cujenn81
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Local here. The neighborhood is definitely the "haves" and the "have nots" living side by side. This is the last part of SH to be gentrified, and still quite rough. I wouldn't have walked around there by myself at night even before this was going on.
On a related note, there is someone posting in this FB group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/SeminoleHeightsKillerTheories/) who has been interviewed by police several times, says he is being followed, gave them his phone data, etc. I believe he is considered a suspect at this point by LE. It caused a big stir in this FB group when someone threw his name out as a suspect. Many came to his defense/he's a well known and well liked member of the community.
A few reasons he is probably under investigation (these are all details he has given in the group):
- He lives about a block from the first murder.
- He is a Lyft driver and is out in the neighborhood at all hours of the night. Knows the area very well.
- Here's the real kicker: he drives an ex-cop car, wanted to be a cop but couldn't pass background check. Maybe I watch too many crime shows but I know sometimes this is characteristic of criminals.
- Lastly, he has very much inserted himself into the investigation. He is openly posting his theories about who he thinks the killer is. Quite a few people are wondering why he is drawing so much attention to himself when he is being accused of the crime.
The thing is, he does not match perp description (not as tall/thin/light skinned as eyewitness description and videos). But I think at the very least he knows something which is why police won't leave him alone.
Interesting. I think I read an article from a local news outlet who had interviewed this guy because he refuses to stop offering Lyft services even though LE repeatedly stops and searches him. He said a cop asked him one night if he had noticed the 20+ officers that had been trailing him all night. The officer explained why they needed to stop anyone who was seen driving around the neighborhood alone all night. (I think LE also implied that he should cut back on his Lyft service until they catch this guyor at least in that neighborhoodbut the guy said he needed the extra money to pay his bills.) I wouldnt think very many people in that neighborhood would be using a service like Lyft, especially late at night, with a killer on the loose. At least, I know I wouldnt be. I would revert back to using a standard taxi service before using a service like Lyft or Uber, if anything. So, how much extra income can he really be making right now? If the cops keep seeing him driving around alone, hes clearly not picking up a lot of riders anyway.