Bloomington, Ind. police are investigating whether there is any connection between a suspected serial killer and missing IU student Lauren Spierer.
William Gibson is already charged with murdering two women. The remains of a third victim were found in his back yard.
Now, Bloomington police want to know if Gibson has anything to do with the disappearance of the IU student who has been missing for almost a year.
Lauren Spierer disappeared last June after a night out with friends. Since then a massive search has been underway to try and find any evidence as to what happened. As late as last week, Spierer's parents were on national TV trying to keep the case alive.
"There were a number of people that saw Lauren that night, and we're hoping that all of those people will be completely honest and open in providing any information that they have," said Spierer's father Robert last week on Fox News.
And police offered assurance that the investigation is still very much active.
"There is a very great effort being placed forward by a number of people from a number of different agencies that are contributing to this investigation," said Bloomington police Captain Joe Qualters.
We now know that part of that effort is to look into any possible link between Spierer and William Clyde Gibson. Bloomington Police today releasing a statement.
The statement says, in part, "A detective from the Bloomington Police Department has been assigned to make an inquiry with investigators in New Albany regarding the Clyde Gibson case they are investigating. We view this as the responsible thing to do as part of our ongoing investigation."
The statement continues, "We have no indication that there is any connection to Lauren's case, but we are certainly interested in anyone who comes to the attention of law enforcement for targeting women as victims."
Meantime, investigators continue to comb through every inch of Gibson's New Albany home. We could see them pulling shrubbery in the back yard in their search for evidence.
The Floyd County Prosecutor's office told us today not to expect much more news this week about the investigation. We have been told there will not be another briefing on the case until next week.
