Detroit Police Arrest Former Navy Serviceman in Connection With International Prostitute Murders
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Authorities in Detroit say they've arrested a former Navy serviceman in connection with the strangulations of several prostitutes. Officials say the suspect could be linked to other killings around the world. Jennifer Donelan from our affiliate WDIV has the story.</s>JENNIFER DONELAN, WDIV REPORTER (voice-over): The yellow tape around the railroad tracks on Detroit's southwest side was just the beginning. Beyond the tape were the bodies of three women, all prostitutes and, police say, all strangled to death, including 33- year-old Kelly Hood of Detroit, a divorced mother of three killed three weeks ago. Police nabbed their suspected serial killer, John Eric Armstrong, near this very same place police say he was set to kill again.</s>CHIEF BENNY NAPOLEON, DETROIT POLICE: Serial killers kill. That's what they do. They're not going to stop until they get caught. They move from place to place.</s>DONELAN: The arrest in Detroit led investigators on a worldwide trail of murder. Police say Armstrong was a U.S. Navy sailor traveling on the USS Nimitz. Police allege he moved from port to port on a killing spree, strangling his victims to death. Beyond the three murders in Detroit, Armstrong is linked to the murder of a prostitute in Dearborn Heights. Police have also linked him to murders in Virginia, Washington State, Thailand, and suspect him in murder in Pearl Harbor, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Tel Aviv.</s>JOHN BELL, FBI SPECIAL AGENT: A lot of that will be done by the FBI through our legal attaches offices. We have 38 legal attaches offices scattered around the world. We'll cover leads with the local police departments.</s>DONELAN: While the investigation into the murders reaches an international level, back in Detroit, people who live near the yellow tape say they're relieved it's over.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This is terrible and I'm glad that, you know, they finally caught him. You know, now we can all walk back on the streets like we used to.</s>KAGAN: Again, that story coming to us from Jennifer Donelan of WDIV. Search CNN.com CNNSI.com CNNmoney.com The Web