Nothing seems to fit to connect the murders together. A rookie NY Times reporter is sent on a murder case (the pimp) and is then sent off to do a story in Seattle where he finds another victim here whilst trying to report on freak weather conditions.
There seems to be no discernible connection between the murders. A rookie reporter from the NY Times is assigned to investigate a murder case involving a pimp and then travels to Seattle to write a story about extreme weather, only to discover another victim during their reporting.