Police in Indianapolis are investigating the killings of two girls whose our bodies had been discovered round 150 yards away from one another in current days, and who had been killed in the same method, officers stated Friday.
“There are similarities in these two instances,” Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Division Interim Chief Chris Bailey stated — though he stated investigators haven’t confirmed they’re related.
The our bodies of Shannon Lassere and Marianne Weis had been discovered days aside on Indianapolis’ far east aspect.
Lassere’s physique was discovered Saturday morning on N. Mitthoefer Highway, throughout the road from the place she lived, and Weis’ physique was discovered on the identical street on Thursday morning, in keeping with police and NBC affiliate WTHR of Indianapolis.
They had been discovered round 150 yards from each other, police Capt. Roger Spurgeon, commander of the division’s murder department, stated at a information convention.
Spurgeon wouldn’t say how the ladies had been killed, citing the integrity of the continued investigation.
“Each victims had been killed in the same method,” he stated.
Police stated they have no idea if the killings are related, and are asking for the general public’s assist, together with asking residents to test dwelling cameras for something suspicious.
Each girls are their 50s, and they’re white, police stated. Bailey stated he didn’t know in the event that they knew one another.
“We don’t know if these crimes are related at this level, and that’s why we’re asking for the general public’s assist,” Spurgeon stated. “When you’ve got information on these victims or know the place they’ve been days earlier than their deaths, we need to know.”
Each victims both lived in or had ties to the realm the place their our bodies had been discovered, police stated.
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