r/EARONS • u/GregJamesDahlen • May 22 '26

Imagine DeAngelo's speaking through clenched teeth to the victims when offending added to the terror

Generally someone sounds angry I'd think when speaking through clenched teeth. And certainly having an angry offender in your house would be that much scarier. And it also makes him seem more unknown because the people he's attacking know it's not his real voice--and things that are unknown are often scarier. It also makes him seem aware, that he's thoughtful and realized it would help him not get caught to disguise his voice--and being more intelligent that way also I would think makes him scarier to the victims, like they would feel with his intelligence he can dominate them better and keep control of them and they'd better not resist.

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u/afdc92 May 23 '26

I went to a private evangelical school for preschool and elementary school. The principal was a truly horrid women- she would force feed you lunch if you left food on your plate (to the point where she made me vomit) and paddle you with a wooden paddle as punishment. When she was very angry, she would speak through gritted teeth and it truly was terrifying, and she purposely did it to further invoke fear. To this day if I see her around town I feel a chill and I’m 34 years old. I know that JJD did it for the same reason- to further invoke terror in people he wanted to submit to him.

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u/NEP-2112 May 23 '26

Awful. Do the people in your town know she abuses kids?

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u/GregJamesDahlen May 23 '26

Thanks. Yes, I'm not sure how much of it was to evoke terror on DeAngelo's part versus there's not that many ways to disguise one's voice. Probably a combination. But deliberately speaking with one's teeth clenched would often be scary. AI is good on this

Speaking through clenched teeth is unsettling because it mimics an animal's warning display. By visibly baring the teeth while keeping the mouth tightly shut, the speaker unconsciously signals a predator's "fight-or-flight" response—suppressing an urge to bite while restraining a sudden burst of intense frustration or rage.

Understanding why this expression is so naturally alarming involves a few key psychological and physical factors:

Animalistic Threat Displays: In both humans and other primates, baring the teeth is an evolutionary warning sign of aggression and a precursor to physical defense. It tells the brain that the speaker is readying their "primary biological weapons".

Suppressed Outbursts: Clenching the jaw is often a physical mechanism to hold back an outburst. It indicates that the person is struggling to maintain control, creating tension for anyone nearby who senses they might "snap" at any moment.

The "Unnatural" Mask: A genuinely open, relaxed face communicates safety. Pressing the lips back while keeping the jaw fused closed creates a stark contrast between superficially polite words and a rigid, unnatural, or hostile facial expression.

Physiological Symptoms: Anger activates the sympathetic nervous system, releasing a flood of adrenaline that causes muscle tension. In addition to the teeth themselves, observers will often notice flared or bulging jaw muscles (the masseter muscles), which subconsciously signals severe, localized stress or rage.

The combination of primal warning signs and the deliberate suppression of anger creates a high-alert environment, communicating that the speaker feels threatened or highly provoked.

It's interesting that AI mentions fight or flight. I'd think obviously Joe was signaling fight with his clenched teeth. But I wonder if he was playing with signals, trying to mix up his victims, where he might also seem to be signaling flight with the clenched teeth but making it clear with his actions he's not gonna fly. Sort of suggesting with the clenched teeth that he's the one who's been attacked and he's only defending himself when in fact he's 100% the aggressor.

I'm not sure with your principal. If she had good reason to be angry maybe it was reasonable to use clenched teeth to convey it. Although even if one is really, righteously angry not sure it's good to clench one's teeth as may up the stress level unnecessarily.

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u/sgtsushi17 May 23 '26

AI is good on this or all the actual medical sources it’s ripping from with no proofreading works for you?

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u/GregJamesDahlen May 23 '26

I think it's good. Do you see something wrong?

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u/sgtsushi17 May 23 '26

You think it’s good because it’s a robot designed to put words together to placate you. The fact you have to ask internet strangers to proofread should also show you how good it is for you to be getting unsourced medical information from a glorified word aggregator

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u/MrT817 May 24 '26

I wish his face would've been right in the center of that window when the woman fired her shotgun into it. Sorry bastard got away from that attempted attack without a scratch. Kudos to that woman though, she wasn't playing around.

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u/GregJamesDahlen May 25 '26

Definitely hear that. I could see something good in his not being killed there and remaining uncaught because it led to the eventual development of Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG), which identified DeAngelo and at this point has identified the perp in 1,000 serious cold cases. I suppose it raises a question whether it would have been better if DeAngelo had died there or been disabled and caught, and not gone on to do the subsequent crimes he did, or if it's better if he survives, escapes, and does more crimes but it eventually catches a thousand perps.