One can assume that when Shepherd killed his mother, he had his "perfect murder" and no longer felt the urge to kill. The Nightingale Murders could be him building up to finally killing his mother. If you look closely, you can see Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd when they find the body of Mary Finelli and interview the neighborhood. After the timeline has changed, Shepherd kills more women and eventually his own mother.
The movie never clearly states when Mrs. Shepherd was killed, just that she was "murdered a long time ago." It's possible that she was his last kill.
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D-Cooper731
15 years ago
It is stated that his mother was Shepherd's first murder. John tells the 1999 Shepherd in the bar that he knows he killed his mother. He goes on to explain that Shepherd changed his manner of killing so that they wouldn't connect the future Nightingale murders to his mother's and by extension investigate Shepherd.
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ankharra
15 years ago
Watch the movie again.
In the beginning when they find Mary Finelli and interview the Shepherds, Shepherd's mother is clearly seen. Which means she didn't die until the time continnuum was changed. Mrs. Shepherd was killed differently from the other Nightengales so the police wouldn't tie her to the Nightengales and investigate the Shepherd family.
Mary Finelli was the first Nightengale murder, and his mother was killed later, between the third Nightengale and 1999.
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olleo
15 years ago
Mr. Shepard also says Jack got caught up in the Knapp hearings, set up by some dirty cops who needed a fall guy. I agree Jack was in prison during the interim. Either for being a corrupt cop or because they knew he was the Nightingale.
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