Ex-FBI Profiler Says 5 Lansing Deaths May Yield Forensic Evidence as Police Probe Serial Killer Fears
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 11
Ex-FBI Profiler Says 5 Lansing Deaths May Yield Forensic Evidence as Police Probe Serial Killer Fears
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 11
Summary
Five deaths near Lansing’s River Trail between October 2025 and September 2026 may have left usable forensic evidence because the killings happened outdoors, former FBI profiler Mary Ellen O’Toole said.
O’Toole said the open-air scenes were high risk for the offender, who likely had to approach sleeping victims believed to be homeless, kill them, and leave without fully cleaning up.
One suspect has been arrested in the stabbing death of one man, but police have not tied him to the other four deaths as they investigate whether the cases are connected.
Michigan State University has increased security, while investigators are expected to compare unsolved killings in Michigan and nearby states for possible earlier or related attacks.