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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(115,154 posts)
Tue Jun 6, 2023, 12:21 PM Jun 2023

After 6 women found dead, Portland officials warn against serial killer speculation

The Portland Police Bureau in Oregon took a strong stance against “online rumors” Sunday, shutting down theories of a potential serial killer after the deaths of six women under the age of 40 within the last three months.

The agency publicly condemned the speculation, accusing social media posts and news articles of spreading “anxiety and fear in our community” without being “supported by the facts available at this point.”

“While any premature death is concerning…PPB has no reason to believe these six cases are connected,” the law enforcement agency wrote in a press release.

Officers with the PPB first found human remains in Multnomah County, Oregon, in February, later determining that the remains belonged to Kristin Smith, 22, who was reported missing on Dec. 22, according to the PPB.

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/6-women-found-dead-portland-002258096.html

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After 6 women found dead, Portland officials warn against serial killer speculation (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2023 OP
Ages of the three mentioned in the article, 22, 22, 24, and one 25 to 40. bucolic_frolic Jun 2023 #1
Me too. The Unmitigated Gall Jun 2023 #2
Yeah, esp. if they were found buried/dumped somewhere and considered homicide or suspicious deaths Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2023 #3
They said that about the bodies along the Green River for a while too. Scrivener7 Jun 2023 #4

The Unmitigated Gall

(4,511 posts)
2. Me too.
Tue Jun 6, 2023, 12:50 PM
Jun 2023

And if they CAN establish a connection between these murders, warnings for public safety should be made.

 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
3. Yeah, esp. if they were found buried/dumped somewhere and considered homicide or suspicious deaths
Tue Jun 6, 2023, 12:59 PM
Jun 2023

Which seems to be the case for 5 of the 6 women.

Certainly no surprise there's 'rumors', put it like that

Scrivener7

(52,705 posts)
4. They said that about the bodies along the Green River for a while too.
Tue Jun 6, 2023, 01:50 PM
Jun 2023

They said it about the LISK bodies at first.

They always say that.

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