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...body of Marthe Herve, a 79-year-old woman who lived alone on Paris' Rue du Rocher, was discovered last week by her cleaning woman. Three days later, Helene Fixeresse, 77, was also found murdered. These two women were the latest victims in a series of copycat killings that have haunted Paris since late 1984. In the past 21 months, at least 31 elderly women have been brutally % murdered in their apartments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France: Copycat Killers on the Prowl | 7/7/1986 | See Source »

...food and fruit juice. Local and federal authorities began trying to confirm the incidents to determine whether any pattern existed. But FDA officials suspected that if glass was indeed found in the Gerber containers, ) it was the result of jars that chipped during shipment rather than a rash of copycat mayhem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Hard Decision to Swallow | 3/3/1986 | See Source »

...sleeping cellmate. A 16-year-old pallbearer at his funeral became the second victim, using a pair of sweatpants to hang himself from a tree. In turn, one of that youth's mourners became the third victim. Says Fremont County Coroner Larry Lee: "It seems to be a copycat, domino kind of thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wind River's Lost Generation | 10/21/1985 | See Source »

...particular kind of victim, but the Night Stalker assaulted people ranging in age from 16 to 84. He had killed men and women, Asians as well as whites. In two cases he reportedly left behind written messages. Police confirmed that the killer had a distinctive trademark, but to avoid copycat assaults, they were tight-lipped about what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stalking the Serial Killer | 9/9/1985 | See Source »

...feel sorry for Goetz. And I do not feel any safer knowing that I may be sharing a subway car with a copycat vigilante inspired by Goetz. Marian H. Neudel Chicago...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 29, 1985 | 4/29/1985 | See Source »

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