was darren van monitored by your police department? someone who served five years in jail, registered sex offender? >> well the sex offender's are through the lake county sheriff's department, and mr. van was in september, and they did make contact with him in september. >> reporter: given the fact that he was monitored as recently as september, and everything you're saying checked out, do you think that the system needs to change so something like this doesn't happen again? >> well, it's a possibility that it can always be tweaked. and there can always be some changes. >> reporter: what do you think? your the police chief of this town that's going through this nightmare. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: does this make you want to change things, we need to keep a closer eye on people like this who've been convicted of violent sexual crimes in the past? >> most definitely. i mean whenever you get someone of this nature who can do this, i mean, you want those balances, those checks and balances in place, and you want them to be -- >> reporter: wh

they questioned darren deon van. he confessed to killing 19-year-old africa hardy, he let them to six more bodies in nearby gary, indiana, and police are looking for more bodies this morning. cnn's poppy par low will be heading out with search teams. are you embarking right now, poppy? >> we are leaving shortly, we're at the gary, indiana, police department. what i can tell you is that this town is on edge. they are looking for possibly any more bodies that may be connected to this string of murders, seven murders, all of the bodies have been led to by the 43-year-old suspect darren van. what is happening in just a few moments, we'll head out with them, they are going to go building to building using what the officers are calling a grid pattern, about 20 different police officers, multiple teams. there are a lot of abandoned structures, homes and abandoned buildings around here. that's where all of these bodies were found over the last few days and that's the big concern, are there more bodies. i asked officers "have

and unfortunately this guy darren van slipped through the crack. but you did say something there that we have now. we had a 21st century we have d.n.a. ways of finding out people vis-a-vis d.n.a., et cetera, et cetera. law enforcement overworked at time and unfortunately some of these people slip through the cracks. >> indicatey, taking it one step further. it appears that a lot of these victims were prostitutes. and, you know, it's almost like, you know, i have heard so many stories over the year when i was what a criminal defense attorney when they find dead bodies to process they don't get the investigation. someone else might. do you disagree with me on that or not? >> i mean, you have to ask yourself whether or not van was an opportunity killer. it appears that several of the victims, including the seven that he has confessed to murdering perhaps did not come from background where their disappearances, their missing bodies would necessarily have registered. remember, he was a registered sex offender. and in indiana as a violent sex offender he

. >> darren van hours away from facing a judge on murder charges. he confessed to killing 7 women but authorities believe there may be more victims. dating back as far as 20-years they are looking where he allegedly stashed her bodies. >> our team was on the scene. he has been forthcoming lnl like he wanted this information to be out. >> the 43-year-old is rg chaed with murder in one of the cases. more charges expected today. >> the trial to determine whether or not jody arias will get death for killing her boyfriend is happening. her defense said she shouldn't be put to death because she had ptsd. she was convicted of killing him in may. they are deadlocked on whether to give her the death penalty or life behind bars. >>> a passenger who landed with a fever now in isolation bb tested for the deadly disease. this as new rules go into effect imposing limits on travelers from liberia, sierra leone and guinea. they can only fly into five airports where ebola measures are in place. that nbc photographer free of ebola will head home to rhode island today

. >> the mayor of indiana called darren van a serial killer. he spent five years in prison for sexual assault moved to indiana registered as a sex offender. he was arrested saturday one day after police found a 19-year-old women strength elled to death in a hammond hotel. a prosecuti it was arpart of a prostitution sting. he had text messages to another female who helped arrange his meeting. >> mr. van told police officers at the scene that he had messed up by committing the crime and was surprised how quickly he was located. >> van eventually confessed to killing six other women in gary, indiana initially describing and helping detectives locate some of the bodies. >> it is possible that the investigation will lead to more victims, so we have to be careful about what we say at this point. >> police say just one of the confirmed victims had been reported missing by her family, six of the victims were found in an abandoned home. >> i have an abandoned house next to me also a couple more on my block. i don't know how many more is there going to b

short of that, anybody's guess as to why he would confess to that now. >> 43-year-old darren van under arrest and there have been seven bodies of ind yindiana now foun. we'll stay on top of that for our viewers. >>> there's also important news that we're following, including ebola. today we heard the head of the national institutes of infectious diseases saying new protocols for health care workers dealing with ebola here in the united states could just be hours away. they are to prevent them from contracting the virus. the 21-day quarantine for people who came into contact with eric duncan is over. 44 of the 48 health care workers are now off quarantine. the remaining four will be soon. there is certainly lingering concern. >> whether they would be seen as disease carriers or oddities, there's zero risk that any of those people who have been marked off the list had ebola. they were in contact with the person who had ebola and the time period for them to get ebola has lapsed. they do not have ebola. >> the military is creating a quick strike team here in the united states. according to

. >> the prime suspect for the murders, 43-year-old darren van who admitted he strangled the 19-year-old and left her lying nude in the tub. >> they're somebody's daughter, sister. >> the son of a woman who was married to him spoke to the police. >> i said he was a nut case, i said to not allow him in my home because he just creeped me out. >> darren van's criminal history spanning at least ten years, is troubling. in 2004, he threatened to burn his then-girlfriend up while holding a lighter and gas can, a felony that landed him in jail. in 2009 he was convicted of aggravated rape and served time in jail. gary, indiana police say that vann was monitored by the sheriff's department. >> they go out and check their place of residence and see how they're living and see if they're in compliance. >> given the fact that darren vann was monitored as recently as september and everything you say checked out do you think that the system needs to change so something like that doesn't happen again? >> well, it is a possibility that it can always be tweaked and there can always be changes. >> it is an

investigators believe darren van met a 19 year-old woman for sex and strangled her inside a motel room on saturday. a friend, contacted police, and gave them his phone number leading to a search warrant. and once in custody he allegedly told police about that crime and others. >> admitted his involvement in the incident and expressed an interest in notifying police of other criminal incidents he was involved with. this included initially describing and then helping detect us locate three other victims in the city of gary. >> three other victims were also found, bringing the the total number of murder victim to seven. this investigation is ongoing, so far, van has only been charged with the murder of the teenager. >>> retired philadelphia police officer known for her work trying to track down missing children has been killed. sixty-nine year-old virginia hill, was found badly injured in her home near norfolk, virginia she later died at a hospital. hill was a veteran of the philadelphia police department who devoted her career to the cases of missing children. members of her family, are

police arrested and charged 43-year-old darren van for the murder of a 19-year-old woman. investigators say he met her at a hotel after arranging a sexual encou encounter. he confessed to that murder and six others and hinted there may be more victims dating back 20 years. as reports tonight authorities couldn't keep him behind bars. >> reporter: he lived in indiana and texas and committed crimes in both states. >> i can tell you it was -- >> the 43-year-old was arrested in 2007 after he hired a suspected sex worker and brought her back to his apartment. according to texas court records he attacked her and began to strangle her and hit her. dna connected van to the rape. he took a plea deal and was sentenced to five years in prison. >> he is a registered sex offender in the state of texas. >> reporter: in 2004 he poured gasoline on himself and police say he put her in a head lock and dragged her down an alley and he took a plea deal and served 90 days in jail, got probation and community service. when he was 22 years old he had a run in with police. court records show he w

the suspect, 43-year-old darren van, began cooperating with police after he was arrested for the murder of a nene-year-old woman in a motel 6. police uncovered three other bodies in gary, indiana this weekend when van told them where to look. he moved to indiana after being convicted of sexual assault in texas in 2009. >>> the high end escort accused of the drug overdose appeared in court today. alix tichelman is facing several charges including manslaughter, prostitution, and destroying evidence linked to the death of 51-year-old forrest hayes. surveillance video shows the 26-year-old inject ed hayes on his yacht then watched while he was died. >> alix tichelman did nothing that mr. hayes did not want her to do. two adults engaged in mutual and cooperative drug usage and it went wrong but it was an accident. >> a georgia man associated with tichelman also died of a heroin overdose. police in california and georgia are trying to determine whether they can charge her with that murder also. >>> there have been sharp reactions today to an associated press investigation in to nazi war crimi

van. >> police say the suspect is a registered sex offender in the state of texas, after a 2009 conviction, he has been living in gary, the hometown of three of the dead women. >>> checking bay area headlines, traffic moving smoothly into san francisco, after last week's traffic nightmare on the upper deck of the bay bridge. and the installation of steel plates as part of the seismic repair work snarled traffic for hours. caltrans put the work on hold while it looks for alternatives. >>> the woman accused of leading a google executive to die while leering him on the at. alex tickerman walked into the courtroom with a red jump suit facing heroin charges and a preliminary hearing is set for november 5. >>> there may be more victims of a palo alto flasher than police first thought. this sketch was made after three reports of a man exposing himself earlier this month. now a family has told police a 13-year-old girl may have encountered the same man twice in early august belt month police are investigating a similar case that may involve the same suspect. >>> the giants are in kansas city, look

police say 43-year-old darren van is taking responsibility for the killings. the case began to unfold friday, when the body of a strainled 19-year-old was found in a motel 6 in hammond, indiana. van, who is a convicted sex offender, was arrested and then began to confess to other killings, he directed investigators to three abandoned homes in gary, indiana over the weekend where the other bodies were found. some were badly decomposed. >> during a subsequent interrogation of him, he admitted the criminal activity he was involved with. >> ask van is expected to be charged later today shoo today is the last day to he register to vote in the elections. ktvu's janine de la vega talked to people in santa clara county to see if they are motivated to if to the polls. >> reporter: outside the santa clara county registrar's office it's quiet. election officers have a booth set up. but in a matter of two hours, just tree people have come by to register. the deadline to cast a vote is 11:59. for some -- >> i guess i never got around to it in all of these years. it's not s

. >> reporter: the prime suspect, 43-year-old darren van who led police to the six bodies after admitting he strangled 19-year-old afrikka hardy to death at this motel 6 friday. and left her lying nude the bathtub. >> somebody's daughter, somebody's mother, somebody's sister. >> reporter: the son of a woman married to vann for 16 years spoke with cnn tuesday. >> i told they are guy's a nut case, he is. and i didn't allow him in my kids or home because he just creeped me out. >> reporter: darren vann's criminal history is brutally troubling. in 2004 he threatened to burn his then girlfriend up while holding a lighter and a gas can, a felony that landed him in jail for 90 days. in 2009 he was convicted of aggravated rain and served five years in jail. gary, indiana's police chief says vann, a registered sex offender, was monitored in september by the sheriff's department. >> they go out and they check their place of residence and see how they're living and see if they're still in compliance with what they need to be doing. >> reporter: given the fact that darren van was monitored as recentl

. >> the prime suspect is 343-year-old darren van who led police to the six bodies after admitting he strangled 9-year-old africa hardy to death at this motel 6 friday and left her lying nude in the bathtub. >> that's somebody's daughter, somebody's mother, somebody's sister. >> the son of a woman varied to van for 16 years spoke on tuesday. >> he's a nut case. he is. i watched him. i would never allow him near my kids and my home. he just freaked me out, period. >> his criminal history spanning least a decade is brutality troubling. he threatened to burn his girlfriend up in 2004 while holding a lighter and a gas can. in 2 o09, he was convicted of aggravated rape and served five years in juvenile. van, a registered sex offender was monitored in septemberly the sheriff's department. they check their place of residen residence and see if they're complying. >> given the fact that he was monitored as recently as december and everything checked out, do you think the system needs to change so something like this doesn't happen again? >> it's a possibility it can always be tweaked and alway

. >>> indiana officials expect to file more charge's this week begins allege serial killer darren van. >> while he is set to make his court appearance, investigators will have the grim duty of searching for more murder victims. four three-year old van is charge with killing a prostitute in gary, indiana. authorities say in all he confessed to seven murders and led police to their bodies. so far, police have searched more than 100 abandoned buildings near where those bodies were found. >> a horrible thing to observe and it is a source of great concern. this is extraordinary. you don't get people who kill multiple folks every day. >> the fbi confirms vann has also killed in other states. the the investigation could go as far back as 20 years. >>> right now 5:13. we have an eye on some showers. >> we have some pockets of steadier rain out there. good morning everybody. depend ing where your travel may take you you may not see a drop or you might be getting doused on the rain. it is so often that the weather vice localized so we have to break it down by location. specifically toward new j

darren van. >> 43 years old. he comes from gary. had been living in texas about 10 years ago. a convicted sex offender from austin texas. all this began to unravel at the hotel and hammond. when the victim. the first victim was found as identified as africa party. her body was found there. identified by authorities as a prostitute. somebody he hired on the backpage web site. >> and she failed to check and with her female pimp that person became concerned. >> hammond police then got her phone with his phone number. through various means tracked him to his carry residents. he was taken into custody. they say he started talking. almost as if he wanted to get caught and take this tremendous burden off of his shoulder. to date, seven victims. there may be more. wrapping up the press conference just a few moments ago. here's what they're saying. >> during his initial arrest, he had messed up by not committing the crime. >> the 63 incidents of suspected homicide's currently being investigated for possible future charges. >> murder charges are being sought by the hand and police. a id

police say 43-year-old gary resident darren van who is in custody confessed to killing her but allegedly also claimed to authorities he has been killing in indiana for years. >> it could go back as far as 20 years based on some statements we have. >> authorities say van, a registered sex offender in texas, solicited women on chicago back page which is like craigslist but with an adult services section. police say hardy was in a prostitution ring advertised on back page and had an arranged meeting with van. investigators tracked van down through his cell phone. they say he confessed not only to hardy's murder but many more. >> it was like a domino effect. >> van allegedly led police to six more female bodies in abandoned homes including 35-year-old anita jones who was reported missing october 8th by her family. on facebook, hammond mayor tomas mcdermott jr. called van an admitted serial killer who he says admitted to a couple of homicides in hammond in 1994 or 1995 and hammond police indicated there could be more names and bodies to come. >> his level of cooperation in the things he has t

his name is darren van. 43 years old and public reggistry of sex offenders said he was arrested and charged with devient sexual behavior. the suspect moved around. gary, hammond, indiana just one of the stops. >> court records in 2004 and 5. he was also in austin, texas. he appears to be a person who has moved back and forth between a number of states. >> reporter: chief said they are linking him to six deaths, possibly more. the victim from friday night 19-year-old girl strangled in a room of motel six. she contacted him from chicago back page.com. an escort service. same way of contacting a nice jones who was found in an abandoned building. that was the case for the six women. they were found in abandoned buildings and traced a phone number and that led them to the suspect. thus far, he is cooperating. and the cases could go back as far as 20 years. guys, back to you in new york. >> mike, what a story. thank you. >>> the only person arrested in the attack on benghazi pleading not guilty to new charges, among them murder of an ambassador that could get him the death penalty. he was capture

police say that darren van was not on their radar, he probably should have been. records show an increased violence against women including rape and dousing a woman in gasoline. most were ended with plea bargains and probation. >>> three women are under arrest, accused of trying to join terrorists, specifically isis. karen travers has the latest from washington. >> reporter: the three girls, of sudanese and somali descent are only 15, 16 and 17 years old. sources tell abc news that they were seduced by videos like this. >> i have advice for the sisters, that it's important that come to this place here. >> they are from jihad and so convincing the girls flew from the u.s. to germany and then to turkey and eventually to syria. >> they are luring these girls to iraq, to marry them off to isis fighters to create more little isis fighters. >> this man in denver is in shock, the allegations that they were recruited by isis terrorists. >> my blood ran cold, the father of the sisters ran an urgent missing persons report. the girls had skipped schools and disappear. they d

. >>> bodies of seven women are found, victims of a possible serial killer . 43-year-old darren van was arrested and told police where they could find several other victims. van also confessed to a murder spree dating back 20 years. this story is far from over. >>> the judge in the boston marathon pool, three people and injured 260 more. the judge said a thousand people will fill out jury questionnaires. 100 will then be questioned individually until they are down to 12 jurors and six alternates. a dozen of suspected nazi criminals received millions of dollars of social security benefits and officials are wondering why. the ap said a legal loophole allowed for payments. firefighters rescued a woman stuck in a chimney then police arrested her. genevieve nunez fi figueroa. she dated the owner of the house but then broke up with her. watch. >> i met her online, thought she was pretty normal as you meet people online. and you know, we hung out a couple of times and you know you never know how crazy somebody is until they do crazy things and you know, this is a pretty crazy thing. >> the wom

the suspect, 43-year-old darren van was previously arrestfor other felonies. >> hannah graham has not been found since she went out with friends in september 15th. the remains were found. the college is now in mourning. >> i hope the family is receiving closure. >> it could have been their family member, their friends. >> a man named jesse matthew was last seen with graham. today he was indicted with the 2005 rape of another woman. >>> congress wants to know why, new york congresswoman carolyn maloney, wants to know why, law loophole provides for payment. >>> a woman stuck in a chimney then police arrested her. genevieve nunez figueroa, used to date the owner of the house. >> what? >> yep, police say he broke up with her but she apparently would not take no for an answer. >> i met her online. not too long ago. and you know i thought she was pretty normal. as you meet people online. and you know we hung out a couple of times and you never know how crazy somebody is until they do crazy things. and you know, this is a pretty crazy thing. >> and the woman is charged with illegal entry and

van confessed to strangling a woman. and he led police to locations of six other women, some of the murders he's suspected of committing could go back 20 years. >>> national highway traffic safety administration urged owners of 4.7 million vehicles to get their air bags repaired immediately. according to the agency, inflaters could rupture causing metal fragments to fly ought when the air bags are deployed in crashes. warnings from 2002, from a wide range of manufacturers, toyota, mazda, bmw and general motors, at least four people have died from faulty inflators. >>> and we end literally around the world. according to noaa, a full 1.3° higher than 20th century average of 59. it appears to be a continuing trend. so far the first nine months of 2014 are tied with 1998 for the warmest on record and scientists expect the hot trend to continue through the end of the year. and in case you were wondering the last time earth set a monthly cold record was december 1916. that's what's happening around the world. >>> new ebola ca

and as they looked for bodies, possibly connected to darren van. the man police say led them to half dozen dead women in the last couple of days. everything was set in motion because of this young woman, her body, the discovery of 19-year-old hardy's body in this motel room in hammond over the weekend. van allegedly strangled her before placing her body in the bathtub. police are now saying today that there were signs of a struggle. as we mentioned, seven bodies and six others and were found over the course of the weekend. mere miles from one another. let me go to cnn's poppy harlow live in hammond, indiana. and poppy, you were out with police today. tell me what they told you? where did they take you? >> hey, brooke, we were. i mean, it's an incredibly, incredibly disturbing thing just to think that these seven women were so brutally murdered in this community and then to think that police are spending all of today looking home by home for any more bodies. that is because the 43-year-old suspect has obviously made any indication to them that they

his name is darren van and he is a registered sex offender in texas. they will charge him today. >> we have no indication he did anything here other than a loan. his level of cooperation and the things he told us indicate that possible other victims account surface. >> a woman's body was discovered in a motel over the weekend that lead them to nearby gary where he was taken into custody. during the interrogations, he led them to the body sayses of six more women. look at the other stories spiking across social media as well. the ap is reporting that ex-nazis have been paid millions of american taxpayer dollars. they received social security payments including the two you see here. they received social security payments at the request of the justice department. number two, darren wilson a grand jury testimony was reported over the weekend. details that officer wilson testified that he and michael brown struggled before the final shot. there was a struggle in the control car and he claims he feared hear fist life. finally, the dog and the weather man. yo

. >> darren van has been charged with the deaths of 29 year-old africa hardy whose body was found in a hotel last week about 20 miles east of chicago. police say van is also a suspect in the deaths of six other women, whose bodies were found in northwest indiana over the weekend. they say he a has indicated that there could be more victims going back at least 20 years. >>> 4:19. the man charged with the abduction of the university of virginia student faces a whole list of charges, including 2005 rape, abduction and attempted in murder in suburban washington. grand jury indicted jesse matthew, in the nine year-old case yesterday. he is already in jail for last months abduction of the university of virginia student hanna graham. police searching for graham found human remains over the weekend but medical examiner has not yet made a positive identification. those remains were found 6 miles from the bod of the the student from virginia tech, in 2009. police believe that matthew is linked to her death as well. >>> millions of cars being recalled for an air bag defect. >> in fact, four dea

>> charges filed tonight against darren van. charged with one count of murder and one count of robbery but police suspect as you mentioned that there are six other cases tonight hook uphook up for prostitution web site. found him there. since is he arrest he has confessed he was trying work out a deal with prosecutor indiana. they have the death penalty, so the suggestion would certainly be that he was trying to get his own life spared. what we know about the victims is that they were all found in abandoned homes here in gary, indiana, only one of them had been reported missing. and one of them had been slightly decomposed in their body. police are now trying to put together details and investigate the claims that van gave them that he may be responsible for murders going back 20 years. so while these six bodies have been recovered in addition to the one found in the hotel, greta, police have a lot more work to do and there could be more bodies that turn up here in gary or in northwest, indiana. back to you. >> craig, thank you.

van is in custody tonight. in 2009 he was convicted of a gruesome sexual assault in texas but served only a little more than a year. on saturday he was arrested in hammond, indiana. police say he confessed to them to killing 19-year-old africa hardy. she was found strangled to death in a motel room. detectives then say vann confessed to killing six morovick timz, amore victims. their bodies were found in may. police are warning there may be more victims. >>> i am proud to be commander in chief of the soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines who deported these terrorists to italian authorities. these young americans sent a message to terrorists everywhere, a message, you can run but you can't hide. >> what a story that was. president ronald reagan in 1985 with a harsh warning to terrorists after a plo group hijacked an entire cruise ship and then shot and killed 69-year-old disabled jewish american leon klinghoffer. his body and wheelchair tossed overboard to the horror of americans. that story is the subject of a

with this guy in indiana, darren van, you say he made a huge mistake at that motel. what was that? >> he managed to send a text using her phone to her friends and they began the very suspicious that she had not made the text and they went to find her. >> and they found her in the hotel, the motel friday night, traced the texts, were able to find him, recognize his car in front of the house and, boom, here you have him behind bars and he's talking. we know he's 43 years of age. and if this goes back to the mid-90s, that takes him back to his 20s. is that young? >> no, that's very typical for them to commit a crime starting in their 20s. some start in their late teens. and then they graduate&z to comt more and more crimes over the years until they're finally caught. he said, i made a mess. well, a mess is not exactly what i would describe as a homicide. but it's his way of dehumanizing her. >> he was describing what he did to this young woman as a mess? >> as a mess. i made a mess. >> it's one thing to murder. it is quite another to murder for -- if this is the case -- two decades. w

four three-year old darren van had been charge with killing 19 year-old africa hardy. police say van is also a suspect in the the deaths of six other women whose bodies were found in northwest, indiana over the weekend. and they say that he has indicated that there could be more victims going back at least 20 years. >>> the man charged with the abduction of the the university of virginia student facing a whole list of new charges including a 2005 rape, abduction, and attempted murder in suburban washington. a grand jury indicted jesse matthew in his nine year-old case. he is already in jail for last months abduction of university of virginia student hanna graham. police searching for graham found human remains over the the weekend but medical examiner has not yet made a positive id. those remains were found about 6 miles from the body of a student from virginia tech, in 2009, and police believe matthew is linked to her death as well. >>> 6:20. "good day philadelphia" is 40 minutes away. >> mr. mike jerrick in the news room looking at the charter school controversy, mik

the suspect, darren van hinted there to be more victims still to come. he was charged yesterday in one of the murders other the strangulation of africa hardy. you see her there. she was working as an escort at the time. her mom talked about what africa was like as a person. >> she could walk in a room full of people and they stop and -- her smile, her beauty. stunning. she was my beauty queen. she loved to take pictures. >> unthinkable for any mother to go through. john is following this in nearby chicago. what's the latest you can tell us about the investigation? >> police say they are still cooperating in this investigation and police in indiana are going through the cold case files and through missing persons reports. seeing if there is any cases that they might be able to talk about. the same thing in texas where van lived in the late 90s, early 2000s in texas where he lived. he was convicted in 2008 of sexual assaults and served sometime in prison there. police here in chicago and in cook county are also expressing interest in talking to van as they

darren van, a convicted sex offender is behind bars after police say he killed a 19-year-old woman in a hotel friday night. while in custody police say the man confessed to that killing and then led them to the body of six other women in an abandoned home in the city of gary, indiana. a chicago suburb. he hinted that the cases could stretch back 20 years. now authorities in his home state of texas are reviewing cold cases there. police say he was surprised that he was caught so soon. >> he told police officers at the scene that he had messed up by committing the crime and was surprised how quickly he was caught. it is possible that it will lead to more victims. >> john yang joins me from chicago. this search now, as i mentioned, taking the cases back to texas. i would imagine law enforcement working together on this. >> that's right. they're working together here. both the authorities in indiana and texas. here in indiana, they're talking about maybe using cadaver dog search for abandoned buildings. the population has been cut in half slunk by half in the last 20 years. they're talkin

after 43-year-old darren van confessed to the recent murders of seven women. he is now charged in the murder of africa hardy, after he acknowledged leaving the 19-year-old prostitute dead in a motel room in hammond, indiana, on friday, killing her with a cell phone cord. investigators later using cadaver dogs to locate six other victims inside five abandoned homes in gary, indiana. sources say all appeared to have been killed elsewhere and then dumped inside those buildings. we're also learning that van was just released from a texas prison last we're after nearly killing another woman back in 2008. let's get the real story now from gill alba, former nypd detective and a private investigator and president of alba investigations. >> thank you for having me. >> great to see you. >> okay. >> killers don't usually confess, correct? >> that's true. under these circumstances, this guy thought he was getting away with it so long, 20 years, he has been killing everybody, getting away with it. they had the information. they had his phone. they went to his house. he was

. >>> and police in northwestern indiana may have found a serial killer, 43-year-old darren van was originally charged in the death of a 19-year-old. police say van confessed and then led them to six more bodies. they say van admits there may be more victims, as well. >>> california nurses will take their concerns about handling the ebola cases to the governor today. nursing organizations warn the state and hospitals are just not preached. they are asking state regulators to require hazmat suits and training on how to handle the virus. >>> meanwhile, the cdc issued new guidelines for hospital workers handling ebola cases. among them staff must use protective gear that leaves no skin or hair exposed. health officials say the greatest risk lie this is how workers remove contaminated gear a trained monitor must supervise the equipment being put on and taken off. the agency says the guidelines wer inadequate. two nurses are in stable condition after being exposed to ebola in texas. >>> a check of traffic. we are just hearing about a power outage affecting some city streets and some customers in sa

. >>> we have an update on a suspect serial killer darren van n. he will make his first court appearance toy dave investigators continue to search for more murder victims. four three-year old vann is charged with killing a presents tooth in gary, indiana. authorities say in all he confessed to seven murders and led police to their bodies. so far police have searched more than a 100 a andond buildings where the body was found. >> it is a horrible thing to observe and sorts of great concern. this is extraordinary. you don't get people who kill multiple folks every day. >> the fbi, confirms vann implied he had has killed in other states. the investigation could go back 20 years. >>> your time 8:38. one of the cw's most popular shows returns. >> the 100 premiere tonight and tonight we will talk to two stars, isaiah washington and elijah taylor. plus a sneak peak of tonight's episode. >> ♪ >>> a lot of people know madonna's version of this song but, wait until you sianni hear, who is singing it now, that and more when we come back good morning. >>> go

. >> four three-year old darren van has been charge with the death of 19 year-old africa hardy whose body was found in the hotel last week, about 20 miles east of chicago. police say van is also a suspect in the deaths of six other women whose body were found in northwest indiana over the weekend, specifically in the the gary, indiana area, and they say he has indicated there could be more victims going back at least 20 years. >>> so this story could become a whole lot worse. >>> at 5:18. man charge with the abduction of the university of virginia student faces a whole list of new charges, including a 2005 rape, abduction, and attempted murder in suburban washington. and a grand jury indicted jesse matthew in the nine year-old case yesterday. he is already in jail for last months abduction of the university of virginia student hanna graham. police searching for graham found human remains over the weekend but the medical examiner has in the yet made a positive identification. those remains were found about 6 miles from the body of a student from virginia tech in 2009. police believe m

investigators say darren van as also confessed to the murders of six other women. there could be even more victims going back 20 years. a convicted sex offender during interrogation told them about six bodies left in abandoned homes. >>> in virginia the man accused of kidnapping missing uva student hannah graham is facing more charges. jesse matthew abducted and sexual assaultlied a 26-year-old woman in september of 2005. the fbi used the dna evidence to link that case with a 2009 misdemean disappearance of morgan har r harrington. graham vanished five weeks ago after seen with matthew on surveillance famiillance video. >>> coming up, the white house was a scene of the alleged crime. a security breach that ultimately cost secret service director julia piereson her job. omar gonzalez making a run for it at the white house and getting disturb bli far. authorities say he had a knife had his hands, 800 rounds of amou ammunition in his vehicle. >>> a look at the images from the turkish border. some smoking starting to settle. we're about to go talk about the fight again

. >> reporter: after darren deon van was arrested for strangling 19-year-old africa hardy in a hammond, indiana, motel, police say he led them on a series of grisly discoveries. >> the police caught what i would label a serial killer. >> reporter: the body of six other women found in five abandoned houses in nearby gary, indiana. then a convicted sex offender claims he has killed others over the past 20 years. three of the women were identified at i neat jones, 25, and christine williams, 36. police say they were prostitutes and all had been strangled. >> he preyed on individuals that might be less likely to be reported missing. >> reporter: gary, the once thriving steel mill city, there are now 10,000 abandoned buildings. today he was charged with hardy's murder. her mother spoke with us by phone. >> i want him to be prosecuted for each and every one of these girls. >> reporter: as police fear they could find even more bodies. john yang, nbc news, chicago. >>> when last we spoke here friday night we had two menacing hurricanes on either side of this country. tonight, the weather threa

darren van would not speak forcing the judge to postpone the hearing, she told him he would spend th the rest of his e in prison unless he couldn't. he reportedly confess today killing at least seven women. schools in one penn district reopened today after suspected cop-killing fugitive was spotted in the area. pocono mountain schools were closed yesterday as police conducted a thorough search, still eric fine remains on the run accused of calling state troopetrooper and wounding anotr more than a month ago. >>> ray primary black church in north carolina hit with racist fliers while church goers were attending services someone was plastering the cars with the fliers, the fliers said the democratic senator doesn't win obama's impeachment will begin, the disturbing image was a 1920s lynching. some church members were too frightened to speak on camera. >> at first i was scared, you know, a little concerned but then i got angry. i was very upset that, you know, my church was targed, you know, being it's a predominantly african-american church that i felt the church was targed and i felt

indiana officials expect to file more charges against alleged serial killer darren van. he is set to make his court appearance investigators will search for more possible murder victims. four three-year old van is charged with killing a prosecute in gary, indiana. authorities say in all he confessed to seven murders and led police to their bodies. so far police have searched more than 100 abandoned buildings near where these bodies were found. >> it is a horrible thing to observe and it is a source of great concern. this is extraordinary, you don't get people who kill multiple folks every day. >> the fbi confirms van has implied he has also killed in other states, the investigation could go back as far as 20 years. >>> first she became youngest ever to win noble peace prize and this morning she has liberty medal as well. malala yousafzai will be honored for her efforts for children's right to education. "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco has the story from the national constitution center. >> 2014 liberty medal. >> reporter: touching tribute to freedom and education,

darren dan owe van led them to bodies of six more women in abandoned homes. and there may be more discoveries. >> it may go back 20 years. >> it could indicate that other victims could surface. >> reporter: he is a registered sex offender in texas. >>> convicted killer jodi arias goes back to a courtroom in texas. arguments are under way in her sentencing retrial. she claims she was acting in self-defense when she stabbed her boyfriend 30 times and shot him in the head. the first jury deadlocked. >>> and pernell was freed on friday, and investigators didn't discover the error until friday night. he was arrested for killing a man and they have no idea what went wrong. >>> police in pennsylvania say there's another sighting of eric frein. saying he was near the swiftwater post office. and not for from where a woman saw a rifle-toting man believed to be frein. schools are opened with oadded security. >>> a passing this morning. oscar de la renta has died. he dressed jaqueline kennedy. and his designs were from the white house to every hollywood red carpet. one o

darren deon van, a convicted killer from austin texas. helped police find the bodies of six other women over the weekend. now authorities believe the latest victims could be part of a killing spree that goes back decades. >>> the suspected ring leader on ad thely raid in benghazi, libya pleadnot guilty. entered the me in washington, d.c, federal courtroom. the only person charged in connection with the attacks which killed the u.s. ambassador chris stevens. >>> on the ground it is kurdish fighters who are facing off in the deadly battle against i.s.i.l. and suffering a loss in both syria and iraq. part of a fierce push for territory, in northern iraq the deadliest targeting the strategic mosul dam. meanwhile syrian kurds facing i.s.i.l. in kobani received much needed aid, medical supplies and small weapons, and there was news for syrian kurds as well. turkey announcing that it will allow the iraqi kurdish militia peshmerga to cross over the battle to help in kobani. unexpected policy shift. for weeks, the nation has angered kurdish leader

. >>> police getting new details on a suspected serial killer, darren deion van, now in custody in northwest indiana, suspected in the murders of at least seven women there and there may be even more victims. van is also a convicted sex offender in the state of texas. well, police say some of the killings may be cold cases from long ago. >> it could go back as far as 20 years that's yet to be corroborated. >> fox news legal analyst and my guest on this, wow. so, let's say that this guy has killed even way more people than we know about. and finally, they catch him. >> finally. right. >> what's gonna happen to him. >> in indiana, which has the death penalty, very important a state crime, will be a death penalty case brought, i'm sure of it the law says death penalty -- for the death penalty, have an aggravated murder, aggravated murder means you killed somebody else, aggravating factors, whether you were convicted of those killings or not, looking at the death penalty. he is trying, i think, at this point, to take the death penalty off the table by bringing police to these other bodies and br