The murder of Joanna Yeates over Christmas has, understandably, attracted massive media coverage. , Ms Yeates – white, female and professional – was an "ideal victim". Unfortunately, her landlord, Mr Chris Jeffries, seems to have been the "ideal suspect".

On his arrest, the media seized upon his background and appearance to make their views about him clear. The Sun, the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror have described him, respectively, as "Professor Strange", "The Strange Mr Jefferies" and a "suspect peeping Tom"
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"His photograph has appeared on the front page of national newspapers 11 times. He was described as "weird", "lewd", "strange", "creepy", "angry", "odd", "disturbing", "eccentric", "a loner" and "unusual" in the course of just one article.

because the former English teacher should liked a classic poem by Oscar Wilde about a man that was hanged for cutting the throat of his wife, one article said, "Chris Jefferies' favourite poem was about killing wife". because he taught his pupils about the horror of the Holocaust, another article said he was "obsessed with death".

Le assassiner de Joanna Yeates à Noël a, naturellement, attiré une couverture médiatique massive. , Mme Yeates - blanc, femelle et professionnel - était une «victime idéale». Malheureusement, son propriétaire, M. Chris Jeffries, semble avoir été le «suspect idéal».

Lors de son arrestation, les médias se emparèrent de ses antécédents et son apparence à faire connaître leurs vues sur lui clairement. The Sun, le Daily Mail et le Daily Mirror lui ont décrit, respectivement, comme "professeur Strange", "L'étrange M. Jefferies» et un «suspect voyeur"
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"Sa photographie est apparu sur la première page des journaux nationaux 11 fois. Il a été décrit comme" bizarre "," obscène "," étrange "," effrayant "," colère "," bizarre "," inquiétant "," excentrique ", "solitaire" et "inhabituelle" dans le cadre d'un seul article.

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