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Possible links between dead man, missing women investigated

CINCINNATI (AP) — West Virginia police said Sunday they are sharing information with authorities investigating suspicious deaths and missing women in southern Ohio.

The chief of detectives in Charleston told The Associated Press that no direct link has been established between an Oregon man killed by a woman he attacked there this month and the cases in Chillicothe, Ohio. But Lt. Steve Cooper said the possibility is being looked into because women were the victims in both places and because of proximity — less than a two-hour drive from Charleston.

“Geographically, the cities are fairly close,” Cooper said, adding: “He has not been connected to the Chillicothe cases.