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Phoenix killings spark serial killer scare
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Jul 14, 2006 06:26pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Saturday, July 15, 2006 12:25:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | PHOENIX - People aren't going out alone at night anymore. Co-workers are walking to their cars in pairs in the evenings. Parents aren't letting their children out of their sight.
Fear and paranoia have gripped this sprawling city amid reports that not one, but two serial killers have been striking separately in recent months, killing as many as 11 people at random on the darkened streets.
"I'm terrified," said 25-year-old Valerie Alvidrez, who lives alone with her 6-month-old daughter in the central Phoenix area where many of the killings have occurred. "It's scary. If something happens, I have to defend me and my daughter."
The killings and woundings of at least 16 other people evoked the terror of the 2002 Washington-area sniper shootings because of the randomness of the crimes and the fact the victims were struck down while going about their daily routines. People have been shot from behind while biking; one victim was vacuuming her car at a carwash, another was waiting for a bus. |
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