Why does the Footpath Killer stutter?
In the S01E02 Gideon relates how he confronted a killer who stutters saying he knew the cause but he refuses to tell the cause to the rest of the team because they should find it out for themselves.
I didn't watch the whole episode and could not find the answer on internet.
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Elle figures it out at the end. Gideon does not know at all; he just told the killer that to buy himself time. Then he gets inside the killer's head, rattles him and gets the upper hand.
Quote from Gideon to Elle:
"I'll tell you what I do know about a stutter: I know how to provoke one."
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Answer 2
He stuttered because of embarrassment. Notice how he didn't stutter until Gideon humiliated him by making fun of his math skills.
Answer 3
He stuttered because he was afraid. He only stuttered two times. The first was when he discovered that he was found out by a police or such (Gideon's gun). the second time was when Gideon caused him to get angry.
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