BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana police are investigating a possible connection between a missing college student and a man accused of murdering several women.
The Bloomington Police Department said Thursday that a detective has been assigned to investigate whether murder suspect William Clyde Gibson is linked to Indiana University student Lauren Spierer, who disappeared almost a year ago.
Bloomington police said there is no known connection between Gibson and Spierer, but said they are still investigating the matter.
“We have no indication that there is any connection to Lauren’s case, but we are certainly interested in anyone who comes to the attention of law enforcement for targeting women as victims,” the department said in a statement obtained by FOXNews.com.
Bloomington police reached out to Illinois authorities in early April, after skeletal remains were discovered in a remote area of eastern Illinois, WXIN-TV reported. An autopsy revealed the remains were those of a man.
Spierer disappeared on June 3, 2011. She was last seen on surveillance video, walking home after a night out with friends. She is described as 4ft., 11in. tall with blond hair and blue eyes.
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