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| Sex worker in West Virginia shoots dead 'serial killer' | Sex worker in West Virginia shoots dead 'serial killer' |
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| A woman working as a prostitute may have put an end to a nationwide killing spree after she shot and killed a man in self-defence, police say. | A woman working as a prostitute may have put an end to a nationwide killing spree after she shot and killed a man in self-defence, police say. |
| She told police that Neal Falls, 45, had answered her online escort ad, but the encounter turned violent after he arrived at her West Virginia home. | She told police that Neal Falls, 45, had answered her online escort ad, but the encounter turned violent after he arrived at her West Virginia home. |
| During a struggle, the woman got hold of Falls' gun and shot him. | During a struggle, the woman got hold of Falls' gun and shot him. |
| A "kill list" was found in his pocket, leading police to believe that he was targeting local sex workers. | A "kill list" was found in his pocket, leading police to believe that he was targeting local sex workers. |
| "I knew he was there to kill me," the woman - who was not identified- told local news station WOWK. | |
| "I could tell that he had already done something because he said that he was going to prison for a long time. And that's when I knew he was gonna kill me." | "I could tell that he had already done something because he said that he was going to prison for a long time. And that's when I knew he was gonna kill me." |
| Police in Charleston, West Virginia, found weapons and tools - including knives, a bulletproof vest, a machete, rubbish bags and bleach - inside the boot of his car. | Police in Charleston, West Virginia, found weapons and tools - including knives, a bulletproof vest, a machete, rubbish bags and bleach - inside the boot of his car. |
| Neal Falls was found with weapons, cleaning supplies and a "kill list". | Neal Falls was found with weapons, cleaning supplies and a "kill list". |
| The evidence found in West Virginia on 18 July has authorities investigating whether Falls is connected to a series of unsolved murders in Ohio and Nevada. | The evidence found in West Virginia on 18 July has authorities investigating whether Falls is connected to a series of unsolved murders in Ohio and Nevada. |
| "The stuff that we found is so alarming that we want law enforcement across the country to be aware of it," Lt Steve Cooper of the Charleston Police Department said. | "The stuff that we found is so alarming that we want law enforcement across the country to be aware of it," Lt Steve Cooper of the Charleston Police Department said. |
| Falls, whose most recently address was in Oregon, lived in Henderson, Nevada from 2000 to 2007. | Falls, whose most recently address was in Oregon, lived in Henderson, Nevada from 2000 to 2007. |
| During that time, the bodies of three prostitutes were found dismembered along highways. A fourth sex worker was reported missing, but never found. | During that time, the bodies of three prostitutes were found dismembered along highways. A fourth sex worker was reported missing, but never found. |
| More recently, four women have been killed and two others have gone missing in Chillicothe, Ohio - about a two-hour drive from Charleston. | More recently, four women have been killed and two others have gone missing in Chillicothe, Ohio - about a two-hour drive from Charleston. |