Operation Anagram: Esther Mersy

Operation Anagram: Esther Mersy

Some people believe that Tobin is responsible for the Bible John murders of 1968-69. While I do agree, maybe they weren't his first.

I will do Operation Anagram in random order, but I thought it fitting to start with who he may have murdered first.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/family-of-missing-esther-mersy-fear-1003293

Esther was twenty-seven and married when she vanished on November 29th 1965, from Port Glasgow, near where Tobin lived. He was nineteen.

serial killers tend to start in their late teens or early twenties, so this is a good estimate.

Her disappearance holds similarities to his known crimes; she was a petite brunette, involved with her church, her handbag and coat found at a bus shelter some miles from her home, her money was withdrawn from her account.

Now, let me look at the runes.

'Merkstave' means 'reversed'.

The first rune is ‘Algiz’, reversed. Hidden danger, consumption by divine forces, loss of divine link. Warning, turning away, that which repels.

The second rune is ‘Kenaz’, disease, breakup, instability, lack of creativity, nakedness, exposure, loss of illusion, false hope. This could mean, obviously if it was a sexual assault, nakedness and exposure. Does this mean she had false hope by thinking her attacker would let her go?

The third rune is ‘Sowilo’, merkstave. False goods, bad counsel, false success, gullibility, loss of goals, destruction, retribution, justice, casting down of vanity, wrath of God. How these could mean Esther I have no idea, but ‘false success’ could mean Tobin was pleased he had managed to get his ‘prey’, his ‘kill’, but as it was not for good intentions, mean false success?

The fourth rune is ‘Perthro’, reversed. Something we need to remember is this means ‘lot cup’ or ‘vagina’. Somewhere where she could have been held or attacked, or maybe more sexual indications? Addiction, stagnation, loneliness, malaise. These all mean some kind of depression, so maybe Tobin was depressed or Esther was depressed? Loneliness as in he didn’t think he could get advantages? After all, he’d been in biker gangs and was known to police, had spent time in young offenders’ institutions. Maybe he wanted to take rage out on someone?

The fifth rune is ‘jera’, merkstave. Sudden setback, reversals, a major change, repetition, bad timing, poverty, conflict. Did Esther have money issues or her family? The major change, is, of course, if this was his first murder then he would realise he would go down that path. Maybe he liked the idea of assaulting and terrorising a female victim enough to repeat?

This is extremely likely to have happened if he did take young Esther and at nineteen, he would have felt an enormous sense of fear, wondering what he’d done, if he did wonder, to see this was his life, a murderer.

The sixth rune is ‘Hagalaz’, merkstave. Natural disaster, catastrophe, loss of power, pain and suffering, hardship, sickness, crisis. A catastrophe for Esther, the loss of power and the pain and suffering must be what she felt when Tobin attacked her. The sickness, of course, may represent Tobin’s faking illness. He could have gone to a hospital soon afterward and faked an illness.

The seventh rune is the blank rune. Unfortunately, since historically blank runes were not used, this might not mean anything, but I do know it means that this is in the universe’s hands.

The eighth rune is ‘Ingwaz’, merkstave. Impotence, movement without change, toil, production, labour, work. Maybe it could mean she tried fending off her attacker but failed? It could fit with false hope. The labour and work could either mean working hard to find somewhere to hide the body or digging to bury her.

The ninth rune is ‘ehwaz’, reversed. A change can be craved, restless or confined in a situation, reckless haste, disharmony, mistrust, betrayal. Maybe he had asked her for directions or maybe he had convinced her to trust him? She was walking to the shop so it’s likely he would have stopped her.

The last rune is ‘thurisaz’, merkstave. Danger, defencelessness, compulsion, betrayal, dullness, evil, malice, hatred, torment, spite, lies. It can mean an evil man or woman, which I have to say, without any doubt, Tobin certainly is. It could also mean rape, so I conclude that this was a sexual crime and since Tobin lived in the area, it seems more and more likely that he committed this crime.

The thing is, if he did, he wouldn’t have waited twenty-six years to kill Vicky.

So, I decide to look where she could be.

Thorn, giant. Torch, maybe a hospital sort of place, flame, perhaps burns? Hail, heaven (church?), wind, water (makes sense as her handbag and coat were found by a beach), sun, light or ice. Fishes or bath. Horses. East, sea. Harvest. Pear. Earth. Elk, yew, blood.

Maybe she is buried near the coastline or maybe near a farm? Remember, these are not 100% accurate BY LAW.