Police in Lansing, Michigan, investigate whether five men who die along the Lansing River Trail near Michigan State University are connected. All outlets report that the deaths share similarities, including that multiple victims suffer fatal blunt force trauma.
Lansing Police Chief Robert Backus says the cases are active and that investigators are pursuing links between incidents. ABC News and others report that police suggest a serial killer could be responsible, while Newsweek attributes that stance to the police chief. The Independent adds that a suspect has been arrested in connection with one of the deaths, but authorities have not determined whether he is tied to the other killings. Investigators continue to work on connections across the cases while individual investigations proceed.
