On CNN.com=Police: Serial killer targeting California's homeless

[Lady Freedom Returns]

From Gabriel Falcon, CNN
updated 4:15 PM EST, Fri January 6, 2012


(CNN) -- A manhunt for a serial killer is under way in Southern California after the fatal stabbings of three homeless men, authorities said.

In a span of 10 days last month, three transient men were killed in Anaheim, Brea and Placentia, according to police.

"Each victim was stabbed multiple times," said Sgt. Bob Dunn of the Anaheim Police Department.

Investigators believe it's the same assailant, he said, and urged the homeless to stay in groups, and avoid sleeping in dark and secluded areas.

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[louis-t]

1. Like these people don't have it bad enough. Now they can't even

sleep in peace.

[Armin-A]

6. was just about to write this

[kestrel91316]

2. Probably some freeper or skinhead.

[liberalmike27]

8. Yea that was my first thought

"probably a republican!?"

[BeHereNow]

18. I vote gang bangers.

Rampant in the areas of the homeless in LA.
I've worked with them and know they have
no regard for life.
Easy initiation targets- the homeless.
BHN

[Dont call me Shirley]

3. It's probably a one percenter who loves the thrill of the kill

and doesn't believe they will catch him because he beleives he is ridding the world of "that homeless filth".

[Spirochete]

12. Yeah, I'm envisioning

Christian Bale in American Psycho...

[slackmaster]

17. It's quite a stretch to make a claim about the socioeconomic status of the monster who is doing this

I suspect the crimes are being committed by a violent, mentally ill person.

[dogknob]

4. Dark and secluded is the only place where you don't get rousted by the cops. n/t

[earcandle]

5. We need to get these homeless off the street if we are a civilized "rich" country. We can do that

when we start collecting our revenue again... levy compulsory tax revenue without favor and place liens on those who are derelict. Fire Congress members who do not do their job of collecting revenue. Its like we have a business without a sales generation core. How stupid are we now?

[Wait Wut]

7. Not all of them.

A good friend of mine is homeless. A Viet Nam vet. He's smart, caring, and extremely independent. Although he's constantly offered places to stay, he won't take anyone up on it unless the weather is particularly bad. Our local cops all know him and are always trying to take him to shelters. To force him to stay in one would be cruel.

So, we all take turns buying him dinner, giving him some cash, and my son recently gave him one of his spare military sleeping bags and a bag full of MREs, which my friend said he would give to the other homeless in the park down the street. If the weather is really bad and he still refuses a shelter, we all pitch in for a motel. Oh, and when he's at our local bar we let him pick the music for the juke box. It's like a bad flashback. But, he gets everyone singing along.

I'm not sure what to do with the men and women like him. They deserve their freedom, but we have to worry about their safety and well-being.

[Turbineguy]

9. In your friend's case

maybe we need to have a society he wishes to be a part of.

[Wait Wut]

11. He doesn't wish to be a part of any society.

He's happy with the way things are. He likes to be alone. Society could become Utopia and he'd still choose to sleep under a tree by himself.

[lunatica]

14. If the state did it it would be Socialism

So if we could all pay taxes and see everyone get the help they need like your friend who only needs his most basic needs of eating and finding a place to sleep and medical help if he ever needs it I think that would be a great solution.

[earcandle]

15. thank you for your demonstration of compassion for the homeless. We need to collect revenue so we

can put people back in projects and mentally ill bank in institutionalized care. Reagan was an asshole.

[tawadi]

10. Another link about it

"What motivates the killer is a subject of furious speculation. David Deisher, 52, who has been homeless in Santa Ana for about a year, said his first thought was that the killer must be a Satanist making blood sacrifices. Or maybe it's a "thrill killer" who will have to keep escalating the attacks to achieve satisfaction, he added. Others on the street said the slayings might be a gangland initiation."

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-homeless-killings-20120107,0,5541927.story

[truthisfreedom]

13. I hope they have a very good profiler on the case.

[BeHereNow]

19. Again- I vote gang related.

As a matter of fact- I am willing to bet on it, should
they catch the killers.
BHN

[BeHereNow]

16. Probably a convenient Gang Banger initiation ritual.

I seriously doubt it is a serial killer.
Much more likely some new gang initiation.
Life has no value to them.

BHN