Homicide investigators said Friday that they're not convinced the killings are related. They said it's too soon to say whether a serial killer is involved. Police have not been able to determine a motive. The slain men were all found in lower downtown or the central Platte Valley. This kind of brutality, like hate crimes, puts a black eye on a city, said John Parvensky, director of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.
Police tend to call the victims transients.
Denver Public Safety Director Butch Montoya used the occasion to point out that there are many, complex reasons for homelessness - mental illness, drug addictions and other problems. Callers will remain anonymous. Avalanche Nuggets Rockies College RockyPreps Recreation Snow Rept.