(CNN) A murder suspect in New Jersey told police during questioning that he killed 15 people in New Mexico, including his estranged wife, according to a prosecutor in court on Friday. The suspect, Sean Lannon, is accused of beating Michael Dabkowski to death with a hammer in the victim's home in East Greenwich Township, New Jersey, along with robbery and burglary. Gloucester County prosecutor Alec Gutierrez told the court during a probable cause hearing that, during police questioning after being read his rights, Lannon admitted to killing Dabkowski as well as 15 people in New Mexico, including his estranged wife Jennifer. "In this Mirandized statement, the defendant did admit to the instances in New Mexico that would be homicides in New Mexico," said Gutierrez. And he admitted to killing a total of 16 people."

Source: CNN March 19, 2021 22:35 UTC