Within a few weeks, eight deaths have been reported in the same location, fueling serial killer fears. On April 22, a woman was discovered unconscious on a Springfield bike route in the 1500 block of Hall of Fame Avenue. At the time the police and the medics arrived at the scene, she was unresponsive. “The SPD Homicide Unit under the direction Captain Trent Duda is conducting an unattended death investigation in conjunction with the @HampdenDA Murder Unit, pending an autopsy by the Medical Examiner,” Ryan Walsh, a spokesman for the Springfield Police Department said in a statement.

Between March and April, eight individuals, mostly women, died in the area between Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Human remains have been found in places including New Haven, Norwalk, Groton and Killingly, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Walsh said that authorities didn’t find any link between the eight deaths that triggered fears of a serial killer, referring to the rumors “just that.” Between March and April, eight individuals, mostly women, died in the area between Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Human remains have been found in places including New Haven, Norwalk, Groton and Killingly, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Walsh said that authorities didn’t find any link between the eight deaths that triggered fears of a serial killer, referring to the rumors “just that.”