Co-founder of Gokada found decapitated, dismembered inside New York condo

Re:Co-founder of Gokada found decapitated, dismembered insid... by huntermeyer on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @01:10PM (#23848194)

Isn't a common practice for serial killer coverage to be limited? I thought this was intentional to not influence copy-cats and other mis/dis-information which muddy the investigation.

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Re:Co-founder of Gokada found decapitated, dismembered insid... by DetroitThrow on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @01:17PM (#23848288)

While withholding some details happens in murder cases, this is the first I've heard of there being voluntary editorial standards that restrict information about the murders of serial killers. In fact, you'd generally think there'd be a voluntary policy to do the opposite given their prevalence in modern media.

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Re:Co-founder of Gokada found decapitated, dismembered insid... by throwaway0a5e on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @01:46PM (#23848828)

My understanding is that it's more of the cops withholding information than it is the media exercising restraint.

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