I subscribe to a line of thought known as "Occam's Razor." It states that "when you have two competing theories which make exactly the same predictions, the one that is simpler is the better."
For example, one could theorize the latest victim was targeted because she was an FBI employee. To support that, one could do an in-depth investigation of what she was working on, find a link to terrorism, and thus conclude someone wanted her dead. Or, one could also theorize she was targeted simply because she was an easy shot for a killer who had parked his car near an easy escape route (and that many FBI agents live in the DC area). Occam's Razor would favor the latter theory as it's quite simple.
Of course we need to investigate if these killings are related to terrorism, just as we have to investigate dozens of other possibilities. But, right now, we have no actual *evidence* that we're dealing with someone other than a "run-of-the-mill" serial killer. As, sadly, history is filled with examples of such, Occam's Razor would say that's the most likely scenario.
- Jeff |
