in detroit, hunting and killing young women two at a time. when you add to that there was a connection between three of the four deceased to a website called backpage.com, the a-ha moment came very quickly in our investigation. recently, there have within two certainty incidences on december 26th chief godbee calls a press conference to alert the public to the clear and present danger of what the local media have now dubbed the backpage killer. there is an immediate danger. there is a person that s potentially preying on women of a specific age in their early 20s that have utilized backpage.com or maybe other similar websites. this tie for us is disconcerting. it would have been irresponsible for us to have that information, take a chance on another young lady losing
in detroit, hunting and killing young women two at a time. when you add to that there was a connection between three of the four deceased to a website called backpage.com, the a-ha moment came very quickly in our investigation. recently, there have within two certainty incidences on december 26th chief godbee calls a press conference to alert the public to the clear and present danger of what the local media have now dubbed the backpage killer. there is an immediate danger. there is a person that s potentially preying on women of a specific age in their early 20s that have utilized backpage.com or maybe other similar websites. this tie for us is disconcerting. it would have been irresponsible for us to have
we have four homicides of which a serial pattern is developing. the first set of women were found on december 19th, dead in the trunk of a car on promenade street on detroit s east side. investigators now believe three of the victims may have met their killer online in the adult services section of the website backpage.com. this tie for us is disconcerting. it s alarming. and obviously, women in the city of detroit, you know, were very concerned. the murders are a brutal reminder of the constant danger and fear that stalks girls and young women every single day they work in the underground sex trade. this is a dangerous proposition. there s no way to tell who you re dealing with, what their motives may be, and the ultimate risk could be loss of life. given the sometimes deadly nature of the game, it s not surprising that some young women might feel the need to turn to
three of the four victims had posted profiles online in the adult services section of the classified ad website backpage.com. when there was a definitive tie to backpage.com, and adult escort services, from a serial pattern standpoint it helped us to understand who the targets are. this tie for us is disconcerting. the backpage connection helps police focus their investigation, but it also riles the victims families, who bristle at the implication that their daughters may have been selling sex online. they were not prostitutes. they were not prostitutes. they were young girls that had goals in life. my daughter was a mother. my niece worked. and they just wanted to go out and have a good time like most
people off of the street? investigators discover a crucial circumstantial link between the two cases. three of the four victims had posted profiles online in the adult services section of the classified ad website backpage.com. when there was a definitive tie to backpage.com, and adult escort services, from a serial pattern standpoint it helped us to understand who the targets are. this tie for us is disconcerting. the backpage connection helps police focus their investigation, but it also riles the victims families, who bristle at the implication that their daughters may have been selling sex online. they were not prostitutes. they were not prostitutes. they were young girls that had goals in life. my daughter was a mother. my niece worked. and they just wanted to go out and have a good time like most