Mark Fuhrman

I know that on LAPD they have used psychics. They used it on the Hillside strangler case. I'm not sure on the Richard Ramirez case. I can't say one thing or another about it. I've read about it. I really don't have a lot to say about if it works or if it doesn't.

American Public Servant

Used in crime news or thrillers to describe a killer who suffocates victims.

Crime Context

The term carries a dark, negative undertone, implying a brutal and personal method of killing.

Negative Connotation

Don't confuse 'strangler' as a job title. It's an illegal, immoral action, not a career.

Not a Profession

In botany, a strangler denotes plants competing aggressively, not just any climbing plant.

Botanical Behavior

Strangler plants play a role in their ecosystems, sometimes harming the host plants.

Ecological Impact

Strangler plants are commonly found in tropical forests, not in colder climates.

Tropical Association

 So at one point, my brother-in-law gets up the courage to ask the one question he really wants to know the answer to, and that how could you have done it? Didn't you feel any pity for your victims? These were very intimate murders -- he strangled his victims. And the strangler says very matter-of-factly,

Daniel Goleman: Why...

 ruthless the strangler fig which is in the ficus family from the moment they sprout strangler figs are competing with other trees around them for sunlight food and water and since mature trees have tall trunks and deep roots the fig saplings don't have much of a chance

The Secret Life of...

 said you know I've got the Stockwell strangler on one side of me and I've got the tiptoe through the tulips rapist on the other side of me so I tend to stay in my room a lot because I find quite frightening and they take Dad is a sign