OTOH, stabbing, especially multiple times like this one, is extremely personal. There's no way a killer doesn't recognize that he's stabbing someone. It's not accidental. And multiple stabs indicate a level of crazed hatred that boggles the mind.
> Family statements ... describe the killing as senseless.
Bullsh*t. It made perfect sense to the boyfriend when he was stabbing her.
The increasing prevalence of stabbings is very worrisome. It's not just that knives are easier to obtain than guns; it also says something about the nature of the hatred.
Cops know the more stab wounds, the more personal it was.
The more face stab wounds, the more personal it is.
One or two, attacker is hired or is a stranger.
You get 40 and a bunch to the face, its someone they know.