The Mediterranean islands first ever the serial killer case is unearthing more bodies at its wake. The body of the seventh body, a six-year-old girl, has been found during the course of the countries investigation.
A 35-year-old suspect who is in custody was a career officer with the Cyprus National Guard. According to police, he confessed to seven murders; five women and two children, all foreign nationals.
Using online dating sites, the suspect lured some of his victims. He used the name ‘Orestes’ on his profile. Authorities said they will begin to review the online footprints of other missing women to see if there had any contact with the suspect.
Authorities began an investigation after finding the body of 38-year-old Marry Rose Tiburcio, in a flooded mine shaft in Nicosia on April 14. Her 6-year-old daughter who was also reported missing has also not been found. The suspect claims to have also killed her.
Days later, the body of the second victim was found. Both women had accounts on the dating site, police said.
The body of the third victim was found, near the village of Orounda, west Nicosia. She was also a foreign national, maybe a Nepalese.
Police have turned their attention to the Mitsero Red Lake, on the site of a closed copper mine around 17 miles for Nicosia. According to the news agency, the suspect confessed to killing two women and a child and throwing their bodies into the lake.
The victims are believed to be 36-year-old Livia Florentina Bunea from Romania and her 8-year-old daughter, Elena Natalia Bunea. As well as Maricar Valdez Arquila, a 31-year-old woman from the Philippines.
The recent body found is believed to be the daughter of the first victim, Marry Rose Tiburcio. Divers found the child’s remains wrapped in a bed sheet weighted down with a cement block.
This means the authorities have found the remains of all seven victims the suspect had confessed to killing.
With a population of just 1.2 million, Cyprus has never been faced with such a case. Experts from the UK’s Scotland Yard arrived on the island in a consulting role.