you see , tim kelpnot , as we know , was not a nice man , and the local populace concluded that what had happened to him had come from someone whom he had no doubt ripped off or cheated in the past ( and although this is actually the case , they did not expect that the former shopkeeper had got his just deserts for a measly 10p ) so when the second murder occurred , the horrible realisation that a cold blooded killer stalked the area quickly spread a chill of fear through the locals .