Recently, two potential serial killers have made headlines. One is Jesse Matthew, charged with the abduction of Virginia student Hannah Graham, whose remains have been identified. Authorities have connected Matthew to at least one other crime and are investigating additional cases of missing and deceased women in Virginia. The other is Darren Vann from Gary, Indiana.
Vann was apprehended for the murder of 19-year-old Afrikka Hardy, whose body was discovered in a Motel 6 in Hammond, Indiana. He confessed to this crime and subsequently led police to the remains of six other women. All seven of these murders occurred after Vann’s release from a Texas prison on July 5, 2013, indicating there may be even more victims. Prior to his incarceration in Texas, Vann had a troubling history:
- He was discharged from the Marines with an “other than honorable” status after less than two years of service.
- He assaulted his girlfriend by wrapping his arm around her neck, threatening to set her ablaze with gasoline, right in front of police officers who were there to arrest him. He received a 90-day jail sentence for this incident.
- In the rape case that landed him in Texas prison, he violently attacked a woman, attempted to strangle her, and verbally threatened to kill her.
Despite these alarming incidents, Vann was placed on the Texas sex offender registry and classified as “low-risk” upon his release, which suggests a low likelihood of reoffending. Tragically, seven women lost their lives.
This raises an important question: who determined that Darren Vann posed a low risk? This decision should be scrutinized, and accountability is necessary.
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