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Four women whose lives ended in a drainage ditch outside Atlantic City

The bodies of four women were found in a drainage ditch just outside Atlantic City in November 2006 ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- The four women whose bodies were found in a drainage ditch just outside Atlantic City in November 2006, in the order that they were identified: KIM RAFFO, 35. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she met her future husband, Hugh Auslander, when they were both teenagers living there. They got married and moved to a four-bedroom home Florida in the 1990s, and had two kids. She led what relatives said appeared to be a tranquil domestic life with her husband, who worked as a carpenter. A sister described her as a “mom of the year”-type. She volunteered with the Girl Scouts and PTA. A relative said Raffo “was like Martha Stewart” before growing bored with life as a housewife. She enrolled in a cooking class at a technical school, and met a drug user who introduced her to cocaine and heroin. Her husband took the kids and left; Raffo and her boyfriend settled in Atlantic City, ...

After 6 women found dead, Portland officials warn against serial killer speculation

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The Portland Police Bureau in Oregon took a strong stance against “online rumors” Sunday, shutting down theories of a serial killer after the deaths of six women. The Portland Police Bureau in Oregon took a strong stance against “online rumors” Sunday, shutting down theories of a potential serial killer after the deaths of six women under the age of 40 within the last three months. The agency publicly condemned the speculation, accusing social media posts and news articles of spreading “anxiety and fear in our community” without being “supported by the facts available at this point.” “While any premature death is concerning…PPB has no reason to believe these six cases are connected,” the law enforcement agency wrote in a press release. Officers with the PPB first found human remains in Multnomah County, Oregon, in February, later determining that the remains belonged to Kristin Smith, 22, who was reported missing on Dec. 22, according to the PPB. STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images Smith’s caus...