“Our killer has also stayed roughly within a ten-block playing field to commit his crimes,” said Heather Kim jumping in, “but we haven’t figured out the significance of that—yet. Maybe he lives in the neighborhood? Maybe he works there? Or, maybe he used to live there? Right now, everything is on the table.”

“Any possible connection between the victims?” asked a red-haired reporter from the NY Daily News.

“We did a background check on all of the women and there doesn’t appear to be any relationship,” said Williams. “In each case, except for the Central Park murder, there was no forced entry. We have to assume that all the women willingly let him in.”

“What we don’t know is why they let him in,” said Heather. “The bottom line is this killer has some kind of inside track on all these women which we still don’t understand. He knows them really well.”

“Trial and error?” said the red-haired female reporter from the Daily News. “Maybe he spots the women on the street, strikes up a conversation and somehow gets into their apartment.”

“We thought of that but it doesn’t fit with his pattern,” said Detective Williams. “He kills late in the day or at night on the fifteenth. Based on the time of all the murders, it’s not likely he follows multiple people home. He wouldn’t have the time to make mistakes if it’s going to happen on that specific date. We believe he targets a specific individual and leaves nothing to chance. Our theory is that he identifies his victim well in advance of the crime.”

The detectives shared the last remaining details of the West Side Strangler case with the press.

“What about all the Argus cameras? Any usable footage?” asked Tommy Devlin.

“On the most recent murder the cameras aren’t of much help. They’re located throughout the park but with all the trees in full bloom this time of year, visibility is poor,” said Williams. “Go off the paths and roads, you get no visuals. Combine that with the darkness and we got next to nothing on Karina Kubiak—only maple trees and squirrels.”

“What about footage from the neighborhoods of the first six murders?” shouted Tommy Devlin over the crowd.

“We’ve looked at all the street images from each homicide,” said Daryl. “That’s another puzzling piece. It appears the killer knows the neighborhood like the back of his hand. We’ve got film that’s timestamped around each murder and we’re pretty sure we’ve captured him but we never get an identifiable shot. It’s like he knows exactly where the cameras are and when to cross a street or turn a corner so he won’t be seen.”