Fullerton — A homeless person sleeps on a bench at the bus depot. Three homeless men have been stabbed and killed in recent weeks in Orange County.  PHOTOGRAPH BY: Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times  Anaheim — John Berry, 64, who is homeless, listens to Anaheim Police Sergeant Mike Lynch warn him about the suspected serial killer in Orange County and how transients can protect themselves.  PHOTOGRAPH BY: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times  Placentia — A memorial for James Patrick McGillivray, 53, a homeless man, sits against a stucco wall where he was stabbed and killed on Dec. 20 at a strip mall. He is one of three homeless men who have been randomly killed in recent weeks in Orange County.  PHOTOGRAPH BY: Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times  Anaheim — Steven Scott, 51, who is homeless and recently got his nose broken when he confronted another man about giving back his stolen shoes, listens to Police Sgt. Mike Lynch warn him about the suspected serial killer in Orange County and how transients can protect themselves.  PHOTOGRAPH BY: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times  Anaheim — Ronnie Zupsic, who was injured in a fight and is homeless, reads a bulletin about the suspected serial killer in Orange County.  PHOTOGRAPH BY: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times  Placentia — Randall Lee Hooper, 54, keeps all his belongings in a pull suitcase and spends the nights in the Fullerton Armory. He is uneasy sleeping on the streets now and was beaten badly on Oct. 31.  PHOTOGRAPH BY: Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times  Anaheim — Homeless man Daniel Jaime, 52, spends his days in La Palma Park with other homeless men and his nights in the Fullerton Armory because he's afraid to be alone since three homeless men have been stabbed and killed in recent weeks.  PHOTOGRAPH BY: Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times  Anaheim — Steven Erickson, 56, who is homeless, listens to Police Sgt. Mike Lynch warn him about the suspected serial killer in Orange County.  PHOTOGRAPH BY: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times  Yorba Linda — A memorial for Paulus Smit, 57, lies in an outside stairwell where he was stabbed and killed while sleeping at the Yorba Linda library. He is one of three homeless men who have been randomly killed in recent weeks in Orange County.  PHOTOGRAPH BY: Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times  Santa Ana — Daryl Bossier, 49, who is homeless and has multiple sclerosis, keeps a lookout to protect his fellow homeless friends near the Orange County Civic Center. "A lot of people here are worried about the killer," Bossier said.  PHOTOGRAPH BY: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times  Fullerton — A homeless person sleeps on a bench near a street lamp and bar lamp in an alley near the bus depot in Fullerton. Three homeless men have been stabbed and killed in recent weeks in Orange County.  PHOTOGRAPH BY: Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times  Santa Ana — Sharie LaTurno, 29, who has been homeless since April, downloads music on her laptop computer near the Orange County Civic Center.  PHOTOGRAPH BY: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times  Santa Ana — Jenni McCourry, who has been homeless for five years, retires for the night in her "condo" as she keeps an eye out for strangers near the Orange County Civic Center. "I feel totally safe here," McCourry said. "When it's my time to go, it's my time to go. I can't be scared of one crazy man when I'm surrounded of hundreds of people," McCourry said.  PHOTOGRAPH BY: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times
Police say the attacker ‘is extremely dangerous to the public’ and urge homeless people to be on guard. A surveillance video provides the image of a possible suspect. Investigators believe that one person is responsible for stabbing three middle-aged homeless men in 10 days and have formed...