TWO serial killers on the loose in Phoenix...

[Lanny_MacDonald]

Now that its in the news, there are two serial killers on the loose in the Valley of the Sun.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060714/...serial_killers

Great for the tourist trade!

[Buff]

How long until we lose a particular CP poster, and how long will we lose him for?

That is scary stuff though. The article probably makes it sound scarier than it really is, but serial murderers are probably something the media shouldn't take lightly. I hope they catch those guys relatively quickly.

[Calgary Flames]

Scary ****. Apparently these guys need air conditioners or something.

[Lanny_MacDonald]

It's got the locals spooked, that's for certain. No worries about me being the one on a killing spree either. None of the victims were identified as Oiler fans.

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by fotze

Its like Duelling Pianos but for killing.

Hmm. I was GOING to post something along the lines of...

"I'll be interested when this story involves a psychic Patricia Arquette bringing the killers to justice."

...but I decided that was inappropriate. Dueling Pianos sure beats my lame idea, though.

Seems like every time I want to visit the bottom of the barrel, fotze's already been there!

[Nehkara]

Here's a bit of a scary statistic:

The number of crimes stand out, even in what is one of the nation's most violent cities for its size. Police statistics show a homicide occurred in Phoenix, which has about 1.5 million residents, every 38 hours on average in 2005.

This amounts to 230 homicides in 2005 in Phoenix.
Alberta, which had about 3.1 million people from 2000-2004 had an average of one homicide every 125 hours. This amounts to 70 homicides per year on average.

So twice the population and well over 3 times fewer homicides. Amazing difference.

It's also worth noting that as a nation, the Canadian homicide rate is also over 3 times lower than that of the US. (1.8 compared to 5.5 murders per 100,000 people)


Getting back on topic, that situation is very scary... especially with it carrying on for so long now. I hope they catch the killers soon and return the people of Phoenix to some semblance of peace.