Back in July, the Californian city of Oakland experienced a moment of unease.

Someone had seen ropes hanging from trees around a lake in the township and the mayor, Democrat

Libby Schaaf

, called out: "We are going to investigate this he

Become Premium from € 1 the first month

Take advantage of this limited-time offer and access all web content

I love you

Are you already Premium?

Log in

Cancel whenever you want