No Name, No Suspects
The Discovery of Several Unidentified Bodies in New Britain Sparks Fear of A Possible Serial Killer
On September 28, 1995, a patrol officer made a startling discovery behind a Hartford Road Strip Mall just a hundred yards off of Route 9. Wrapped in plastic and a sleeping bag, a dead young woman shot in the head once. To this day, her identity is still unknown. Her age was estimated to be about 17 to 20 years old. Her race was white, possibly hispanic. She weighed 116 pounds, was 5'3, had brown hair and brown eyes. She had a vertical piercing above her naval. She was found wearing white farmer type jeans, white athletic socks, LA Gear shoes size 6 1/2, a size 34B maroon bra, a Gitano watch, a herringbone necklace and a ring with a pink stone on her right hand. There is a $50,000 reward authorized by the State of Connecticut for the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators of this crime. The two pictures at left are composite sketches as to what the victim may have looked like. For another composite sketch please visit this link.
The Second Unidentified Murder Victim (picture of composite sculpture on the right)was a female estimated to be in her mid-twenties that was found in garbage bags near the railroad tracks on Myrtle Street across from what used to be the Fafnir Bearing Company. The victim was found by a survey crew on October 11, 1991, she is probably white or light skinned Hispanic. She has been described as being five feet, five inches tall and around 130-135lbs. She was shot in the head and was deceased for approximately two months. The victim was wearing a white sun dress with no sleeves. The sun dress has a pattern of panda bears consisting of a panda holding a red ice cream, a panda holding a red umbrella, a panda holding a yellow heart, and two pandas holding each other. She had a small tooth that protruted from her mouth that gave her a distinctive smile. See picture. IF you have any information about these two crimes, please call the police at 860-826-3069 or 860-826-3000. All calls will be confidential. For another composite drawing of the first victim click here.
UPDATE September 7, 2007, both media outlets WTNH and WVIT report that the skeletal remains of three women have been found in a wooded area behind the strip mall on Hartford Road where the unidentified victim in 1995 was found. One victim is estimated to be between the ages of 18-35, while the another is thought to be between the ages of 30-40. The third victim is thought to be between the ages of 40 to 60. Media reports indicate that Police believe that the victims have been deceased between 4 to 15 years. Police have given no indication whether the discovery of these remains are linked to each other or even the prior victim in 1995. The area behind the shopping center is known to be a refuge for homeless people.
