After eight persons were discovered dead in the same location within a few weeks of one another, police released a statement, sparking fears that a serial killer might be at large.

A woman was discovered unconscious on a Springfield bike route in the 1500 block of Hall of Fame Avenue on Tuesday, April 22.

Ryan Walsh, a spokesman for the Springfield Police Department, verified that the woman was declared deceased as soon as police and medical personnel arrived on the scene.

Walsh stated, “The SPD Homicide Unit under the direction Captain Trent Duda is conducting an unattended death investigation in conjunction with the @HampdenDA Murder Unit, pending an autopsy by the Medical Examiner.” Read more below