It's in Russian though, in the print version of Russkii Newsweek. He says what you'd expect -- that such killings are the result of increased stress and income disparity in the US after the last 25 years -- tailored to a Russian readership. I would translate it if I weren't so busy.
Ames has something of a large media presence in Russia you know. He's hosted a television show.
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