By associating a lot of news in the matter of disconcerting crimes, I have thought there might be an archetypal homicide instinct that targets weak and undefended persons, such as babies, women, elders, disabled, and so on. For finding reliable confirmations, I have made a number of web searches, with negative results. On the contrary, sciences affirm that no data support homicide instinct, because homicide is complex and multi-factorial. The only exception to the denial of the above are some studies about serial killers, where is observed that some “angels of death” prefer to kill weak and undefended subjects. Moreover, I would like to cite the history of human sacrifices, often of the ritual kind, and that Mother Nature has allowed the suppression of weak individuals among various groups of animals, when the survival of the entire group depends on a sufficient level of strength and personal abilities. Well, I don’t know exactly why, but it’s evidently hard to accept that all the humans are contemporarily lovers and killers, saint and sinners, and so on. The described fact is the focus of the page, that has been inspired by the mysterious death of a British DJ, who is a legend of Bristol, Mr. Derek Serpell-Morris. It’s also a tribute to DJ Derek himself, that I have promised on the page of the blog dedicated to the deceased DJs.
DJ Derek was a lover of music, and an amateur musician, who worked as an accountant for more than 10 years. In the year 1977, he had a personal crisis, after the failure of his second marriage, and decided to abandon the job of the above. He found a work as a DJ at the pub named “Star and Garter”, and called his shows “DJ Derek’s Sweet Memory Sounds”. DJ Derek was devoted to Jamaican music, and was recognized as the blackest white man in Bristol. In less than one year, his popularity became large. Thus, from 1977 to 2013, he performed at events, festivals, venues, and became a favorite of local black community. They say that DJ Derek was a living encyclopedia of reggae, and that his declared purpose was making people get together and feel alright. Despite of popularity, there are no news about the personal life of DJ Derek, who was shy and extremely attached to his privacy. After the retirement, in July 2015, Mr. Serpell-Morris surprisingly disappeared. In March 2016, his remains were found, in advanced state of decomposition, and in undergrowth near the commercial center named “The Mall”. Authorities have established that, given the cited state of the corpse, the cause of the death can’t be investigated. The corpse itself was identified due to DNA tests. Well, was DJ Derek killed, or was the death an unlucky accident? I have a theory, although, of course, not supported by evidences. Recently, a Colombian man, named Yostin Andres Mosquera, has been sentenced for two crimes discovered in Bristol. More precisely, in the year 2024, Mosquera killed, with particular violence and cruelty, civil partners Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, at their flat in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, and left the corpses on Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. I remember that, when DJ Derek disappeared, he was 72. Was his death another crime committed by Yostin Andres Mosquera? I haven’t enough elements to say that, but I see some similarities in the facts summarized above. It might be the, partly unknown, story of a serial killer, who killed a number of mature homosexuals, weak and undefended.
In conclusion, inside each human brain there are a lot of mysterious, and scary things, that sometimes even scholars refuse to deepen. The mix of the page is a tribute to DJ Derek, who might have been a victim of homicide instinct. The music is the one preferred by DJ Derek himself, the reggae that invaded the UK, starting from late 60’s.
File name “rebirth of DJ Derek’s reggae, by Max Look DJ (Nov 2025)”, about 1 hour and 20’ of the reggae music most popular in the UK, especially in the late 60’s, and in the 70’s.
Skank and pride, the playlist:
Bob Marley – one love
Laurel Aitken – looking for my baby
Justin Hinds & the Dominoes – carry go bring come
Skatalites – Latin goes ska
Third World – roots with quality
Ken Boothe – your no good
Lee Perry – rasta man
Dice the Boss – Brixton cat, big and fat
Gregory Isaacs – extra classic
Dennis Brown – have no fear
Prince Far I – (under) heavy manners
Delroy Wilson – nice time
Desmond Dekker & the Aces – Israelites
Marcia Griffiths – the first time ever I saw your face
Maytals – pressure drop
Beltones – no more heartaches
Max Romeo – chase the devil
U-Roy – jump for joy
Val Bennett – baby baby (5-10-15 hours)
John Holt – help me make it through the night
Inspirations – tighten up
Slickers – Johnny too bad
Alton Ellis – I am still in love with you
Jamaicans – peace and love
Prince Buster – blackman must be free
Derrick Morgan – some woman must cry
Lord Creator – independent Jamaica
