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At least four murders, all victims were homosexual: According to the police, a serial killer who is targeting gays is on the loose in Spain.
He is said to have killed at least four men - all in the Basque metropolis of Bilbao in northern Spain, as reported by the newspaper "El Mundo" and other Spanish media, citing the responsible authorities.
A young man aged around 20 to 30 is wanted as an urgent suspect.
A victim who escaped in December described the alleged perpetrator.
The wanted person is suspected of murder in at least four counts.
It cannot be ruled out that he has more lives on his conscience.
murders committed in the past year
According to the reports, all murders have more than one common denominator: the victims would have contacted the alleged serial killer via the dating app Grindr, which is particularly popular with gays.
They invited him to their home and were drugged to death there.
In all cases, the victims' bank accounts were plundered.
The perpetrator is said to have committed the murders last year.
The police of the Basque country did not publish any official announcement for the time being.
On request, however, she confirmed the media reports and the ongoing investigations.
Bilbao's Mayor Juan Mari Aburto admitted in an interview that there was a "tense calm" in his city due to the media reports.
The City Hall is aware of the investigation.
But you have to do everything you can to “not alarm” society.
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