In this respect the press are often one step ahead of the police in making explicit some possible connections: Although police are keeping an open mind, it seems likely the anonymous phone caller and the darkly-clothed assailant are the same man.
Police have recovered a hammer at one of the murder scenes. They're keeping an open mind on why the women were killed.
Det Supt Ron Coutts, depute head of Grampian CID, is leading the investigation. He said police were keeping an open mind as to who was responsible.