# Polk County, Arkansas Killings **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 2, 2017, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polk-county-arkansas-killings/785712 "2017-05-02T12:44:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2017, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polk-county-arkansas-killings/785712/1 "2017-05-02T12:44:35Z")
Lookie [here.](http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/may/02/man-37-faces-4-murder-charges-20170502/?f=news-arkansas) The police in a couple of small towns have found four people dead. I understand the story is breaking, but the quality of the writing leaves many question. Was this a mass killing or a serial killing? (I need to know for my list.) How far apart were the bodies found? Are these locations near each other? What was the means of the murders? Are we talking Tuesday 25 April or today, Tuesday 2 May? I just got off the plane and am jet-lagged. Maybe I am missing something, or many things. Anyone know what went on here, or perhaps can someone help me with my reading skills? ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polk-county-arkansas-killings/785712/2 "2017-05-02T13:40:23Z")
Was this a mass killing or a serial killing? (I need to know for my list.) A woman, her two minor children, & her uncle. I’m not sure how you define the difference between the two but they’re all part of one family & all appear to be killed within a short time period, so I’d say mass killing. How far apart were the bodies found? Are these locations near each other? According to the article the two towns are about 3 miles apart. > [@arkansasonline.com](#): > > [COLOR=“Blue”]Bethany Wester’s body was found April 25 in a creek southeast of Cove, about 3 miles south of Hatfield, after the sheriff’s office received a report of a suspicious object in the creek. > \ > On Thursday, two days after the discovery of Wester’s body, authorities found Payne’s body outside his home in Hatfield > \ > Friday afternoon, searchers found Acelynn’s body in a heavily wooded area southeast of Cove, according to the affidavit. [/COLOR] What was the means of the murders? Not disclosed. Are we talking Tuesday 25 April or today, Tuesday 2 May? Last Tues > [@arkansasonline.com](#): > > A Polk County man was arraigned Monday in Circuit Court on four counts of capital murder in the deaths of four members of a family whose bodies were found last week. I just got off the plane and am jet-lagged. Maybe I am missing something, or many things. Anyone know what went on here, or perhaps can someone help me with my reading skills? Get some sleep, will ya.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2017, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polk-county-arkansas-killings/785712/3 "2017-05-02T14:12:05Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > Lookie here. this makes it seem like you are gloating. > [@](#): > > Was this a mass killing or a serial killing? (I need to know for my list.) can’t you post this stuff in your murder thread? ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polk-county-arkansas-killings/785712/4 "2017-05-02T14:49:52Z")
Thank you for your help. A nap helped. Unless we hear otherwise, I am ruling this to be a mass, not a serial killing. Yes, I am (now) going to post this on my list.