Suspected Serial Killer Kept Bones of 6 Women in His Room, Prosecutor Says

Authorities allegedly found blood, a saw, cell phones and the ID cards of missing women in rooms rented by the murder suspect

A man is being investigated as a suspected serial killer after bones, blood, a saw, cell phones and the ID cards of missing women were found in rooms he previously rented, prosecutors claim.

On April 19, Mexico City police said the suspect, who has only been identified as Miguel, was being held over for trial on charges of murder and attempted murder of two women, ABC News, the Washington Post and NBC 5 Dallas Fort-Worth reported.

Per ABC News, head prosecutor Ulises Lara claimed that the remains of six women were found in the murder suspect’s rented room. Other “biological material” was also found in the rooms, according to the outlet.

Per NBC 5 Dallas Fort-Worth, local media reported that the remains that were found were skulls. 

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The suspect was caught when he allegedly broke into a neighbor's apartment on April 16 and sexually abused and strangled her 17-year-old daughter, according to the Washington Post.

The outlet reported that the teenager’s mother then returned to the apartment and saw him leaving, at which point he allegedly slashed her in the neck and fled, according to authorities. The mother survived but her daughter did not.

The charges the suspect is facing are both related to the most recent victims.

Lara alleged the evidence found in an apartment that was searched following the incident “clearly indicate we are looking at a possible serial killer of women.” Notebooks were also found that “may well be narrations of the acts that Miguel carried out against his victims,” Lara claimed, per the Washington Post.

The prosecutor added that five of the IDs that were found belonged to women who have been located alive, but they didn’t specify how many belonged to women who are still missing or dead, according to ABC News. 

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