Human remains found near Taylor Swift's beachside Rhode Island mansion amid serial killer fears
Human remains were uncovered Wednesday in an upscale Rhode Island beach neighborhood as concerns about a possible serial killer in New England continue to plague the region A human leg bone was reportedly exposed on a beach path off Everett Avenue in Watch Hill a wealthy coastal enclave in the town of Westerly according to WJAR The remains were identified just a stone's throw from pop megastar Taylor Swift's beachside mansion in the town The remains were transferred to the Rhode Island Health Examiner's Office for further inspection NEW ENGLAND INVESTIGATORS 'NOT RULING OUT ANYTHING' AMID SERIAL KILLER FEARS FORMER HOMICIDE DETECTIVEWJAR disclosed that foul play is not suspected The Westerly Police Department declined to comment The Rhode Island State Police did not return a comment request SIGN UP TO GET THE TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTERThe discovery marks the th body or set of remains that have been discovered in Connecticut Rhode Island and Massachusetts since the beginning of March sparking online chatter about a foreseen serial killer Five bodies have been discovered in Massachusetts five in Connecticut and now three in Rhode Island Two of the bodies were detected in the small town of Taunton Massachusetts FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME GROUP ON XA former FBI agent advised Fox News Digital earlier this month that officials in the region have not disclosed enough information to the citizens in order to quash the rumors From what I've seen or heard first and foremost not enough is being put out there so we'll continue to create that serial killer idea Scott Duffey explained However Duffey announced he does not believe there is sufficient evidence to merit serial killer states GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB But at the same time nothing has been disclosed to make any type of connection between casualties he revealed And so that's what leads me down to let law enforcement continue to answer the questions that they need to answer But nothing that I have seen would arise to a serial killer being responsible for any or bulk of these people who have been discovered One man Donald Coffel was arrested in connection with the murder of one of the casualties Suzanne Wormser of Groton Connecticut CT POLICE QUASH NEW ENGLAND SERIAL KILLER RUMORS ARREST MAN AFTER WOMAN DISCOVERED DISMEMBERED IN SUITCASEWormser was Coffel's roommate and she was discovered dismembered and stuffed into a suitcase in March stemming from what police disclosed was an argument over crack cocaine Friday Coffel died in the Corrigan Correctional Center according to NBC Connecticut At the time of his arrest Coffel reportedly explained police that he was in a lot of pain from cancer Fox News' Audrey Conklin contributed to this summary
