Coverage dated October 1, 2022 to October 4, 2022

California serial killer linked to 6 deaths; police searching for person of interest

Headline from Foxla, on the newest of 3 developments

Stockton Police have released new video of the person of interest they are searching for.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Killings of 5 Men in California Are Related, Police Say

    Headline from NBC Chicago ·

  2. Police: 5 California killings may be work of serial killer

    Headline from KESQ Palm Springs ·

  3. Newest

    California serial killer linked to 6 deaths; police searching for person of interest

    Headline from Foxla ·

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42 articles, oldest first.

  1. Tucson

    Killings of 5 men in California are related, police say (opens Tucson)

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    Tucson's feed description

    Rewards totaling $85,000 have been offered for information leading to an arrest in five fatal shootings since July in Stockton, California, that investigators believe are related. The police chief says

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    Police say killings of 5 men in California are related (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Rewards totaling $85,000 have been offered for information leading to an arrest in five fatal shootings since July in Stockton, California, that investigators believe are…

  3. CBS News

    Killings of 5 men in California are linked, police say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    After reviewing surveillance footage, detectives have located an unidentified "person of interest" in the killings.

  4. Foxla

    Possible serial killer in California linked to 5 murders (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Police in Stockton, California say five shooting murders since July are likely related. All the victims were men.

  5. Washington Times

    5 California slayings may be work of serial killer, police say (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A serial killer may have ambushed five men in central California separately in recent months, shooting them to death alone in the dark, and police are baffled as to why the victims were targeted.

  6. CBS News

    Police in California search for possible serial killer responsible for the deaths of 5 men: "It's just horrible" (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Investigators believe all five of the shootings are related.

  7. MyNorthwest

    Police: 5 California killings may be work of serial killer (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) -- A serial killer may have ambushed five men in central California separately in recent months, shooting them to death alone in the

  8. Sioux City Journal

    Police: 6 California killings may be work of serial killer (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    Ballistics tests have linked the fatal shootings of six men and the wounding of one woman in California— all potentially at the hands of a serial killer — in crimes

  9. Tucson

    6 California killings may be work of serial killer, police say (opens Tucson)

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    Tucson's feed description

    "It definitely meets the definition of a serial killer," said Stockton Police Officer Joseph Silva.

  10. Foxla

    California serial killer linked to 6 deaths; police searching for person of interest (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Stockton Police have released new video of the person of interest they are searching for.

  11. CBS News

    California police share video of person of interest in 6 murders: "We do believe we could have a potential serial killer" (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Police are asking the public for help identifying a person of interest in a string of murders in California.

  12. KESQ Palm Springs

    The killings of 6 people in central California all happened in dark areas where surveillance cameras were scant. Here's what we know (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Authorities in California’s Central Valley are investigating what they believe is a series of killings that has claimed the lives of six people since last year. Police in Stockton are offering a $125,000 reward for any information regarding the homicides, which began in April …

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