Serial killer stalks Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (AP) --Women in Louisiana's capital were on edge Tuesday, a day after police confirmed three unsolved slayings were the work of a serial killer.
Many walkers and joggers were staying away from a Louisiana State University path near where two of the slain women had lived at one point, although only one of the victims was attacked in her home near the path.
"There's normally a lot of cars, but we were the only ones here," said Donna Pfefferle, 45, as she walked on the lakeside path with friend Debra Sorel.
Police on Monday said DNA evidence shows that the man who killed Pam Kinamore July 12 also was responsible for the September 24 strangling of Gina Wilson Green and the May 31 stabbing death of Charlotte Murray Pace. Police had linked the Pace and Green cases two weeks earlier.
Police set up a hot line for information about the cases and offered safety seminars in the city of 230,000. Some residents said they are taking precautions.
"I now pay attention to who's around my neighborhood at different times so I know a safe haven to go to if I need one," Sorel said.
Karli Smith, a 19-year-old senior at LSU, said she has grown a little nervous about walking in the dark or alone. "I try not to be too paranoid about things like that," she said. "I do try to stay aware of my surroundings."
Green, a 41-year-old nurse, was found strangled in her home. Pace, 22, lived three doors away at the time of Green's death. Pace was stabbed to death two days after she moved into a townhouse that she had rented for the summer. It is not known whether the two women knew each other.
Kinamore, a 44-year-old decorator and owner of an antiques store, was abducted from her home. Her throat was cut and her body was left about 30 miles away from Baton Rouge.
Police would not comment on the details of the investigation but said they are examining nearly three dozen other unsolved murders of women over the last decade to see if any of those cases are connected. The FBI is helping.
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I want all of my Louisiana sisterfriends and memberfriends to stay safe and BE CAREFUL!!!!
I wonder does this sicko have anything to do with Christine Moore's murder?
I hope the police are checking ALL leads
News: ATTENTION all Louisiana women!!
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