New England serial killer rumors emerge after eighth body found
Two bodies discovered in woods near Salem Walmart
Authorities are investigating the death of a woman found unresponsive off a bike path near the Connecticut Riverfront on Tuesday. This woman's name and age have not been released, but her death follows seven others between March and April in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
Human remains, mostly of women, have been found in New Haven, Connecticut, Norwalk, Groton, Killingly, Foster, Rhode Island, Framingham, Plymouth, and now Springfield.
Authorities have not announced any connection between the deaths, and Dr. Peter Valentin from the University of New Haven says there is not enough known physical evidence to link them.
'We really wanna be careful about how we interpret the forensic evidence that we're recovering, and that tends to be the most difficult thing not to overinterpret the evidence that we recover,' said Dr. Valentin.
Initial rumors spread through a New England serial killer Facebook group, where users say these remains could indicate a serial killer, but experts say just because victims were located at the same time does not mean they died at the same time, or the same way.
The Springfield Police Department have not determined whether this eighth woman's death was a homicide, but 22News will continue to follow this story.
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