Prosecutors say a man accused of killing a New Jersey resident who is also suspected of killing four others in New Mexico, including his ex-wife, has admitted to killing a total of 16 people.
NJ.com reported Gloucester County Assistant Prosecutor Alec Gutierrez during a detention hearing for the case in New Jersey on Friday said 47-year-old Sean Lannon said he killed 66-year-old Michael Dabkowski, Lannon’s youth mentor has, which he accused of sexually abusing him. as a child.
In addition to the murder of Dabkowski, who was beaten to death in his home on March 8, prosecutors argued that Lannon also admitted to killing his ex-wife, 39-year-old Jennifer Lannon, as well as others, including ’11 other individuals’ who drug dealers were. ”
“He admitted that he killed a total of 16 people … 15 in New Mexico and one in the state of New Jersey. “In my opinion, the FBI understands New Mexico in their investigation,” Gutierrez told NJ.com on Friday.
In court documents, it was noted that Lannon admitted the murder in a telephone conversation with a family member, who then reported the recording to Gloucester County investigators.
In the call, Lannon allegedly said he killed his wife and her boyfriends in New Mexico, as well as Dabkowski in New Jersey. He apparently also expressed remorse for his actions, NJ.com noted.
Lannon and his wife had three children together and moved from New Jersey to New Mexico before divorcing in 2019.
Prosecutors allege that Lannon admitted that he lured several victims to a home in New Mexico, where he disrupted some of them.
While police have already linked Lannon to five deaths – Dabkowski, his wife and three others whose bodies were found at Albuquerque International Sunport airport – Lieutenant David Chavez in his hometown of Grants, NM, said there was currently no evidence. which Lannon does not connect. back to the murders of 11 others.
“Is it possible? It’s probably possible. Is it probable? No, probably not,” Chavez said. Albuquerque Journal, although he added that the police are investigating the case.
Lannon was in St. Louis last week. Louis arrested after a multi-state search by police. According to The Associated Press, he was found with a car stolen from Dabkowski.
Lannon is charged with first-degree murder, as well as burglary, robbery and theft in the New Jersey case.
As of Saturday, Lannon has also been named as a person interested in the deaths of his ex-wife and the three others in New Mexico, the AP reported.
While Lannon’s public defender tried to argue on Friday that his absence from previous convictions and service in the U.S. military would qualify him for release before trial, the local judge sided with prosecutors to keep Lannon behind bars because he ” a significant danger to the community is ”. according to NJ.com.