"I think that's a fair assessment." replied Blake. "I may have a lead on an eyewitness to one of the earlier murders." He held up a hand to forstall any comment. "I say may. Til I get to talk to this source, I don't know if they really did see anything or not."<br/><br/>"Now, offhand I can think of few reasons for someone doing these killings. First, a serial killer. I don't think we have enough info to tell if there's a pattern for that yet."<br/><br/>"Second, some big ritual thing." His eyes flicked towards the Warden. This would be her area of expertise. "Someone is working up the big mojo and needs deaths in the right times and places, or body parts from the victims to pull it off. Anyone know if the bodies were intact or not?"<br/><br/>"Third, cover. Only one victim actually matters. The rest are there to blur the situation and create a smoke screen."<br/><br/>"Fourth, a power play. Each killing strengthens someone, or weakens someone else. That would mean some common connection between the dead."<br/><br/>He took a sip from the coke. "Any of you got any other theories?"