In Little Rock, Black Power and White Supremacy Clash in Hunting a Serial Killer

A serial killer. A sales tax increase. Racially segregated political districts and police unions. In Little Rock, Black political power struggles with hunting a murderer.

Mayor Frank Scott of Little Rock on one of his “Scott Strolls.” Source: Twitter.

Money, power and respect, what you need in life
Money, power and respect, you’ll be eatin’ right
Money, power and respect, you can sleep at night
You’ll see the light, what’s the key to life? — Kimberly Denise Jones, Black poet.

The Little Rock Police Department (LRPD) found Debra Walker stumbling and bleeding early on April 11th.

The police and medical first responders found her suffering from 15 stab wounds. They quickly got her to the Univesity of Arkansas Medical School hospital, where doctors examined her and determined her wounds did not threaten her life. Still, the trauma of the attack prevented her from finding her words. All she was able to do is identify her attacker as a Black man.

Walker, in which the police report identified as Incident 2021–037937, is the only surviving victim of the Little Rock Slasher. In 2020, the Little Rock Police Department (LRPD) found…