▁Ann em arie ▁in ▁place , ▁living ▁along ▁the ▁road ▁as ▁b ait ▁for ▁the ▁k iller , ▁Matth ä i ▁waited ▁for ▁the ▁villa in ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁Matth ä i ' s ▁plan ▁seemed ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁f ru ition , ▁as ▁one ▁day ▁the ▁girl ▁reported ▁having ▁encountered ▁a ▁man ▁matching ▁the ▁profile ▁Matth ä i ▁had ▁constructed ▁of ▁the ▁k iller . ▁She ▁even ▁included ▁details ▁that ▁tied ▁the ▁man ' s ▁behavior ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁the ▁original ▁murder ed ▁girl ▁had ▁reported ▁seeing ▁prior ▁to ▁her ▁death . ▁Matth ä i ▁planned ▁to ▁app reh end ▁the ▁k iller ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁having ▁convinced ▁the ▁ske pt ical ▁police ▁to ▁indul ge ▁him ▁and ▁surr ound ▁the ▁area ▁where ▁Ann em arie ▁said ▁she ▁was ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁man ▁again . ▁They ▁had ▁la in ▁in ▁wait ▁for ▁him , ▁but ▁no ▁one ▁ever ▁arrived . ▁ ▁The ▁failure ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁utter ly ▁dev ast ating ▁for ▁Matth ä i . ▁The ▁police ▁and ▁all ▁other ▁out s iders ▁were ▁finally ▁convinced ▁that ▁no ▁other ▁k iller ▁existed ▁and ▁that ▁Matth ä i ' s ▁quest ▁had ▁been ▁bor ne ▁sole ly ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁mad ness . ▁His ▁relationship ▁with ▁Ann em arie ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁was ▁destroyed ▁through ▁their ▁discovery ▁that ▁despite ▁the ▁genu ine ▁love ▁they ▁had ▁developed ▁for ▁him , ▁he ▁had ▁seen ▁Ann em arie ▁merely ▁as ▁b ait ▁for ▁his ▁trap . ▁Unable ▁to ▁f