A man accused of beating and killing a New Jersey resident who allegedly sexually abused him as a child now claims to have killed a total of 16 people, including his ex-wife and three other victims. be found near an airport in New Mexico, authorities reported, who have so far not corroborated their statements.
Sean Lannon, 47, said he killed all four people the remains were located inside a vehicle, and “11 other individuals,” in New Mexico, noted Alec Gutierrez, assistant to the county prosecutor. Gloucester, New Jersey, during an arrest hearing on Friday, according to a report from the NJ.com portal.
Gutierrez said Lannon confessed to cheating several victims at a residence in New Mexico, and that he dismembered some of them.
Authorities noted in court documents that Lannon confessed in a phone call to a relative, who told investigators he had expressed remorse. Lannon is charged only with death in New Jersey, and his attorney noted that his client acted under provocation. Defendant has been named as a person of interest in the four homicides in New Mexico.
David Chavez, a police lieutenant in Grants, New Mexico, where Lannon resides, said authorities have no evidence that his confession of another 11 murders is true and that they are unaware of reports of homicides or missing persons that fit your description.
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“Is it possible? Surely anything is possible. Is it plausible? Unfortunately, we continue to investigate this and carry out probation orders with probative value,” Chávez detailed.
This is a twist in a case that spans across the country, but with many unresolved questions, including how Lannon is linked to the homicides in New Mexico. Officers from the FBI, the Federal Bailiff Service, and various police agencies in New Mexico, as well as police and prosecutors in New Jersey did not respond to requests for comment Saturday or did not have additional information.
The case began on March 5, when the bodies of Lannon’s ex-wife and three other people were discovered inside a vehicle in a parking lot at Albuquerque International Sunport, New Mexico’s largest airport. The manner in which they were killed is unknown at this time.