Great article, confirms what many have suspected all along, that although many murders may have a familial connection, there are serial killers at work here too, perhaps relying on that perception, to target these women. imo
rbbm, from the article.
"Vulnerable targets
When it comes to the 18 serial-homicide cases compiled and confirmed by The Globe, many of the women, ranging in age from 13 to 41, were killed in or near cities. The majority were First Nations, while at least two were Métis. Many of the women were either known or believed to have been engaged in sex work, though it is unclear, in several instances, whether that was true around the time of the killing. “It’s a low-risk way to select a victim,” said Mark Safarik, a retired special agent who worked in the FBI’s behavioural analysis unit as a criminal profiler. He added that serial killers tend to select targets who meet two primary criteria: availability and vulnerability.
In further analyzing the 18 cases, there were also findings related to the eight killers, five of whom are non-indigenous. In the cases of Mr. Andretti, Winnipeg’s Shawn Lamb and Saskatoon’s John Crawford, every one of their known victims – a total of eight – was indigenous. The relationship between the victim and her killer was not always known or clear. While the death of Ms. McPherson might well be classified by some as “family violence,” since she was Mr. Andretti’s wife at the time of her death, he was already a killer by the time they wed. There were also instances in which the perpetrator was believed to be a stranger."
