518 // Is There a New Serial Killer in New England?

Missing

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🗓️ 25 April 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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In this new episode, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna discuss the possibility of a new and unidentified serial killer in New England. Since March of 2025 at least six bodies have been found and people have starting wondering if there was a serial killer. We discuss each case and weigh the possibilities of foul play. On March 6th, 2025 the remains of Paige Fannon are found near Norwalk, Connecticut by Norwalk police scuba team and fire rescue team. Authorities located clothing and personal items left on the bank of the Norwalk River before eventually discovering Fannon’s body. Also on March 6th an unidentified remains were located by a hunter in a wooded area in Plymouth, Massachusetts. There is no information gender, age or cause of death. On March 19th, 2025 unidentified remains of a 40-60 year old female were located inside a suitcase near a cemetery in Groton, Connecticut. On March 20th, 2025 the remains of missing New Haven mother Denise Leary were found in a wooded area near a home in "an advanced state of decay". Denise had been missing since September of 2025. On March 26th the remains of missing woman Michele Romano were located in Foster, Rhode Island. Michele's family believes her death is suspicious but is adamant that she was not the victim of a serial killer. On April 9th, 2025 unidentified human remains were located in Killingly, Connecticut. There is no information on gender or age. Sources: https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/online-concern-grows-over-possible-new-england-serial-killer/F3V6XWPSGFD4FKOEHXKWDFH4IE/. New England SK group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2689911087886833. Justice For Michele Romano: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571604030538. https://people.com/what-we-know-possible-new-england-serial-killer-11717290. https://people.com/dead-women-turning-up-new-england-beach-towns-police-deny-pattern-locals-fear-serial-killer-11716607. https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/new-london/rumors-swirl-about-possible-serial-killer-after-multiple-human-remains-found-along-connecticut-shoreline-police-do-not-think-so/. https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/missing-in-america/denise-leary-new-haven-connecticut-missing-person-rcna181671. https://blavity.com/new-england-serial-killer-fears-sparked-6-bodies-found. https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-paige-aliehs-fannon. https://www.thehour.com/news/article/norwalk-river-body-paige-fannon-west-islip-20208348.php. https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/steven-gush-missing-groton-20263079.php. Follow Missing: IG: https://www.instagram.com/MissingCSM/. TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@missingcsm. FB: https://www.facebook.com/MissingCSM. X: https://twitter.com/MissingCSM. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0yRXkJrZC85otfT7oXMcri. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/missingcsm. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/missing/id1006974447. Follow Crawlspace: IG: https://www.instagram.com/Crawlspacepodcast. TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@crawlspacepodcast. FB: https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast. X: https://twitter.com/crawlspacepod. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7iSnqnCf27NODdz0pJ1GvJ. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/crawlspace. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crawlspace-true-crime-mysteries/id1187326340. Check out our entire network at http://crawlspace-media.com/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Since the beginning of March, seven bodies have turned up in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.
0:05.1	In some corners of social media, like Facebook, the idea that a serial killer could be on the prowl in New England is getting more popular.
0:12.3	So far, law enforcement is not connecting the cases. I'm ... ... ...and... Welcome back to missing and crawl space.
0:54.0	What you just heard was a news segment from Boston 25's Bob Ward, speaking about a possible unknown serial killer in New England. Welcome back to the show. I'm Tim here today with Lance. Lance, how are you today? I'm doing very well,
1:13.3	pretty rare that we hear welcome to crawl space and missing in the same intro. That's because
1:18.4	we have something special today. It's a special report. And that's the only words that we can think of
1:23.9	to put this story out there as soon as we possibly can because in this world,
1:29.8	true crime news breaks.
1:31.0	It breaks quick.
1:31.9	And our job is to try to get ahead of it, try to put this information in front of people.
1:36.4	But Tim, how are you feeling today?
1:38.2	Doing pretty good over here.
1:39.5	Yeah, definitely interested in this story and want to discuss it and kind of suss out some of these details,
1:47.9	see what we think, see what the audience thinks. I kind of know what the people of New England
1:53.8	think based on these social media posts. So today, Lance, we're talking about the possibility
1:59.8	of a serial killer in New England, a new and recent one.
2:06.8	There have been several bodies.
2:08.8	Remains of six people have been uncovered in towns across New England in the span of just one month.
2:14.8	So that's March and April 2025. So pretty startling information there.
2:21.9	A little hard to tell how abnormal that is, though. I think it's the period of time in which these
2:29.1	bodies are found. They're all found within a few weeks of each other. All of these have been
2:33.2	discovered within the first like four weeks between the beginning of March and the beginning of April.
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