What We Know About 6 Bodies Found Across New England — and the Serial Killer Fears They’ve Sparked

Residents throughout a number of New England cities are expressing considerations a few doable serial killer after no less than six our bodies have been recovered in somewhat over a month.

The stays had been present in 4 cities in Connecticut, one city in Massachusetts and one city in Rhode Island — all inside a few hours of one another and on the Atlantic coast.

Because the notion of a doable serial killer floats throughout social media amongst net sleuths, some investigating companies have dismissed the speculation, PEOPLE beforehand reported.

Two of the ladies linked to the case disappeared within the fall, per native media studies. 

Right here’s what we all know concerning the victims and the timeline of the our bodies found:

March 6, Norwalk, Conn.

Paige Fannon, Feminine, 35

The physique of Paige Fannon was recovered by Norwalk police’s scuba workforce and hearth rescue workforce on March 6, native shops The Hour and the Daily Voice reported.

Norwalk police had been aiding authorities in close by Wilton, Conn., seek for a lacking individual, The Hour, the Every day Voice and the New Haven Register reported on the time.

Per the New Haven Register, Wilton authorities had been in search of Fannon, a resident of West Islip on Lengthy Island, as she was seen of their jurisdiction on March 5, a day after she was reported lacking in New York.

Authorities positioned clothes and private gadgets left on the financial institution of the Norwalk River earlier than ultimately discovering Fannon’s physique. 

A GoFundMe has been set as much as help her household as they cope along with her premature demise. 

March 19, Groton, Conn.

Unnamed, Feminine, 40 — 60-years-old 

Authorities recovered a physique inside a suitcase close to a cemetery in Groton, WTNH reported.  State police advised the outlet they don’t imagine there may be any info suggesting a connection to the invention of different stays. 

Groton’s police chief echoed the assertion, urging individuals to not “rush to judgement,” per the outlet. 

Groton is 80 miles east of Norwalk.

March 6, Plymouth, Mass.

Unnamed, no info on gender or age 

Human stays had been discovered by a hunter in a wooded space in Plymouth, Mass., about 108 miles east of Groton and 178 miles east from Norwalk. 

The hunter initially thought the stays belonged to an animal, earlier than realizing the bone was not in line with the form of animal bones, Boston 25 reported on the time. 

Officers responding to his report decided the bone was the highest half of a human cranium, with its jaw and nasal space lacking, per the outlet. 

Authorities didn’t launch any figuring out info, such because the age and gender, of the sufferer.

PEOPLE didn’t instantly hear again from Plymouth police concerning updates. 

March 20, New Haven, Conn. 

Denise Leary, Feminine, 59

Authorities in New Haven discovered the physique of Denise Leary after residents reported discovering human stays in a wooded space close to a house, the New Haven police announced on X on the time. 

The stays had been “in an advanced state of decay” after they had been discovered, police mentioned. 

On March 25, police confirmed the physique belonged to Denise Leary, who disappeared in September, per WFSB and the New Haven Register.

Police claimed Leary suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, per WFSB.

New Haven is about 156 miles west of Plymouth and about 50 miles west of Groton.

March 26, Foster, R.I. 

Michele Romano, Feminine, 56

The physique of Michele Romano was discovered on March 26, eight months after she disappeared.

Her stays had been present in a wooded space, Rhode Island authorities mentioned on the time, per WJAR.

Investigators started trying into the “suspicious circumstances” surrounding her demise.

A person within the neighborhood advised WJAR that his canine could have seen the stays earlier than they had been discovered by the person who reported it.

“I know my dog has been acting strange when he comes out here,” Tom Slater advised the outlet. “He’s always sniffing over that way. I don’t know how long the body has been over there but he would pick up on it.”

Foster is about 89 miles northeast of New Haven.

April 9, Killingly, Conn. 

Unnamed, no info on gender or age 

Final week, unidentified human stays had been present in Killingly, the Connecticut State Police beforehand advised PEOPLE in an e-mail.

“This investigation is in the early stages, remains active and ongoing, and there is no information at this time suggesting any connection to similar remains discoveries actively under investigation by CSP or other CT law enforcement agencies,” the company mentioned.

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Whereas police throughout the cities stay tight-lipped, on-line sleuths are gathering on TikTok, Fb and Reddit to debate the matter.

Many have joirned Facebook group “New England SK” to remain up to date on the case and comparable information.