Sister: Killer was 'someone she knew'
Marilyn Olivera does not think her sister was murdered by the serial killer believed responsible for three unsolved slayings in the Marlborough-Hudson area.
At her Marlborough home, Olivera spoke of her older sister, Lineida Olivera, who died at age 35 leaving 11 children, and whose remains were found early this month in Rutland.
"Whoever did it, it was someone she knew," said Olivera, 34.
Lineida Olivera's death is being investigated by the Worcester district attorney's office. It is being treated as a separate case despite similarities with the three slayings linked to a serial murderer.
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Bones in Rutland may be linked to three local murders
The skeletal remains of Lineida Olivera - a former Framingham resident whose January disappearance may be linked to three unsolved area murder cases - were found Tuesday in a heavily wooded area near Rte. 122 in Rutland.
A Rutland resident discovered Olivera's remains in state-owned conservation land about 250 to 300 feet off Rte. 122. The resident was in the area checking out a likely hunting spot for the upcoming bow-hunting season for deer, said Rutland Police Chief Joseph Baril.
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Body found in Rutland; officials probing links to serial killings
The remains of a woman missing since January have been found in a thickly wooded area of Rutland.
Now, authorities are investigating whether the death of 34-year-old Lineida Olivera is connected to a serial killer.
The way Oliveras remains were discovered this week and her background in drugs and prostitution in Worcester are similar to four other women police believe may be the victims of a serial killer.
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Circumstances hint at serial killing
Authorities yesterday confirmed the identity of a woman missing since January whose skeletal remains were found by a hunter Monday in woods off Route 122, near the Oakham town line.
Lineida Olivera was reported missing to Worcester police by her family May 4, and the family put up fliers with the 34-year-old womans picture and description across the city and in Framingham, where the mother of 11 children used to live. Authorities confirmed Ms. Oliveras identity through dental records, according to District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.s office.
The circumstances surrounding the discovery of Ms. Oliveras remains, her physical characteristics, her background of prostitution in the Main South area of Worcester and her drug use have similarities to the deaths of other women police believe may be connected to a serial killer.
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Skeleton site yields evidence; officials say clues linked to killer of mother of 11
Investigators combing the woods off Route 122 where the skeletal remains of Lineida Olivera were discovered last week found evidence yesterday that they believe is linked to her homicide.
"We found some evidence we believe is connected to this case," Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. said, not far from where Ms. Olivera's skeleton was found Sept. 4 by a hunter preparing for the upcoming bow season.
Mr. Early would not comment on what was found. Ms. Olivera's skeleton and some clothes were previously found about 200 yards into the woods in an area owned by the state and abutting Rutland State Forest.
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Dissection and examination of a dead body to determine cause of death and learn about disease processes in ways that are not possible with the living. reports on the 34-year-old mother of 11 indicate she is a homicide victim. Mr. Early did not say what in the report led to that conclusion.
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