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Many Drug Dealers Not Exactly Upstanding Citizens
Toxicology reports released yesterday show the four women killed by the prostitute serial killer — come on, we don’t even have a name for him yet! — showed that three women had drugs in their system when they died, while a fourth had only alcohol. The police still haven’t officially labeled the AC serial killer a serial killer, which is probably why we don’t have a snappy name. Atlantic County Prosecutor Jeff Blitz has formed a task force to hunt down the killer, etc., etc. Mainly, though, the prosecutor’s office released yesterday’s reports to warn us to say no to drugs.
Next time I buy an eight-ball I’ll make sure to be extra careful. Drugs found in marsh victims [Press of Atlantic City] |
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I think the point was that this killer could be using the offering of drugs as a ruse to lure victims into his control. The warning was to be careful of anyone **offering** you drugs, for any reason.
As the drugs levels found in the victims were enough to be incapacitating, if not lethal, it’s possible the killer, once in control of the victims, is forcing the drugs into the women’s system. Or perhaps the drugs are far more potent than street drugs, and the victims are unaware they are overdosing.
There’s nothing wrong with the police indicating a possible MO of the killer. In fact, it’s a great idea.
Snappy names for serial killers are generally concocted by the media. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, as a nickname allows the case to be focused in the collective mind of the public.