# Arrest made in Stockton, CA serial killings

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**Created:** [October 15, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrest-made-in-stockton-ca-serial-killings/973308 "2022-10-15T23:04:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrest-made-in-stockton-ca-serial-killings/973308/1 "2022-10-15T23:04:39Z")

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I’m surprised not to see anything else about this on this site. In short, at least 6 people have been shot and killed in the Stockton, CA area in recent months, and authorities have a suspect in custody - and they believe they caught him as he was preparing for another victim.

> **[Suspected Stockton serial killer caught with gun while 'out hunting,' police...](https://www.kcra.com/article/suspected-stockton-serial-killer-arrested-while-out-hunting-police-chief-says/41631651#)**
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> Wesley Brownlee, 43, was arrested this morning "while out hunting," police chief Stanley McFadden said on Saturday.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrest-made-in-stockton-ca-serial-killings/973308/2 "2022-10-16T14:36:27Z")

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The guy ain’t terribly smart, using the same gun for all of the murders.

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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrest-made-in-stockton-ca-serial-killings/973308/3 "2022-10-16T19:48:54Z")

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Some people are wondering if he also committed a similar series of crimes in the Chicago region, and this is being further investigated.

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**Author:** ![MissMiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missmiss/32/12315_2.png) [@MissMiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissMiss)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrest-made-in-stockton-ca-serial-killings/973308/4 "2022-10-16T19:51:00Z")

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Oh my God out hunting people  
Ughhhh