FlyAzzLove asked this question on 4/18/2000:

You're absolutely right, serial killers kill in patterns, but this not a serial killer's work. So without trying to give away too much, this girl found was murdered, and the scene is more of a cover-up to throw detectives off. That's why the others are missing persons, this is rather a chain of murders from one person, than a consistant pattern of killings. She was more or less an accident, she had to be taken care of, but was too smart to leave her apartment, etc...so that's where she was killed. The murderer didn't want to take the chance of trying to drag a dead body out of an apartment complex, so he staged the scene. He's covering his trails. As for your individual questions, I'll try and be as descriptive as possible.

1. Takes place in a rather large city with a rather large police department.

2. The fingertips are removed from the first joint.

3. The hair found is that of a cat, but of course from first discovery they can't be certain.

4. The window is broken near the latch, and then raised about 3/4 the way. The turned table is in the living room, in front of a couch and behind the couch is the body. The position is semi-natural...it's that of someone making a snow angel. But, yes she was placed that way.

5. The hair was found on the couch, and the victim didn't own one.

6. The apartment was hers, but she was late on rent and about to be evicted. The lanlord found the body and reported the murder.

7. The handkerchief was tied around her head, covering the eyes.

8. The girl was about 22 years old, very small-framed. African-American. She was a small part of an organized crime scene.

9. The words were carved neatly and carefully, not very deeply, (for persision sake, wounds start to spread and split the deeper the cut).

10. Her apartment is large, and fully furnished, nice accessories, she has a lot of expensive items, it's clear she was well taken care of...nothing else was out of place. Nothing taken, nothing moved.

Hope that's something to work with, and thanks for the reply.

tcsmpsi gave this response on 4/18/2000:

Nothing else really fits why one would take the fingertips (they are not there, are they?), and they don't really fit any particular emotional killing which would cycle with the other evidence, so, the only other reason for the fingertips missing would be a supposed inability to identify the victim. However, since she is home and no other method was taken to do that, it would indicate strongly that someone had committed the murder so as to look like a serial type killing. Without knowing more of her life, though, couldn't make any reasonable conclusion as to who that would be. And, certainly you are most welcome for the reply. :-) tcsmpsi

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