At least seven human remains were found justifying “reviews and investigations” in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts between March and April, according to Pennsylvania-based criminal defense attorney and former Lawrence County District Attorney Matthew Mangino.
For the past two months, human remains have been found in the chillary New Haven, Norwalk, Groton, Connecticut. Foster, Rhode Island. and Framingham Plymouth, Massachusetts.
At this point it is unclear whether the deaths of these seven victims have any form of connection, and Connecticut State Police told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that “there is no information at this time to suggest a connection to similar findings, and at this time there is no threat to the public.”
But Internet sluth, part of a private Facebook page with tens of thousands of members, has prompted speculation about the lonely perpetrator.
“I think it deserves at least a review and research whether it’s coincidental or not,” Mangino told Fox News Digital. “It may be happening as we speak to collaborate between different jurisdictions and determining whether there is a threat to an individual. We don’t know that, but I think it deserves such scrutiny.”
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Part of that investigation should include searching for all sorts of “patterns” between each death or crime scene, Mangino said.
“These different jurisdictions need to come together and compare notes and reports. We can first see if there are similarities between these deaths,” Mangino said. “Were these murders? I mean, they might discover that they could be natural deaths… and that could be suicide. So the number one question is: Are they enough to determine the cause and method of death?”
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“It certainly deserves research and review.”
Brian Higgins, an assistant professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, former police commissioner and director of public safety for Bergen County, New Jersey, noted that three victims in these seven cases have been identified as women. Police also believe that the victims found in the murders are women in their 40s and 60s.
Police in Norwalk, Connecticut identified the body of a 35-year-old woman on the Norwalk River, moving swiftly on March 6th after heavy rain the night before. (istock)
“Well, you have seven wrecks – that doesn’t necessarily mean there are seven people [victims] Of the serial killers, Higgins said. But it brings attention to these deaths and it is a positive way to see it. ”
A relative of Michele Romano, the victim discovered last month on Rhode Island, said in a post on her Facebook page, “Justice of Michele Romano,” that her death has nothing to do with the serial killer.
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“In light of recent comments, I know that Michele’s passing has nothing to do with any type of serial killer,” the family wrote. “We are totally faithful Rhode Island Police And our private detectives who are told that the person in charge will be brought to justice earlier than late! ”
Fox News Digital contacted Rhode Island State Police.
A set of human remains was found in Groton, Connecticut. (istock)
Higgins said the seven discoveries of remains in geographically close areas over two months were “unusual,” but “just because they were discovered in a short period of time doesn’t necessarily mean they are connected by timelines regarding death.”
The bodies were placed for two months, but that does not indicate that the victim died around the same time. For example, the ruins discovered in Massachusetts were several months ago, according to police.
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Higgins and Mangino pointed to social media as both a police tool and a barrier to investigating these various cases.
One set of human remains was found in Framingham, Massachusetts. (istock)
“True crime is the hottest thing on television, podcasts and social media,” Mangino said. “It’s true that these amateur detectives can help law enforcement, but what they do creates a lot of… tension. Sometimes it can be difficult for investigators who are trying to create some kind of tunnel vision, and suddenly there is concern in the community and panic.
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Higgins similarly said social media is “considered as a double-edged sword by law enforcement.”
“In some respects, it could point law enforcement in a direction that doesn’t usually go to, or in a direction that doesn’t usually go. Only one person as part of this group might raise the issue of becoming one thread that connects us,” Higgins said. “Of course, the other side is promoting all this attention, which could have a negative impact on law enforcement officials, because now you’re almost almost polluting the pool of witnesses. People already have this slope.
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The 57,000-member New England serial killer Facebook group attracted over 10,000 new members over the weekend last week. MassLive.com was first reported.
According to search engine data, Google searched for “New England Serial Killer” around April 7th.
