, someone he believed had failed to protect him from a cruel world. The act itself was a grotesque form of liberation, a way to reclaim the power he had always craved. He left behind clues, enjoying watching the media coverage and the ensuing panic around the country. As Diego got a feel for murder, He would spend days planning his next kill, Often getting excited about the thought. kill after kill, week after week, He would keep planning it then putting his plan into fruition, Executing it perfectly. Planting clues for law enforcement at every kill. He saw himself as a puppet master, orchestrating chaos in a world that had always marginalized him. Yet, with each crime, he felt a growing emptiness, an insatiable hunger that could never be fulfilled. By the time he reached adulthood, Diego had perfected his ability to blend in, masking his true self behind a charming face. He took on various odd jobs around the city, but his real passion lay in the shadows. He started to act on his fantasies, targeting those he thought resembled his father. The abusive, alcoholic, violent people. He thrived on the pain of others, watching their families mourn them. Over time, Diego became a phantom in the community, his charming facade allowing him to evade suspicion. However, with each act of violence, the grip of his sanity began to slip, leading him to take risks that drew the attention of law enforcement.