Tale #4 from the menacing horror short story anthology GRIM RENDEZVOUS, written & narrated by Chris Harvey.
"It was in the newspapers again, or at least the local ones, and it had been promoted to the front page.
She could see it in large black letters, right in front of her, as the young man sitting opposite unfolded his newspaper:
FEARS OF A SERIAL KILLER INCREASE AS VICTIM NUMBER THREE IS FOUND.
It was so close that she could read the small print of the story if she wanted to. But she didn't..."