DEATH TOLL: If killing was a business,...
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DEATH TOLL: If killing was a business, business would be booming in Orange County. . . . Through most of the ‘80s the county averaged 110 homicides a year, but the total jumped 25% in 1989 and is expected to top 170 this year. . . . “More gang activity and drug activity,” explained Chief Deputy Coroner Jim Beisner.
WHO ARE THE KILLERS? Relationship of killer to victim in Orange County, 1989 Friend or acquaintance: 36% Spouse or relative: 14% Stranger: 26% No suspect: 24% Source: California Department of Justice/Bureau of Criminal Statistics.
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