Michigan police probe possible serial killer after 5 men suffer fatal injuries along popular trail

Lansing police are investigating a possible connection between five deaths that occurred along the Lansing River Trail over the past year. Authorities noted that four of the five victims suffered blunt force trauma to the face and were attacked overnight. While one suspect, 23-year-old Edward Joseph Smith, is in custody for the stabbing death of Daniel Lusk, police have not charged him in the other cases. All victims were white men who appeared to be experiencing homelessness and were likely sleeping at the time of the attacks.

Lansing police are investigating a possible connection between five deaths that occurred along the Lansing River Trail over the past year. Authorities noted that four of the five victims suffered blunt force trauma to the face and were attacked overnight. While one suspect, 23-year-old Edward Joseph Smith, is in custody for the stabbing death of Daniel Lusk, police have not charged him in the other cases. All victims were white men who appeared to be experiencing homelessness and were likely sleeping at the time of the attacks.