Accused Serial Killer Charged With 5 New Counts of Murder

An accused serial killer has been charged with five new counts of murder and 10 other crimes, the Gary, Ind., Police Department confirmed Monday, CNN reports. 

Darren Vann, 44, of Indiana, was arrested back in 2014 and charged with killing 19-year-old Afrikka Hardy and 35-year-old Anith Jones. Now authorities are saying that Vann has confessed to killing seven women and has even directed authorities to their bodies, all of which were found within 5 miles of each other. 

Vann faces additional counts of murder alongside charges for other crimes, including rape, attempted murder and criminal confinement. According to the report, he faces the death penalty if convicted. 

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