Ring of serial killers nearby

[judy]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

It might be some kind of gang initiation rite or something. There are gangs around here where people claim that a person has to murder someone to be initiated into the gang. The secrecy, threat of being revealed and the trust involved strengthens the bond of the gang.

Pond scum is higher on the food chain than these people are!

[Ponyup]

There was a story in my cosmo not long ago about this. About how this one college town had a ton of accidental drunken drownings & what to do to prevent them. I found it really strange myself while reading the article. I went to purdue & a lot of the bars are right on the wabash & i never heard of even one accidental drowning. I can't believe they didn't start looking into this sooner.

[janc]

Originally Posted by Tink

This has been discussed in private for years, and now there's finally proof that the many deaths of young college age males in what have been ruled "Accidental drunken drownings" are in fact homicides. About 40 deaths have been connected, with most of the deaths having occurred less than an hr from my home both north and south of me. How scary!

http://kstp.com/article/stories/s421846.shtml?v=1

I heard about that several days ago. That is scary but thank goodness you're a girl. Do you know when the latest murders occurred? Better lock your doors anyway!

[teri88]

That is shocking! As a mom who will be sending her son off to college in a year...

[Tink]

My own son is turning 22 this month... and most of his friends are in their early 20's... so yes, it does worry me!

[Chandra Amaya]

Originally Posted by Tink

My own son is turning 22 this month... and most of his friends are in their early 20's... so yes, it does worry me!

Oh that is scary, tink. Do you think he will listen to you and take it seriously or is he still in the "It won't happen to me" stage?

[Tink]

Thank God Joel's not much of a drinker. When he does drink he usually does it at home and invites his friends over and collects their keys as they pour their first one.
He had a DUI just over 3 yrs ago and luckily he learned his lesson.

He actually called me from the county jail about an hr away at 3 am and said "Mom, I'm in jail for a DUI.... don't suppose you'd want to come bail me out?" I said "You supposed right."
So he sat in jail till his hearing at 8 am and was led by 4 armed guards from his cell to the courtroom in shackles, an orange jumpsuit and flip flops 3 sizes too big. He said he was mortified. LOL Was the best thing that they could have done to him. To my knowledge he hasn't done it since.
He lost his license for a yr, and paid $2,700 worth of fines and court costs. I don't know which hurt more.
Some of his friends haven't learned that lesson yet though, so I do worry.

[Chandra Amaya]

Originally Posted by Tink

Thank God Joel's not much of a drinker. When he does drink he usually does it at home and invites his friends over and collects their keys as they pour their first one.
He had a DUI just over 3 yrs ago and luckily he learned his lesson.

He actually called me from the county jail about an hr away at 3 am and said "Mom, I'm in jail for a DUI.... don't suppose you'd want to come bail me out?" I said "You supposed right."
So he sat in jail till his hearing at 8 am and was led by 4 armed guards from his cell to the courtroom in shackles, an orange jumpsuit and flip flops 3 sizes too big. He said he was mortified. LOL Was the best thing that they could have done to him. To my knowledge he hasn't done it since.
He lost his license for a yr, and paid $2,700 worth of fines and court costs. I don't know which hurt more.
Some of his friends haven't learned that lesson yet though, so I do worry.

so alcohol has been found in each of the bodies? Sometimes they just like to make that assumption because of the age.

[Tink]

Yes, they've all been drinking... some huge amounts. One tested .4 something... he should have been dead from just that!

[Chandra Amaya]

Originally Posted by Tink

Yes, they've all been drinking... some huge amounts. One tested =4 something... he should have been dead from just that!

ugh, of course I did go through "the stage" when i was that age, but it was always in my own house. I just wish all the kids who think this is cool could see first hand what a life like this leads to. i saw a few in the nursing homes 9one was only 28) that drinking killed them. I think it should be court ordered to spend a day or so with someone like that for any drinking charge.