“What would possess this jerk to rape a 101 year old woman
A demon maybe?”
Assuming the victim is white, the obvious motive would be racial hatred.
http://blackracismandracehatred.blogspot.com/2012/08/104-elderly-white-women-hate-raped-and.html
That is probably true. Racial hatred. I guess that means he committed a hate crime. Oh sorry, I temporarily took leave of my senses. We all know only whites can commit hate crimes.