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sl8

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Sun Oct 16, 2022, 04:43 AM Oct 2022

Suspected Stockton serial killer arrested; identified as Wesley Brownlee, 43

https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/stockton-serial-killings-mayor-police-chief-and-city-manager-to-make-major-announcement-regarding-investigation/

Suspected Stockton serial killer arrested; identified as Wesley Brownlee, 43

BY CBS13 STAFF
UPDATED ON: OCTOBER 15, 2022 / 3:36 PM / CBS SACRAMENTO

STOCKTON - Police have arrested a man they believe is responsible for the recent serial killings that claimed the lives of six people and had a city on edge.

At a press conference on Saturday, Stockton City Manager Harry Black announced the arrest and Stockton Police Chief Stanley McFadden identified the suspect as 43-year-old Wesley Brownlee of Stockton.

McFadden said the arrest was made around 2 a.m. Saturday. Police received tips from the public that led them to Brownlee's home, and after observing Brownlee driving away from his residence, police moved in and arrested him in the area of Village Green Drive and Winslow Way.

When police pulled Brownlee over, he was allegedly dressed in black and had a black mask around his neck. He also had a firearm in possession, McFadden said.

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Suspected Stockton serial killer arrested; identified as Wesley Brownlee, 43 (Original Post) sl8 Oct 2022 OP
Glad they caught him finally. jimfields33 Oct 2022 #1
I've always wondered why they use spree to describe such behavior. It suggests a certain casual Ford_Prefect Oct 2022 #2

Ford_Prefect

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2. I've always wondered why they use spree to describe such behavior. It suggests a certain casual
Sun Oct 16, 2022, 07:11 AM
Oct 2022

and impulsive quality to such events. This is in contrast to how deliberate most serial killers are. They may be driven by terrible impulses but they usually appear to be particular about their targets.

Such journalistic short-hand is lazy writing and editing which treats events like these as common enough to be considered like the next rainstorm.

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