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Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Yahoo
New England serial killer fears merit 'review and investigation' after remains found across 3 states: expert
At least seven human remains found across Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts between March and April warrant "review and investigation," according to Pennsylvania-based criminal defense attorney and former Lawrence County District Attorney Matthew Mangino. Over the last two months, human remains have been located in New Haven, Norwalk, Groton and Killingly, Connecticut; Foster, Rhode Island; and Framingham and Plymouth, Massachusetts. It is unclear at this point if the deaths of these seven victims are related in any way, and Connecticut State Police told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that "there is no information at this time suggesting any connection to similar remains discoveries, and there is also no known threat to the public at this time," regarding the deaths in Connecticut. Internet sleuths who are part of a private Facebook page with tens of thousands of members, however, have prompted speculation about a lone-wolf perpetrator. "Whether it's coincidental or not, I think it merits review and investigation, at least," Mangino told Fox News Digital. "Collaboration between the different jurisdictions to determine whether or not there is some threat out there to individuals — that may be going on as we speak. We don't know that, but I think it does merit that kind of scrutiny." New England Serial Killer Fears Grow As Police Downplay Threat Encroaching On Wealthy Coastal Enclaves Read On The Fox News App Part of that investigation, Mangino said, should include looking for any kind of "patterns" between the respective deaths or crime scenes. "These different jurisdictions need to get together and compare notes and reports. You can initially see if there are any similarities between these deaths," Mangino said. "Were these homicides? I mean, we may find that these are natural deaths or … it could be a suicide, it could be accidental. So, the number one issue is: is there enough to determine the cause and manner of death?" 'Happy Face' Serial Killer Nearly Confessed Brutal Murders To Teen Daughter: 'You'll Tell The Authorities' Sometimes a serial killer may have a process of "staging" bodies or targeting specific victims who share certain physical features or backgrounds. Brian Higgins, adjunct faculty member at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and former chief of police and director of public safety in Bergen County, New Jersey, noted that three of the victims in these seven cases have been identified as women. Police also believe the victim found in Killingly was a woman in her 40s to 60s. "Well, you have the remains of seven people — that doesn't mean necessarily all seven are [victims] of a serial killer," Higgins said. "It could be, later on, you know, two or three victims. But it brought attention to these deaths, and that's a positive way to look at that." The relatives of Michele Romano, the victim found in Rhode Island last month, have said her death was not related to a serial killer in a post on the Facebook page "Justice for Michele Romano." Follow The Fox True Crime Team On X "In light of the recent comments being made, we know that Michele's passing is in no way related to any type of serial killer," the family wrote. "We have complete faith in the Rhode Island State Police and our Private Investigator that the person responsible will be brought to justice sooner rather than later!" Fox News Digital reached out to Rhode Island State Police. Higgins said while seven discoveries of remains in a geographically close region over two months is "unusual," "just because they're discovered in a short amount of time doesn't mean necessarily that they're connected in a timeline as far as death." While the remains were located over the span of two months, that does not indicate the victims died around the same time. The remains discovered in Massachusetts, for example, were several months old, according to police. Fox Hollow Serial Killer Victim's Family Seeks Help To Id 10,000 Pieces Of Remains: 'Second Only To 9/11' Higgins and Mangino pointed to social media as both a tool and a hindrance for police looking into these different cases. "True crime is the hottest thing on television, on podcasts and social media," Mangino said. "Certainly, there are times when these amateur sleuths can be helpful to law enforcement, but what it does is it creates a lot of…tension. At times it can make things difficult for investigators who are trying to remain open-minded and not create some sort of tunnel vision where, all of a sudden, there's concern in the community and panic because people believe there's a serial killer, and they're calling law enforcement on neighbors because they think they are acting suspicious." GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE True Crime Hub Higgins similarly said that social media "is considered in law enforcement as a two-edged sword." "In some respect … it could point law enforcement to other similarities or in a direction they wouldn't normally have gone. Somebody, just one person as part of this group, might raise an issue that will be that one thread that connects us," Higgins said. "The other side, of course, is it's fueling all this attention on this, and it may negatively impact the law enforcement officers … because now you've almost tainted a witness pool. People have this slant already that this is a serial killer, and these people were all killed by homicide. So it can interfere." The New England Serial Killer Facebook group, which has 57,000 members, garnered more than 10,000 new members last week and over the weekend, as first reported. Searches for "New England serial killer" on Google spiked around April 7, according to data from the search article source: New England serial killer fears merit 'review and investigation' after remains found across 3 states: expert
Fox News
16-04-2025
- Fox News
New England serial killer fears merit 'review and investigation' after remains found across 3 states: expert
At least seven human remains found across Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts between March and April warrant "review and investigation," according to Pennsylvania-based criminal defense attorney and former Lawrence County District Attorney Matthew Mangino. Over the last two months, human remains have been located in New Haven, Norwalk, Groton and Killingly, Connecticut; Foster, Rhode Island; and Framingham and Plymouth, Massachusetts. It is unclear at this point if the deaths of these seven victims are related in any way, and Connecticut State Police told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that "there is no information at this time suggesting any connection to similar remains discoveries, and there is also no known threat to the public at this time," regarding the deaths in Connecticut. Internet sleuths who are part of a private Facebook page with tens of thousands of members, however, have prompted speculation about a lone-wolf perpetrator. "Whether it's coincidental or not, I think it merits review and investigation, at least," Mangino told Fox News Digital. "Collaboration between the different jurisdictions to determine whether or not there is some threat out there to individuals — that may be going on as we speak. We don't know that, but I think it does merit that kind of scrutiny." Part of that investigation, Mangino said, should include looking for any kind of "patterns" between the respective deaths or crime scenes. "These different jurisdictions need to get together and compare notes and reports. You can initially see if there are any similarities between these deaths," Mangino said. "Were these homicides? I mean, we may find that these are natural deaths or … it could be a suicide, it could be accidental. So, the number one issue is: is there enough to determine the cause and manner of death?" Sometimes a serial killer may have a process of "staging" bodies or targeting specific victims who share certain physical features or backgrounds. "It certainly merits investigation and review." Brian Higgins, adjunct faculty member at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and former chief of police and director of public safety in Bergen County, New Jersey, noted that three of the victims in these seven cases have been identified as women. Police also believe the victim found in Killingly was a woman in her 40s to 60s. "Well, you have the remains of seven people — that doesn't mean necessarily all seven are [victims] of a serial killer," Higgins said. "It could be, later on, you know, two or three victims. But it brought attention to these deaths, and that's a positive way to look at that." The relatives of Michele Romano, the victim found in Rhode Island last month, have said her death was not related to a serial killer in a post on the Facebook page "Justice for Michele Romano." "In light of the recent comments being made, we know that Michele's passing is in no way related to any type of serial killer," the family wrote. "We have complete faith in the Rhode Island State Police and our Private Investigator that the person responsible will be brought to justice sooner rather than later!" Fox News Digital reached out to Rhode Island State Police. Higgins said while seven discoveries of remains in a geographically close region over two months is "unusual," "just because they're discovered in a short amount of time doesn't mean necessarily that they're connected in a timeline as far as death." While the remains were located over the span of two months, that does not indicate the victims died around the same time. The remains discovered in Massachusetts, for example, were several months old, according to police. Higgins and Mangino pointed to social media as both a tool and a hindrance for police looking into these different cases. "True crime is the hottest thing on television, on podcasts and social media," Mangino said. "Certainly, there are times when these amateur sleuths can be helpful to law enforcement, but what it does is it creates a lot of…tension. At times it can make things difficult for investigators who are trying to remain open-minded and not create some sort of tunnel vision where, all of a sudden, there's concern in the community and panic because people believe there's a serial killer, and they're calling law enforcement on neighbors because they think they are acting suspicious." GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB Higgins similarly said that social media "is considered in law enforcement as a two-edged sword." "In some respect … it could point law enforcement to other similarities or in a direction they wouldn't normally have gone. Somebody, just one person as part of this group, might raise an issue that will be that one thread that connects us," Higgins said. "The other side, of course, is it's fueling all this attention on this, and it may negatively impact the law enforcement officers … because now you've almost tainted a witness pool. People have this slant already that this is a serial killer, and these people were all killed by homicide. So it can interfere." The New England Serial Killer Facebook group, which has 57,000 members, garnered more than 10,000 new members last week and over the weekend, as first reported. Searches for "New England serial killer" on Google spiked around April 7, according to data from the search engine.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Yahoo
Álvaro Mangino, survivor of the plane crash that became known as ‘the Miracle of the Andes'
Álvaro Mangino, who has died on the eve of his 72nd birthday, was a survivor of what became known as both 'the tragedy of the Andes' and 'the miracle of the Andes', when a plane carrying members of a Uruguayan rugby team crashed in mountains near Argentina's border with Chile; for the next 72 days the survivors resorted to cannibalism to stay alive. Álvaro Mangino Schmid was born on March 30 1953 in Montevideo; he was not a member of the Old Christians Club rugby union side, but he had friends who were and they asked him to go along on the trip. The club had been founded by Christian Brothers at Stella Maris College in the Uruguayan capital. On October 12 1972 the party departed on a Uruguayan Air Force flight from Carrasco Airport in Montevideo for Santiago in Chile, where they were due to play an English side, the Old Boys Club. They were in a Fairchild FH-227D, a reportedly underpowered aircraft known to pilots as the 'lead sled' for its sluggishness. There were 45 passengers and crew aboard – players, supporters, friends and family. The flight was forced to land in Mendoza in Argentina to wait out better weather conditions, then resumed the next day. The inexperienced co-pilot prepared to descend to what he thought was Pudahuel Airport in Santiago but failed to notice that he was out of position. The plane struck a mountain ridge, losing both wings and the tail cone; three of the five crew members and nine passengers died immediately, while Mangino suffered a broken leg. They had crashed into a cirque, or valley, of the Glaciar de las Lágrimas, or 'Glacier of Tears'. Over the next few days more people died from their injuries or from hypothermia, while search planes flew over without seeing them. On the 10th day they found a portable radio, which gave them the worst news possible: the search had been abandoned. To protect his leg – which Roberto Canessa, a medical student, did his best to treat – Mangino had to sleep in a makeshift hammock, which exposed him to the freezing temperatures. But it did mean that he avoided an avalanche that hit the fuselage, in which most of the party had been sheltering, killing eight. As well as the sub-zero conditions, food soon became a major problem. They had found eight chocolate bars, three small jars of jam, a tin of mussels, a tin of almonds, a few dates, a few sweets, dried plums and several bottles of wine, but despite rationing themselves their stash lasted only a week. One of the party made a single chocolate-covered peanut last three days. Nando Parrado, an agricultural student, recalled the desperate hunt for anything edible: 'Again and again we scoured the fuselage in search of crumbs and morsels. We tried to eat strips of leather torn from pieces of luggage, though we knew that the chemicals they'd been treated with would do us more harm than good. We ripped open seat cushions hoping to find straw, but found only inedible upholstery foam.' With the search called off, and with food rapidly running out, the survivors made a pact: when any of them died, the others were free to eat them. Roberto Canessa took charge of the operation, slicing into flesh with a shard of windshield glass and eating the first tiny morsel to encourage the others. They went on to drying out the meat in the sun to make it more palatable. Initially they could only stomach skin, muscle and fat, but as their ordeal went on they ate hearts, lungs, and brains. By mid-December there were only 16 of the party remaining, and Parrado, Canessa and Antonio 'Tintin' Vizintin set out to climb the mountains on the western rim of the cirque to find help, having fashioned a large sleeping bag from the fuselage insulation. Three days into their trek Vizintin returned to the crash site so that the other two would have enough to eat. Parrado and Canessa managed to hike down into Chile, and were rescued on December 21. The following day helicopters landed at the crash site and evacuated Mangino and the other 13 survivors. The aftermath proved to be another ordeal: there was an initial public backlash against the survivors' admission that they had resorted to cannibalism, though news of the pact they had made lessened the opprobrium. A Catholic priest heard their confessions and assured them that they would not be damned, and Pope Paul VI sent a telegram condoning their actions. Mangino lived a private life in the decades following the crash, though he did stay in touch with several fellow-survivors. He worked in the heating and air-conditioning industry and lived for some years in Brazil before returning to Montevideo. In Alive, the 1993 film adaptation of Piers Paul Read's 1974 book, he was portrayed by Nuno Antunes, while in JA Bayona's 2024 Netflix film Society of the Snow he was played by Juan Caruso; the film was Oscar-nominated in the Best International Feature category. Álvaro Mangino married Margarita Arocena, with whom he had been in a relationship before the crash; they had four children. Álvaro Mangino, born March 30 1953, died March 29 2025 Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
