07-21-2011, 05:08 PM
they have to start somewhere, and you're correct, they usually don't begin with murder. it usually escalates from other offenses. but:
Investigators say they haven't established any links between New York murder suspect Levi Aron and unsolved crimes in other states, a day after the Brooklyn man was indicted in the killing and dismembering of an 8-year-old Hasidic boy.
Aron, 35, has pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering and kidnapping Leiby Kletzky.
Police have since used Aron's DNA to investigate possible connections to crimes in other states where Aron once lived, according to a report on CBS 2's website. The website reported that investigators are looking at crimes in states like Tennessee, Arkansas and Florida.
New York City Police spokesman Paul Browne told FoxNews.com on Thursday that it is "standard procedure" to look for possible connections to other crimes.
"We would do that in every serious crime," Browne said.
"We don't have anything to suggest victims other than the one in this case," he said. "We have him linked to only the one."
But that could change, law enforcement sources say, as more details emerge about Aron, who authorities say has no known criminal past.
The New York Post, citing police sources, reported Thursday that authorities searching Aron's Brooklyn apartment removed children's clothing that did not belong to Leiby. But police have not discovered any other victims.
Investigators say they haven't established any links between New York murder suspect Levi Aron and unsolved crimes in other states, a day after the Brooklyn man was indicted in the killing and dismembering of an 8-year-old Hasidic boy.
Aron, 35, has pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering and kidnapping Leiby Kletzky.
Police have since used Aron's DNA to investigate possible connections to crimes in other states where Aron once lived, according to a report on CBS 2's website. The website reported that investigators are looking at crimes in states like Tennessee, Arkansas and Florida.
New York City Police spokesman Paul Browne told FoxNews.com on Thursday that it is "standard procedure" to look for possible connections to other crimes.
"We would do that in every serious crime," Browne said.
"We don't have anything to suggest victims other than the one in this case," he said. "We have him linked to only the one."
But that could change, law enforcement sources say, as more details emerge about Aron, who authorities say has no known criminal past.
The New York Post, citing police sources, reported Thursday that authorities searching Aron's Brooklyn apartment removed children's clothing that did not belong to Leiby. But police have not discovered any other victims.