my conversation with a serial killer

Apr 6 17:11 UTC 1998

it was a sunny, but chilly northwest morning. i decided to walk
to the grocery store.  
it wasnt very far, but i would have to cross a busy highway. luckily 
there was  pedestrian bridge nearby. from the bridge i could see
that the area was still posted as a prostitution and drug watch area.
in its heyday, the area had a seedy reputaton. it is fairly clean now.

i was dressed casually, considering this was the city that claimed
to have started the 'grunge' look and sound.

as i was coming off the bridge into the parking lot of the store, a
car stopped in the middle of the busy highway. the driver and car
began to act weird and erractic. i assumed the guy was lost. i noticed that he
looked for a way ino the parking lot. he drove down a sidestreet and found an
alternate driveway. he sped up and drove fairly aggresive approaching gruops of
shoppers as they were walking to their cars. he didnt seem to find what he was
looking for, until he spied me. he drove very fast and pulled his car sideways,
blocking my path.

he smiled in a large and friendly way and said "hello! how are you today"?
i grunted, expecting him to ask directions. his mood changed to
nervous as i stated to walk around his car, circling towards
the rear of his car.
he asked "are you a nun?" and picked up something from his lap
and was holding it just out of my sight below the car window.
certain i misunderstood him, i stopped and looked back
at the man. i said "excuse me?"
he began acting nervous and agitated, passing the object back and
forth between his hands. i still couldnt see what it was that he
had, but it did have a bit of weight to it by the way he was
holding it.
he said " are you a *non* smoker?", in a nervous but sarcastic tone.
i looked at him, he was becoming more agitated, angry.
still he was holding the object.

i made my circle an even wider arc, backed away and told him
that i didnt smoke.

he was angry, and in a pissed off way, thrust the unknown object
into his lap as he said  "well, 2 out of 3" and squealed his 
tires as he drove away carelessly and agressively.

the guy gave me the willies. and my "willie-o-meter" hardly ever goes
off. especially since he went from happy and friendly to
furious in less than a minute.

fast forward a year and a half.
there is a news story about a serial killer in the general area.

a photo collage of the victims appear onscreen. they all have the
same color hair, and a similar length. 
i remembered that a year and a half ago, i had a bad
dye job where my hair was that same color.
and, my hair was the same length.
all his victims were into the sterrt nightlife, being into drugs
and/or prostitution.            ^street
a bell went off in my head.
the news said that all the victims were driven to remote
areas and shot in the head.
hmm.....? i wonder?
so far, the cops are baffled. they do not know what this guy looks like.
they dont know what kind of car he drives.

that an enigma.

response 2 of 74:

Apr 6 22:33 UTC 1998

it is the same guy. i'm convinced.
<i also live in washington>

response 4 of 74:

Apr 7 13:29 UTC 1998

yup.
i sent the spokane PD an email about it, got a
'thanks, we'll give this to homicide'. 
since i didnt actually have a crime comitted against me, and i
didnt see a weapon, i am assuming either they arent interested or
it is on their low-priority follow up pile.

i sent them <probably my last> reminder last week when yet
another body was recovered.... same description and the photo
showed the same hair color and similar length.

just for the record, my hair is auburn now. :-)

response 6 of 74:

Apr 9 17:50 UTC 1998

This, to me, sounds too important and too exact to be chance.  I would try
to contact SOMEONE here in the SPokane Police Department who would listen.

response 8 of 74:

Apr 9 18:10 UTC 1998

just for information...
it was a white male.
brown hair, light to dark blonde. collar length.
a short well-trimmed goatee with a thin beard up the jawline. might have
had a touch of red.
pudgy, had a blue-collar persona about him.
light eyes <i think>
drove a blue 2 door car, japanese import like. some rust. white interior.
car was a bit louder than normal.
guy was in his mid 30's.
no glasses.

gee, could be anyone.

response 12 of 74:

Apr 14 01:57 UTC 1998

sounds...interesting

response 14 of 74:

Apr 23 17:51 UTC 1998

Can you do that?

response 16 of 74:

Apr 24 23:02 UTC 1998

put some playdoh to balance it out

response 18 of 74:

Apr 27 02:07 UTC 1998

Well, I've got flat parts in my skull, but I think they're symmetrical.

response 20 of 74:

Apr 28 01:29 UTC 1998

Didn't you know 23 hours is the danger threshold?

response 22 of 74:

Apr 30 01:51 UTC 1998

Is it the inside or outside of your skull that's flat?

response 24 of 74:

May 2 00:48 UTC 1998

inside