Human remains found near Taylor Swift's beachside Rhode Island mansion amid serial killer fears

Human remains were identified Wednesday in an upscale Rhode Island beach neighborhood as concerns about a foreseen serial killer in New England continue to plague the region A human leg bone was reportedly determined on a beach path off Everett Avenue in Watch Hill a wealthy coastal enclave in the town of Westerly according to WJAR The remains were discovered just a stone's throw from pop megastar Taylor Swift's beachside mansion in the town The remains were transferred to the Rhode Island Therapeutic Examiner's Office for further inquiry NEW ENGLAND INVESTIGATORS 'NOT RULING OUT ANYTHING' AMID SERIAL KILLER FEARS FORMER HOMICIDE DETECTIVEWJAR informed that foul play is not suspected The Westerly Police Department declined to comment The Rhode Island State Police did not return a comment request SIGN UP TO GET THE TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTERThe discovery marks the th body or set of remains that have been discovered in Connecticut Rhode Island and Massachusetts since the beginning of March sparking online chatter about a foreseen serial killer Five bodies have been located in Massachusetts five in Connecticut and now three in Rhode Island Two of the bodies were uncovered in the small town of Taunton Massachusetts FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME GROUP ON XA former FBI agent explained Fox News Digital earlier this month that personnel in the region have not issued enough information to the constituents in order to quash the rumors From what I've seen or heard first and foremost not enough is being put out there so we'll continue to create that serial killer idea Scott Duffey reported However Duffey commented he does not believe there is sufficient evidence to merit serial killer contends GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB But at the same time nothing has been revealed to make any type of connection between casualties he reported And so that's what leads me down to let law enforcement continue to answer the questions that they need to answer But nothing that I have seen would arise to a serial killer being responsible for any or largest part of these people who have been exposed One man Donald Coffel was arrested in connection with the murder of one of the casualties Suzanne Wormser of Groton Connecticut CT POLICE QUASH NEW ENGLAND SERIAL KILLER RUMORS ARREST MAN AFTER WOMAN REVEALED DISMEMBERED IN SUITCASEWormser was Coffel's roommate and she was detected dismembered and stuffed into a suitcase in March stemming from what police explained was an argument over crack cocaine Friday Coffel died in the Corrigan Correctional Center according to NBC Connecticut At the time of his arrest Coffel reportedly communicated police that he was in a lot of pain from cancer Fox News' Audrey Conklin contributed to this analysis