Indiana man confesses to murders of 4 women
HAMMOND, Ind. Police in northwest Indiana have found three more bodies in Gary overnight after four murdered women were found over the weekend in the area.
Police say a man s confession to killing a woman who was strangled at a motel led to the other six bodies being found.
As ABC affiliate WLS in Chicago reports, that brings the total bodies found in Gary and Hammond to seven. Police have not officially charged the man who has been linkepatagonia better sweater men's saled to the murders.
Hammond police said Sunday they have a person of interest in custody in the deaths of one woman in Hammond and three more women in Gary. That s the first four bodies found these three additional were found Sunday into early Monday.
The Lake County coroner s office said early Monday that the bodies discount patagonia nano puff pulloverwere found Sunday night at two locations in Gary.
Police said Sunday that a 43 year old man confessed to killing a woman whose body was found in apatagonia outlet store las vegas1 Motel 6 in the neighboring city of Hammond and told investigators where the bodies of three other women could be found in Gary. Those women were found late Saturday and early Sunday.
It wasn t immediately clear whether the man had directed police to the bodies discovered Sunday night. Phone and email messages seeking comment from Gary police spokeswoman Cpl. Gabrielle King weren t immediately returned early Monday.
The coroner s office called the three new deaths all homicides, with one victim strangled and unspecified injuries for the other two women.
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The coroner s office said a second victim had been identified by family members as 35 year old Anithpatagonia outlet store las vegas3 Jonpatagonia discount code newegges of Merrillville. Autopsies had not yet been completed on her or the other two women, who have not yet been identified.
The Post Tribune of Merrillville reported Jones had been missing since Oct. 8 and Gary police had searched a block recently looking for her. Friday at a Motel 6.
A friend of the deceased called us and she was concerned when she didn t respond to her calling, Hoyda said. We were sent there and found that person dead.
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Hoyda said the man confessed during questioning and then told investigators patagonia guide jacket yolkwhere several other female victims of possible homicide were located.
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Hoyda said the man s name wasn t being released because he had not yet been formally charged. He would not say when charges will be filed. He was being held in the Hammond City Jail.
