US/MI/Lansing – The attorney for accused serial killer Matthew Macon tries to get his clients’ trial moved to another county. It’s a case that captured mid-Michigan’s attention this summer. Matthew Macon is suspected of brutally attacking six women. He’s now set to stand trial in three of those cases. His attorney requested that Macons’ trial be moved out of Ingham County because he believes media coverage has tainted potential jurors. Judge William Collette denied a motion to move the murder trials. He told the prosecution and the defense that if the county could pick a jury for the high profile trial of Tim and Lisa Holland, he’s confident it can find one for Matthew Macon.
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US/MA/Worcester – A New Jersey-based profiling team that helps law enforcement bring serial killers to justice released a profile yesterday of the man they believe is responsible for killing five prostitutes known in the Main South area of Worcester and dumping their bodies in wooded areas in Central Massachusetts and Maine. Read More »
US/MA/Worcester – Detectives investigating the deaths of five prostitutes from the Main South section of Worcester have never come out and said a serial killer is on the loose and preying on these women, although they have not ruled out that theory.
But while police seem reluctant to use the term “serial killer,” at least one national expert on such crimes is not so reticent. John Kelly, profiler and president of the New Jersey-based System to Apprehend Lethal Killers, or STALK, is convinced there is a serial killer in the region and the man is comfortable in wooded environments. Read More »
US/MI/Lansing – By the time Matthew E. Macon pleaded guilty at age 14 to sexually assaulting a girl with a stick, he had seen a lot of violence.
Court documents reveal that Macon’s father was violent and abusive. His older sister was placed in foster care in 1983 after her father was accused of sexually abusing her.
Then, by age 16, at a 1996 Ingham County juvenile court hearing, a court referee said although Macon was making progress in a program for sex offenders, he required “lifetime vigilance.” Read More »
US/MI/Lansing – Charges are handed down to a man Lansing police label a serial killer. It was Matthew Macons’ first courtroom appearance in this case, part of a video arraignment. Macon was charged with open murder for the death of Sandra Eichorn. She was found dead in her home just last week. He was also charged with home invasion and assault after a woman was found badly beaten in her home one day after Eichorn’s death. Read More »
US/MA/Worcester – The remains of a woman missing since January have been found in a thickly wooded area of Rutland.
Now, authorities are investigating whether the death of 34-year-old Lineida Olivera is connected to a serial killer.
The way Olivera’s remains were discovered this week and her background in drugs and prostitution in Worcester are similar to four other women police believe may be the victims of a serial killer. Read More »
US/MI/Lansing – A suspected serial killer was charged Wednesday with open murder in the death of a woman on the city’s west side, and more charges could follow in the slayings of five other women.
Matthew Emmanuel Macon, 27, of Lansing, was ordered held without bond during his video arraignment in Lansing District Court after being named as a suspect last week. Read More »
US/MI/Lansing – A lawyer for a prison parolee suspected of killing five women in the state capital in just over a month said Monday that labeling his client a serial killer is unfair.
Matthew Emmanuel Macon, 27, of Lansing, also could face charges in a sixth slaying from 2004. Macon, who officials say is a registered sex offender, was arrested last week and could face charges in one death as early as Tuesday. Read More »
US/MI/Lansing – A prison parolee and sex offender was identified as the man suspected of killing five women in the city in a little more than a month, and he could face charges in a sixth death from 2004, authorities said Friday.
Murder and assault charges were being pursued against Matthew Emmanuel Macon, 27, of Lansing, who was paroled from state prison June 26, said Police Chief Mark Alley. Read More »
US/MI/Lansing – Could the man who’s accused of murdering six Lansing women be responsible for even more crimes in mid-Michigan? That’s the question police are asking themselves. As you heard earlier on 6 News, police identified the man they’re calling a serial killer as Matthew Emmanual Macon. Police say they have evidence linking Macon to 7 brutal crimes. The criminal investigation is just beginning. It’s the end of a busy week for the Lansing Police Department. Read More »
