Authorities in New Britain, Connecticut, on Monday said they had discovered the remains of four more women behind a shopping plaza, bringing the total death count to seven in the suspected serial killer case.
Investigators have also identified a suspect, who they declined to name during a press briefing on Monday. However, law enforcement officials familiar with the investigation told the Hartford Courant that authorities are focusing on a single suspect who is already in prison.
The developments come eight years after partial remains were first discovered behind the shopping center at 593 Hartford Road by someone who was looking for a place to hunt. Over the next several days in August 2007, the remains of three women were discovered in the vicinity. The victims were identified as Diane Cusack, 53; Joyvaline Martinez, 24; and Mary Jane Menard, 40.
Greater New Britain Serial Killer Task Force / Via ct.gov
On Monday, officials said they had identified a fourth victim as 29-year-old Melanie Camilini, of Seymour, and were working to identify the partial remains of three other victims that were unearthed with the assistance of cadaver dogs.
The wooded area where the bodies were found is about 12 miles from Hartford.
So far, all of the victims who have been identified went missing in 2003, but were killed at different times, according to the Greater New Britain Serial Killer Task Force, which was established last year to investigate the homicides.
Cusack, Martinez, and Menard were believed to have frequented the downtown New Britain area bordered by Main Street, Lafayette Street, and Washington Street, according to the task force.
The state of Connecticut has been offering a $150,000 reward for information that leads to a conviction in the case.
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