{"id":1130944,"date":"2021-12-18T16:29:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T21:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1130944"},"modified":"2021-12-18T16:29:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-18T21:29:04","slug":"police-catch-alleged-serial-killer-dubbed-the-shopping-cart-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-catch-alleged-serial-killer-dubbed-the-shopping-cart-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Catch Alleged Serial Killer Dubbed The \u2018Shopping Cart Killer\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolice-catch-alleged-serial-killer-dubbed-the-shopping-cart-killer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1130944&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>You don\u2019t hear about serial killers much these days, except when talking about those from decades past. New technology and techniques make it harder for serial killers to exist, but a man suspected of killing four people has been apprehended in Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Examiner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/police-apprehend-possible-serial-killer-in-virginia\">reported<\/a> that a man (who will not be named by The Daily Wire per policy) \u201chas been charged with at least two murders so far,\u201d and is suspected of killing two others and transporting their bodies in a shopping cart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re here today to talk about a serial killer, and that is a phrase that I\u2019ve used sparingly in my three decades in this profession,\u201d Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said during a press conference on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>From the Examiner:<\/p>\n<p><em>The most recent victims were found Wednesday in a wooded area, next to a Target shopping cart in Alexandria, Virginia, officials said. One body is believed to be that of Cheyenne Brown from Washington, D.C., who went missing in September. The other body remains unidentified.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Two other&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/serial-killer-who-claims-he-murdered-at-least-90-women-is-sentenced-for-two-more-slayings\">bodies<\/a>&nbsp;have been found since August, in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Allene Elizabeth \u201cBeth\u201d Redmon, 54, of Harrisonburg and Tonita Lorice Smith, 39, of Charlottesville were found near each other, but their deaths occurred at different times, Davis said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Police are looking for other potential victims.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The suspect reportedly met his victims on dating sites before luring them to motels. Authorities say at least two victims met the suspect at the Moon Inn in Alexandria. He reportedly \u201cinflicted trauma\u201d on the victims, though it is unclear what \u201ctrauma\u201d was inflicted before he killed them.<\/p>\n<p>Police said surveillance footage showed the suspect with Brown, the missing woman, at a Metro stop in D.C. on September 30 \u2013 the day she disappeared. Brown reportedly took the Metro to the Huntington Station, which is in Fairfax County, Virginia. Cell phone data showed she was in the area near the Moon Inn. The suspect was reportedly staying at the motel at that time.<\/p>\n<p>Fairfax County police attempted to help Washington, D.C., police when they asked for assistance finding Brown, but couldn\u2019t find her. After receiving new information, they returned to the Moon Inn. At that time, a homicide detective noticed a shopping cart nearby and, remembering other cases showing the suspect using a shopping cart, decided to look in the vacant lot across the street from the motel. There they found two bodies stuffed in a large black trash can.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect has been charged \u201cwith two counts of first-degree murder and two felony counts of concealing, transporting, or altering a dead body,\u201d the Examiner reported.<\/p>\n<p>Police Chief Davis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2021\/12\/17\/cheyenne-brown-body-found\/\">told<\/a> The Washington Post that police are looking for similar crimes to see if the suspect is, indeed, a serial killer, dubbing him the \u201cShopping Cart Killer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe didn\u2019t suddenly turn into who he is three months ago,\u201d Davis said, according to the Post. \u201cThat\u2019s why we are painstakingly going through his whereabouts, his relationships [and] employment history to figure out if in fact there are other victims.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You don\u2019t hear about serial killers much these days, except when talking about those from decades past. New technology and techniques make it harder for serial killers to exist, but a man suspected of killing four people has been apprehended in Virginia.The Washington Examiner reported that a man (who will not be named by The Daily Wire per policy) \u201chas been charged with at least two murders so far,\u201d and is suspected of killing two others and transporting their bodies in a shopping cart.\u201cWe\u2019re here today to talk about a serial killer, and that is a phrase that I\u2019ve used sparingly in my three decades in this profession,\u201d Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said during a press conference on Friday.From the Examiner:The most recent victims were found Wednesday in a wooded area, next to a Target shopping cart in Alexandria, Virginia, officials said. One body is believed to be that of Cheyenne Brown from Washington, D.C., who went missing in September. The other body remains unidentified.Two other\u00a0bodies\u00a0have been found since August, in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Allene Elizabeth \u201cBeth\u201d Redmon, 54, of Harrisonburg and Tonita Lorice Smith, 39, of Charlottesville were found near each other, but their deaths occurred at different times, Davis said.Police are looking for other potential victims.The suspect reportedly met his victims on dating sites before luring them to motels. Authorities say at least two victims met the suspect at the Moon Inn in Alexandria. He reportedly \u201cinflicted trauma\u201d on the victims, though it is unclear what \u201ctrauma\u201d was inflicted before he killed them.Police said surveillance footage showed the suspect with Brown, the missing woman, at a Metro stop in D.C. on September 30 \u2013 the day she disappeared. Brown reportedly took the Metro to the Huntington Station, which is in Fairfax County, Virginia. Cell phone data showed she was in the area near the Moon Inn. The suspect was reportedly staying at the motel at that time.Fairfax County police attempted to help Washington, D.C., police when they asked for assistance finding Brown, but couldn\u2019t find her. After receiving new information, they returned to the Moon Inn. At that time, a homicide detective noticed a shopping cart nearby and, remembering other cases showing the suspect using a shopping cart, decided to look in the vacant lot across the street from the motel. There they found two bodies stuffed in a large black trash can.The suspect has been charged \u201cwith two counts of first-degree murder and two felony counts of concealing, transporting, or altering a dead body,\u201d the Examiner reported.Police Chief Davis told The Washington Post that police are looking for similar crimes to see if the suspect is, indeed, a serial killer, dubbing him the \u201cShopping Cart Killer.\u201d\u201cHe didn\u2019t suddenly turn into who he is three months ago,\u201d Davis said, according to the Post. \u201cThat\u2019s why we are painstakingly going through his whereabouts, his relationships [and] employment history to figure out if in fact there are other victims.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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