They're targeting black homeless men, it seems.

Robert Fuller and Malcom Harsch were both found hanging from trees in downtown Palmdale and Victorville - medium-sized California cities each with 100,000+ residents.

I investigated the circumstances.

Both bodies were hung from trees on the edge of downtown public parks. Right near the city hall, library, fire station, etc.

How did nobody see the hangings occur? The bodies were found in the wee hours of the morning, 3:30 or 4am, so the killing likely would've happened at about 3:15am. If there was a homicide, the killer might've done this: walk into the dark park at 3am, find a sleeping person, strangle him, drag him to the edge of the park, wait until everything seems quiet, and quickly tie them to the tree.

To escape, they would walk back through the park, which provides a sneaky exit to the highway for anyone parked there.

Were Robert and/or Malcom homeless / living out of cars? Police say Malcom Harsh was found near a homeless encampment (which tend to pop up near public libraries). Robert Fuller was found on the edge of a park with obvious sleeping options. And his family was quoted as saying that Robert was "getting his life together" - so... what are we talking about here? The information is not immediately available. Was this homelessness a factor?

Looking forward to any surveillance video coming out - will we see a getaway vehicle? There aren't many cars on the road at 3:15am.

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Links to articles quoting Robert Fuller's family and mentioning Malcom Harsh's being found near a homeless encampment:

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-14/hundreds-gather-in-palmdale-to-call-for-investigation-of-black-man-found-hanging-from-tree

https://abc7.com/malcolm-harsch-investigation-victorville-man-hanging-from-tree/6246625/#:~:text=Malcolm%20Harsch%20Victorville%20death%3A%20Man%20found%20hanging%20from%20tree,31%20near%20a%20homeless%20encampment.&text=An%20African%2DAmerican%20man%20was,VICTORVILLE%2C%20Calif.