Cops: We Found Serial Killer on Facebook

Man charged in slayings of 9 was friend of 2 victims' daughter
Killer Identified via Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Facebook, holds a press conference at their headquarters in Palo Alto, California, May 26, 2010.   (Getty Images)

Philippine authorities have arrested a man suspected of murdering 9 people this month—all thanks to his Facebook account. Mark Dizon, whose alleged victims include a Canadian, an American, a Brit and their Filipina partners, "was fond of computers and this gave him away," said the police superintendent. A suspect seen fleeing the most recent murder was identified by a family friend of the victims, whose daughter is a Facebook friend of Dizon, reports the BBC. (More Facebook stories.)

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