Shot Woman Says Stockton ‘Serial Killer’ Could Have Been Stopped
OAKLAND, California—The suspected serial killer first struck on a residential street in East Oakland. But his lone surviving victim insists the unidentified suspect, who is still at large, could have been stopped earlier if cops had only listened to her.
The first to die was Juan Miguel Vasquez Serrano, 39, who was homeless at the time of his murder. He had been living on the streets of the working-class Seminary district for about eight months, according to local resident John Smith, who told The Daily Beast that Serrano was known in the neighborhood for his skill fixing cars.
Smith and his wife, Sherie, were awoken by gunshots shortly after 4 a.m. on April 10, 2021, according to local reports. When police and emergency responders arrived, Sherie Smith watched as paramedics attempted to save Serrano’s life on the corner of Harmon Street and 57th Avenue, she said. But they could not.