Professor murders 3 people and on the run

Yesterday in my Introduction to PR class, we discussed the recent event of an University of Georgia professor murdering 3 people, 1 including his wife.

The wanted man, George Zinkan, dropped his kids off at his neighbor’s house before he fled. He is smart enough not to use his credit or debit cards, or other traceable items. News articles are claiming that this man can be anywhere.

He has not held any previous displinary actions. The cause is unknown but he was argueing with one of the victims before the murders took place.

One odd trace of information is that he told his students the previous week that if they were satisified with their grade that they did not have to take the final. This gives some suspicion if the act was pre-meditated. There now stands the question of how the grades are going to be determined for his currently enrolled students.

This scares college students all over the nation, because a professor is someone who you trust and feel like has received enough discipline and education to not commit harmful acts like this one. I personally feel a little less at ease with this incident because I have realized that even my own professors could be criminals. We all know humans make mistakes, regardless of their occupation. Yet, I sometimes forget that professors have negative thoughts as well.

The good thing is the professor did not attack students because that would scare many parents of the security of their sons and daughters. Although they may be wary now, it is obvious that the murders and abuses were not a school matter, but a personal one.

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