Violent men know that and target prostitutes because of it".
These notorious serial killers targeted prostitutes specifically because they knew no one would be looking for them.
An area in Van Nuys, for example, has a high number of reported rapes because attackers target prostitutes who frequent the area (B1).
In almost every case, investigators say he targeted prostitutes and drug addicts — "women that wouldn't be missed," as one detective put it.
When we think of violence against sex workers, we conjure up images of dangerous clients and serial killers who target prostitutes.
The pilot introduces the "Ice Truck Killer", a serial killer who targets prostitutes and leaves their bodies dismembered and bloodless, and the rivalry that develops between the killer and Dexter.
The murders have been likened to those by Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper" who was convicted of murdering 13 women (and wounding seven others), mainly those who worked as prostitutes, over a period of five years from 1975 to 1980 in northern England; and to "Jack the Ripper", the infamous Victorian serial murderer who also targeted prostitutes.
More than 2,000 websites have been targeted, and prostitutes are being threatened with prison sentences for displaying advertisements in phone boxes.
"At present, rather than help them, we contribute to their vulnerability by having a system of policing that targets the prostitute rather than the punter," he says.
Sweden, in 1999, began targeting johns rather than prostitutes, by outlawing the purchase of sexual services but not their sale.
