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Murder Locations
Circle of Comfort
Mutilation
Somewhere Private
Anatomical Knowledge
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Some believe that the killer's nickname was invented by newspapermen to make for a more interesting story that could sell more papers. This became standard media practice with examples such as the Boston Strangler, the Green River Killer and the Hillside Strangler, besides the derivative Yorkshire Ripper almost a hundred years later.