TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - The Latest on the killing of an Ohio college student (all times local):
6:45 p.m.
Investigators say in court documents that an Ohio man charged with abducting and killing a college student “fits the profile of a serial offender.”
Search warrants released Thursday indicate investigators are looking into whether James Worley may have kept an unknown number of victims inside a hidden room in his barn.
The documents say hay bales concealed the hidden room that held restraints and a carpet-lined freezer on the property where he lives west of Toledo.
Authorities have charged the 57-year-old Worley with aggravated murder and abduction in the death of 20-year-old University of Toledo student Sierah Joughin (JAW’-gihn).
She disappeared last week while riding her bicycle.
Worley’s attorney declined to comment Thursday.
Worley was convicted of abducting a woman in 1990 near Toledo and spent three years in prison.
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5:10 p.m.
Search warrants show investigators found a hidden room outfitted with restraints inside a barn belonging to an Ohio man who’s accused of abducting and killing a college student.
The documents first reported by The Blade newspaper in Toledo after it went to court seeking their release say the secret room also had a carpet-lined freezer with blood inside.
Authorities have charged 57-year-old James Worley with aggravated murder and abduction in the death of 20-year-old University of Toledo student Sierah Joughin (JAW’-gihn).
She disappeared a week ago while riding her bicycle.
Worley’s attorney declined to comment Thursday.
Worley was convicted of abducting a woman in 1990 near Toledo and spent three years in prison. Since his arrest Friday, investigators have been looking into the possibility of additional victims.
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This story has been corrected to change pronunciation of victim’s last name.
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