Seven of these cases had a possible 'motive' - break-up with a partner, criminal conviction - and in the case of the most recent woman, a long battle with anorexia.
I am no expert on ley lines, crystals and the like, but if these were at fault, I would imagine the potentially negative qualities would have been affecting people for far, far longer than a year - but, as I said, I am not expert.
I would agree with Ali on this. The people involved are all young, many have had tributes paid to them on places like Facebook and the deaths have resulted in a kind of fame.
It is sad - but some young people today seem to find 'fame' extremely important.