I was a teenager during that period and I remember following the news closely back in 1982/83. I don't agree with some of the reports here. First, before 林過雲 was caught, I don't think people knew the connections of the ladies who disappeared mysteriously. I don't recall people were afraid of taking a taxi at night and getting abducted. This is only true after Lam was caught not before he was caught. Nobody back then knew there was a serial killer let alone a taxi driver. I do remember when Lam was caught, everything came together and the picture became clear. Lam took the police to Tai Hang to locate the bodies of the missing women, and the police finally realize these women who disappeared mysteriously were connected.