Detroit police fear 'serial murderer and rapist' at large after third body found

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Thu 6 Jun 2019 03.09 BST
Associated Press

Authorities, who believe attacker is targeting sex workers, make public appeal for information

Investigators believe a “serial murderer and rapist” targeting sex workers is at large in the city of Detroit after the decomposed body of a third woman was found on Wednesday in a vacant house, the police chief said.

Chief James Craig said the homicides, which began in March, appeared to be related to the sex trade. He declined to “go into a lot of detail”.

Two of the three women were in their early 50s. One died of blunt force trauma, while the cause of the other deaths remains under investigation, Craig told reporters.

“We believe this is a serial murderer and rapist, and we want to alert all sex workers, particularly those who work inside vacant houses, to beware,” Craig said.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/05/detroit-serial-killer-warning-sex-workers


Detroit Police warns of possible serial killer targeting women

Frank Witsil and Ann Zaniewski
Detroit Free Press
Published 2:34 p.m. ET June 5, 2019

After three apparent slayings of women, Detroit Police said Wednesday that the cases may be linked and warned that investigators may be dealing with a serial killer.

“We’re not trying to create alarm,” Detroit Police Chief James Craig said. “But we want to get this information out.”

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He said it also does not appear connected to other recent homicides police are investigating, but Craig did not close out the possibility that there are older, unsolved rapes and slayings that may be connected to the same killer.

Craig said the department decided to warn of a possible serial killer on Wednesday after a woman’s body was found naked in a vacant home on Mack Avenue near Mount Elliott. Police believe the latest death may be connected to the two others.

Craig urged anyone with information to report it by calling 1-800-SPEAK-UP.

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https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2019/06/05/serial-murderer-killer-detroit-james-craig/1356052001/