Human remains found in Cyprus lake as serial-killer investigations are under way

cde.news desk 28 April 2019, 20:30 · 1 min read

epa07530514 Firefighters and Investigators search the manmade lake near the village of Xiliato for the remains of more victims outside the Nicosia, Cyprus, 26 April 2019. Cyprus police is intensifying a search for the remains of more victims at locations where an army officer, who authorities say killed five women and two girls, had dumped their bodies. EPA-EFE/KATIA CHRISTODOULOU

Police in Cyprus found human remains on Sunday in an ongoing investigation into a suspected serial killer who went undetected for almost three years.

Search teams in Cyprus have located two suitcases at the bottom of a lake where a detained military officer told investigators he has dumped bodies.

The suspect, a 35-year-old National Guard captain, has allegedly confessed to killing seven foreign women and girls.

A robotic camera found the potential evidence and will be used to keep scouring the man-made lake for a third suitcase suspected to be under water, fire service chief Marcos Trangolas said.

Topics Cyprus