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Stockton Police: 7 shootings now linked to possible serial killer
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The two new cases were linked to the homicide series Monday night. Both happened in April 2021, but one happened in Oakland and the other wasn't deadly.
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Stockton Police Chief says recent killings meet definition of a serial killer
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Stockton Police: 7 shootings now linked to possible serial killer
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, police said.
Stockton police in California believe they have CCTV footage of the serial killer they're after. Prof David Wilson told Newsweek, "I think he will be caught."
By Hannah Sarisohn, Camila Bernal and Sarah Moon, CNN A series of homicides in Stockton, California, are believed to be related, the city’s police department says, and officials are offering an $85,000 reward for information in the case.
California officials are offering a reward of up to $85,000 for information leading to the capture of a man who is believed to have been behind five murders since July.
The two new cases were linked to the homicide series Monday night. Both happened in April 2021, but one happened in Oakland and the other wasn't deadly.
The two new cases were linked to the homicide series Monday night. Both happened in April 2021, but one happened in Oakland and the other wasn't deadly.
Police may have identified two more victims of the killer stalking Stockton, California. "This person is planning their attacks," a criminologist told Newsweek.
California officials are offering a reward of up to $95,000 for information leading to the capture of the suspect behind five Stockton murders since July, police say.
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