I noticed the killer, Scorpio, has a job as graveyard shift groundskeeper, and it pays him enough to afford a small apartment.
In the 70s, a psycho killer had a job that paid him enough to afford a roof over his head. I'll repeat that: In the 70s, before Reaganomics made that impossible, you could be a psycho killer and still get a job that pays you enough for basic essentials.
Whereas nowadays, you can be a wonderful person and still not be able to make rent…