Rhode Island police chief rejects serial killer theory after human remains found near Taylor Swift's mansion

The top cop in a Rhode Island beach town says there is no connection between human remains uncovered Wednesday and online fears of a serial killer in New England As far as I'm concerned as far as right now this has nothing to do with any serial killer or any New England murderer Westerly Police Chief Paul Gingerella reported Fox News Digital Friday The remains were discovered in the wealthy coastal enclave of Watch Hill part of the town of Westerly Rhode Island just down the beach from a sprawling mansion owned by pop superstar Taylor Swift IS THERE A NEW ENGLAND SERIAL KILLER FORMER FBI AGENT WITH REGIONAL TIES REVEALS HIS THEORYA five-star beach getaway the Ocean House a luxurious resort on the Watch Hill bluffs overlooking the sea stands just a limited miles away Gingerella attributed the serial killer fears to the power of social media Despite the rumors he still thinks social media has more benefits than negatives he added The speculation has gripped New England after bodies have been discovered in Connecticut Rhode Island and Massachusetts since the beginning of March Gingerella notified Fox News Digital the Rhode Island Diagnostic Examiner's Office is working to positively identify the remains CT POLICE QUASH NEW ENGLAND SERIAL KILLER RUMORS ARREST MAN AFTER WOMAN DISCOVERED DISMEMBERED IN SUITCASEOf the bodies ascertained five have been exposed in Massachusetts five in Connecticut and three in Rhode Island Six of the deceased have been identified as females and three as males The sexes of the remaining four are unknown The age ranges of those identified also vary Seven of the casualties were older than while two were between the ages of and The discovery in Westerly comes three weeks after an unidentified male was detected in the Seekonk River in Pawtucket Rhode Island Westerly and Pawtucket are about miles apart The first body identified in Rhode Island was that of Michele Romano detected in the town of Foster in March about miles from Westerly Romano's family explained her death is unrelated to any anticipated serial killer In light of the latest comments being made we know that Michele s passing is in no way related to any type of serial killer the family explained when her remains were identified 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 We would appreciate it if people on social media news or other platforms would stop making false statements that our Michele is in any way the victim of a serial killer The Rhode Island State Police and the FBI did not respond to requests for comment