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Originally Posted by MadFistWilly

Almost every case that happened here involved a lot of alcohol. With some over .30 BAC... I've had nights where I fully didn't remember how I got home or where I was the night before, but I've always been with my friends. I go to the bars, maybe only once every other week now, but you would not believe how drunk some people are that are still getting served alcohol. Yes, some people wander off. I've had people come up and talk to me on the street not knowing where they are or who they even came downtown with, and if they at least know their address I usually encourage them to take the safe-ride (drunk) bus. I think it's easy to underestimate how much some people really drink.

I don't think the similarities are a coincidence, I think it's common sense that us college kids drink way too much and do stupid things. I also think that the expectation to get wasted is much higher among certain social groups, and is true with athletic teams. Of course it happens in other large, college cities, think of how much we drink in the midwest and the population of those cities. These same sorts of occurrences happen in Boston, New York, New Orleans, and almost anywhere else you can imagine. As sad as it is, it's not surprising that this many accidents can happen.

And I don't think it's ignorant to be skeptical of serial killers, when a simpler explanation exists. It doesn't mean I rule it out and some cases make me question foul play, but from what I see every Thur-Sat night in this town, accidents like this are waiting to happen.

As posted in one of the links I have provided.

Myth Number One

Unless you hear about a serial killer at large in your area, you can assume no serial killers are living in your community

The accepted definition of a serial killer is a person who kills at least three times with a cooling off period in between his murders.

Police are reluctant to label a murder as a possible serial homicide. Telling the community a serial killer is out there stirs up a lot of unpleasant attention. The bad publicity kills tourism, and citizens start asking police what they are doing about catching this creep terrorizing their neighborhood. Besides, if one follows the "gotta have killed three" requirement, unless there are at least those three and there is DNA matching the murders or the bodies are all dumped in the same place, the police aren't going to say there is a serial killer involved.