Coverage dated July 14, 2024

Suspected serial killer confesses to murdering 42 women, Kenyan police say

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By Larry Madowo, Louis Mian, Leah Collins and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — A suspected serial killer has confessed to murdering 42 women over the past two years, police in Kenya have said, in a shocking case that has sparked calls for increased measures to combat gender-based violence in the countr…

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    Suspected serial killer confesses to murdering 42 women, Kenyan police say (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Larry Madowo, Louis Mian, Leah Collins and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — A suspected serial killer has confessed to murdering 42 women over the past two years, police in Kenya have said, in a shocking case that has sparked calls for increased measures to combat gender-based violence in the countr…

  2. The Guardian

    Kenyan police say suspected serial killer has confessed to murdering 42 women (opens The Guardian)

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    Suspect was ‘in the process of luring another victim’ when he was arrested in Nairobi, police say

  3. The Daily Caller

    Suspected Serial Killer Confesses To Murdering 42 Women After Bodies Found In Kenyan Dump (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Kenyan police arrested a man Monday suspected of killing at least 42 women since 2022, including his own wife.

  4. New York Times

    Kenyan Police Arrest Suspected Serial Killer of 42 Women (opens New York Times)

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    The police said that nine mutilated and dismembered bodies had been discovered, and that the suspect had confessed, only the latest violence against women in a rising tide of it in the East African nation.

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