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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 04:41 PM Original message |
N.C. city on edge as 9 women vanish |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. You are so right about skin color mattering in the coverage. |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 04:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Yep. All the more resaon to keep this thread kicked |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 01:26 AM Response to Reply #1 |
62. +1 |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
2. They wouldn't even have to belong to middle class families |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Or not drug addicts and prostitutes... |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Remember those New Jersey women who were killed in Atlantic City |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 05:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. and they printed their pics much more frequently! |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 05:13 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Never saw one story about that. nt |
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gopiscrap (418 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 08:39 AM Response to Reply #9 |
67. I'm from the Northwest and they |
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Mystayya (324 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 11:41 AM Response to Reply #9 |
73. Thats not always the case. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 01:59 PM Response to Reply #73 |
75. Well true - if a killer killed a middle class woman who looked like Halle Berry |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 05:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Green River killer was pretty widely publicized |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 05:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Green River killer was widely publicized due to the sheer |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 05:42 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I was a teacher there and knew the community rather well. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 06:42 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. You misunderstood... |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 10:18 PM Response to Reply #28 |
50. If you don't think that there's "Deep South" in NC |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 12:19 AM Response to Reply #50 |
59. I lived 10 years in NC... |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #59 |
78. I've lived in NC and SC for most of my life |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 08:49 AM Response to Reply #50 |
68. BC Powder was first formulated |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #68 |
77. It's a reference to a cultural artifact that is part of southern life |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 06:52 PM Response to Reply #77 |
81. Here you go... |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 07:27 PM Response to Reply #81 |
83. Proves my point |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 07:41 PM Response to Reply #83 |
84. Oh please... |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 11:46 PM Response to Reply #84 |
85. It's not a measure of "Hicksvilleness," |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 11:14 AM Response to Reply #85 |
87. Ugh.... |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 02:58 PM Response to Reply #87 |
89. I have |
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loudsue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 08:49 AM Response to Reply #15 |
69. I live between Raleigh/RTP area and Rocky Mount. |
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ekwhite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 07:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
34. Yep |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 09:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
47. The first ten green river victims, not so much. n/t |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 09:37 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Thanks. Figured that might have been the case. nt |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 06:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
25. Yes. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 07:43 AM Response to Reply #5 |
65. yup people start to care when its members of their social group or economic group |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
4. My God, this is horrible |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
6. Oh, no. This is horrible. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
7. Or Ashton Kutcher, Tom Cruise, or Kate Hudson.... |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. blond prostitutes? they get their pics on page one, dark skinned ones, notsomuch |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 05:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Where? |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 08:28 PM Response to Reply #13 |
42. try google images i can tell you without ever going there you'll see 90% white gals |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. Guess that explains why no one ever heard of Jack the Ripper. |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
8. Yeah this is not good at all. |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
16. Well first they are prostitutes. Let's face it, nobody cares......................... |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 06:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. More children of the middle and upper classes work in the sex trade than you would think |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 06:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. not all of the women are prostitutes |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 10:37 AM Response to Reply #24 |
72. I just assumed they were. I figured they're easy prey, that's why shitbags....... |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
17. K&R |
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Libertas1776 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
18. Young blond |
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meowomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
20. K&R |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 07:20 PM Response to Reply #20 |
30. Six of them will not return to their families because |
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meowomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 11:47 PM Response to Reply #30 |
55. I know they are probably not alive |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 12:39 AM Response to Reply #20 |
61. In agreement. n/t |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
21. Jeebus, this reminds me of the Green River Killer. He went after |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 12:16 AM Response to Reply #21 |
58. Exactly my thoughts. |
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EvolveOrConvolve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 10:02 AM Response to Reply #58 |
70. Often, law enforcement won't make a public declaration of "Serial Killer" |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 10:33 AM Response to Reply #70 |
71. This is likely true. Good point. n/t |
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foxfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
26. K&R |
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ms liberty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
27. mr liberty is telling me right now that he heard a little bit about this... |
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ekwhite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 07:57 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. 6 dead and this is the first I've heard of it |
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ms liberty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 08:18 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Very true - sad, disgusting, but true. n/t |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
29. It reminds me of Robert Lee Yates, the skid row killer from Spokane |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 07:24 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. that's exactly who I thought of too |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 07:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. That guy's case wasn't highly publicized, either |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 07:55 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. yes I only knew about it |
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create.peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 11:58 PM Response to Reply #29 |
57. creepy..... |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
32. And why is this the first time we're hearing about this? |
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Tunkamerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 08:14 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. Maybe nationally, but we heard of it here when the last victim |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 08:30 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. it;s certainly a color thing that theres so little outrage or press coverage |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 12:18 PM Response to Reply #43 |
88. That's what I was referring to. Thanks. n/t |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 10:33 PM Response to Reply #32 |
51. There could be other explanations. |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 12:36 AM Response to Reply #51 |
60. Excellent points. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
37. " Police will not say whether they suspect a serial killer" |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 07:46 AM Response to Reply #37 |
66. That was my first reaction as well... |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
38. i had no idea |
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704wipes (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 08:21 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. wasn't Rocky Mount the Mount Pilot near Mayberry? |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 08:49 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. No, that's Mt. Airy |
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Ex Lurker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 09:33 PM Response to Reply #41 |
48. there were a few black people toward the end |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
44. I LIVE In NC and HAD NOT HEARD of this. That's BULLSHIT. |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 06:54 PM Response to Reply #44 |
82. These are super poor counties. They called in the FBI |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
45. The theory is that prostitutes and drug addicts have it coming to them. nt |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
52. Ugh, this has all the hallmarks of serial rape-killings. |
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Jkid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
53. Why am I getting the feeling that this is similar to the Ipswich murders? |
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create.peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
54. ding ding ding!! |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 12:14 PM Response to Reply #54 |
74. Prostitutes are expendable. nt |
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BattyDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-14-09 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
56. Couldn't understand why I hadn't heard anything about this before now ... |
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DAMANgoldberg (377 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 01:03 AM Response to Reply #56 |
86. No mention here... |
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winyanstaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
63. Police wont say they suspect a serial killer? What? |
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Island Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
64. Just so tragic. |
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cindyfaulkner (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
76. Scary stuff that. |
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mimitabby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
79. not the Green River Killer, he's still behind bars |
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mntleo2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-15-09 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
80. I was thinking what you wrote before I read it |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
90. Sounds like a textbook serial killer |
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busybl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
91. no wonder dems can't get anything done. |
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