Crime
A Murder That Says So Much About U.S.
23-year-old Iryna Zarutska—combined with a collage the offender’s fourteen mugshots from his previous arrests
By John Leake
Just before Christmas, 1959, the American novelist, Truman Capote, began researching the true story of the murder of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas on the night of November 15 of that year. As Capote saw it, the murder seemed—in an extremely dramatic way—to express the state of American society at that time.
Capote’s research ultimately led to the publication of In Cold Blood, which many consider the founding book of the true crime genre.
I thought of In Cold Blood when I saw the following images. The first is a still from the surveillance video on a Charlotte, NC light rail train showing a man nonchalantly opening his folding knife to kill the young woman sitting in front of him.
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The second image captures the man initiating the fatal attack in which he stabbed the girl three times, including a fatal wound to her neck.
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The third image is of the victim—23-year-old Iryna Zarutska—combined with a collage the offender’s fourteen mugshots from his previous arrests.
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Iryna, who sought refuge in the United States from the war in Ukraine, was riding the train home from her job as a clerk in a pizzeria.
A society that does such an appalling job of protecting young women cannot be considered civilized or to have retained anything resembling manly virtue. The incident strikes me as a logical outcome in a society in which Marine veteran Daniel Penny was prosecuted for negligent homicide. Penny took action to protect people on a New York City subway from a deranged homeless man who was shouting “I’m gonna kill you” and other threats. Penny put the man in a chokehold that resulted in the man’s death, which sparked a major protest. The protestors believed that death threats do not warrant the use of force—that administering a chokehold is only justified after a violent attack has been initiated.
So far, no protests of the coldblooded murder of the innocent and unsuspecting girl. Of all major newspapers, only the New York Post has reported the incident, which is such a shameful horror show as to be almost beyond belief.
It seems the other major newspapers don’t consider the slaughter of a young woman on a public train to be newsworthy.
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From The Center Square
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The Utah Department of Public Safety has released photos depicting the person of interest connected to the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Although law enforcement uncovered the rifle used to kill Kirk during a Wednesday event at Utah Valley University, a manhunt for the shooter remains ongoing. Authorities had initially detained two individuals at different times following the shooting but released them after determining neither was involved.
Authorities in Utah are looking for this man in relation to Wednesday’s assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
State of Utah with permission
The two blurry images, circulated by Utah DPS Thursday, depict what appears to be a white male wearing sunglasses, a hat, and dark clothing. Authorities have not officially confirmed the person of interest’s race, sex, or age.
Utah DPS is encouraging anyone with information on the person to call 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit digital media tips to https://tips.fbi.gov/digitalmedia/f4507712a3b2893.
The FBI is also offering up to $100,000 for “information leading to the identification and arrest of the individual(s) responsible for the murder of Charlie Kirk.”
Authorities in Utah are looking for this man in relation to the Wednesday assassination of Charlie Kirk.
State of Utah with permission
The 31-year-old Turning Point USA founder and ally of President Donald Trump took a bullet to the neck while speaking at his “American Comeback Tour” on UVU’s campus. He was pronounced dead shortly thereafter, leaving behind his wife and two children under the age of five.
School authorities traced the shots to the roof of the Losee Center, about 200 yards from the outdoor event.
Kirk’s death sent shockwaves across the political sphere, with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle condemning the shooting Wednesday afternoon. Calling Kirk “a truly Great American Patriot,” Trump ordered all American flags to be lowered to half-mast until Sunday evening.
From The Center Square
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The weapon believed to have been used in the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been recovered; however, a manhunt remains ongoing for the suspected shooter.
Authorities held a briefing Thursday morning indicating that investigators recovered a “high-powered bolt action rifle” in a wooded area near the shooting site. Investigators say the “suspect blended in well with a college institution,” believing the suspect to be college aged. They say they have “images of the suspect.”
Investigators also said they made progress overnight in tracking the movements of the suspect before and after the shooting.
“We were able to track the movements of the shooter; starting at 11:52 a.m. the subject arrived on campus, shortly away from campus. We have tracked his movements onto the campus, through the stairwells up to the roof, across the roof to a shooting location. After the shooting, we were able to track his movements as he moved to the other side of the building, jumped off of the building and fled off of the campus and into a neighborhood,” according to the commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety, Beau Mason.
The suspected rifle used in the shooting is being sent to an FBI laboratory for analysis. In addition to the recovered weapon, investigators say they collected footwear impressions, a palm print and forearm imprints; however, they didn’t indicate where they were collected.
Ammunition found inside the rifle contained engraved messages of transgender and antifascist ideology, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Kirk was shot in the neck shortly before 12:30 p.m. MDT Wednesday during a campus event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. About 3,000 people were in attendance, and the shooting was captured by multiple spectators and posted to social media.
Two individuals were briefly detained and questioned in relation to the shooting, but were later released, according to FBI Director Kash Patel.
Videos circulating show a shadowy figure, appearing to be dressed in black clothing, who can be seen on a rooftop approximately 200 yards from where Kirk was speaking. The figure can be seen running shortly after the shooting.
The FBI, along with the Utah Department of Public Safety, is leading the investigation.
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