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ECKERT Volker: German suspected serial killer committed suicide

Jul
02
2007

DE/Cologne – A German truck driver accused of murdering five prostitutes during his trips around Europe was found dead on Monday after apparently taking his own life. Sources in the Bavarian justice department said Volker Eckert was found hanging in his cell at Bayreuth prison in Bavaria a day after his 48th birthday. Prosecutors spoke only of “an apparent suicide.” Read More »

EDMONTON PROSTITUTE Killer: Serial killer gone?

Apr
02
2007

CA/Edmonton – There’s an ongoing debate among experts whether a rumoured serial killer has left the Edmonton area.

Since 1975, the bodies of 25 people, many of them prostitutes, have been found in the area around the city.

The last victim found was discovered in May 2006 in a rural area northeast of Edmonton.

Jack Levin, an expert in serial killer from Northeastern University, says that’s a long time, but Bill Pitt of the University of Alberta says it could mean there are more killers out there.