burblestein
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There seems to be a rush, among LE professionals as well as amateur sleuths, to ascribe victims to this case despite lack of similarities in modus operandi or signature. There's a feeling that any and every hitchhiker murdered belongs in this series. The FBI list of possible victims not only have little in common with the Santa Rosa series of murders, they also have little in common with one another. I think the FBI blew it in this instance by chucking in random female hitchhiking victims.
Moreover, I found news reports of Lisa Smith's survival; so far as I know, she still lives. Jeanette Kamahele may also still be alive, though that's a very long sh0t. Kerry and Francine were probably the victims of Jackie Ray Hovarter, who murdered Danna Walsh in similar fashion to Kerry and Francine. (See CA - CA - Danna Elizabeth Walsh, 16, Rio Dell, 24 August 1984 for details) Hovarter has been reported to Mendocino County LE.
Similarly, there seems to be an obsession with accrediting this string of murders to a "celebrity" serial killer. The truth of the matter is, there are other undiscovered serial killers out there. The human mind shies from recognizing that a neighbor, family friend, or even family member may be a murderer, but there they are, hidden in plain view.
I might add that while doing my research into these cases, I read where LE had excluded both the Zodiac and Ted Bundy, among other "superstar" murderers. To suggest the Zodiac changed up from shooting couples in lovers' lanes to kidnapping and strangling young females is pretty silly, but people do it.
Moreover, I found news reports of Lisa Smith's survival; so far as I know, she still lives. Jeanette Kamahele may also still be alive, though that's a very long sh0t. Kerry and Francine were probably the victims of Jackie Ray Hovarter, who murdered Danna Walsh in similar fashion to Kerry and Francine. (See CA - CA - Danna Elizabeth Walsh, 16, Rio Dell, 24 August 1984 for details) Hovarter has been reported to Mendocino County LE.
Similarly, there seems to be an obsession with accrediting this string of murders to a "celebrity" serial killer. The truth of the matter is, there are other undiscovered serial killers out there. The human mind shies from recognizing that a neighbor, family friend, or even family member may be a murderer, but there they are, hidden in plain view.
I might add that while doing my research into these cases, I read where LE had excluded both the Zodiac and Ted Bundy, among other "superstar" murderers. To suggest the Zodiac changed up from shooting couples in lovers' lanes to kidnapping and strangling young females is pretty silly, but people do it.