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Washington state law enforcement authorities are denying social media claims that there is a serial killer on the loose, who is allegedly targeting women in their 30s, in the Seattle area.
“We are aware of unverified online social media reports that select death investigations, in the vicinity of South Park/SR 509, may share similar characteristics,” the King County Sheriff’s Office public information Twitter account posted Sunday.
“At this time, the Sheriff’s Office has identified no evidence affirming this for any cases under our jurisdiction.”
Reports of the alleged serial killer surfaced over the weekend, allegedly stemming from an email from a manager of a Seattle bar to staff, according to KIRO 7. The email reportedly detailed that a killer was abducting women in their 30s who were out getting drinks with friends, and then dismembering them, the outlet reported of the email.
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The claim was soon publicized by a Seattle-area news aggregator called @dubseatv.
“King County Detectives have been notifying locals about a serial killer in Seattle right now,” an Instagram post from the aggregator reads. “Multiple women’s bodies have been discovered recently in the Burien and SODO area, apparently posed in the same way.”
The Instagram post is still live on the account, but it has been labeled “false information” by the tech company.
“So far 4 women have been found in the SODO and Burien area….
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Source : foxnews
