‘Shopping Cart Killer' Investigated in Virginia, Remains Found in Fairfax Co.
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Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, say the discovery of four bodies in two parts of the state are the work of a Washington, D.C., man they call “The Shopping Cart Killer.” Authorities say he brutalized and killed women he met on dating sites and used a…
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Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, say the discovery of four bodies in two parts of the state are the work of a Washington, D.C., man they call “The Shopping Cart Killer.” Authorities say he brutalized and killed women he met on dating sites and used a…
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