Man confesses to killing 2 women, abandoning bodies in street, police say

Juan Carlos Hernandez Caseres linked to deaths of Ann Farran, Neidy Roche

MIAMI ā€“ A man who was arrested afterĀ killing a woman and abandoning her body on a sidewalk is now accused of killing another woman and also disposing ofĀ her body, the Miami-Dade Police Department announced Monday night.

Police arrested Juan Carlos Hernandez Caseres, 37, in the deathĀ of Ann Farran, 41,Ā on Saturday.

Miami Police Department detectives said they have surveillance video showingĀ Hernandez CaseresĀ abandoning Farran's body on a sidewalk near Northwest 37th Street and Northwest 25th Avenue last Wednesday.

Miami-Dade police detectives were still investigating the death ofĀ Neidy Roche, 39, whose body wasĀ found March 2 on the roadside along Northwest 30th Avenue and Northwest 26th Street. They used DNA evidence to link Hernandez Caseres to the crime, Detective Lee CowartĀ said.Ā 

Police said Hernandez CaseresĀ also confessed to killing both women. Detectives are investigating if he may have been responsible forĀ other unsolved cases.Ā 

Hernandez CaseresĀ appeared in court Tuesday, where he was ordered to be held without bond.Ā 


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