bodies found in a Kenyan quarry lead to the arrest of a suspected serial killer

Following the discovery of multiple bodies at a Nairobi quarry, a suspected serial murderer was detained in Kenya. According to police, on Monday, the man confessed to the murder of 42 women, including his wife.

Collins Jumaisi, 33, a resident of the Mukuru neighborhood in the southern part of the capital, was reportedly taken into custody early on Monday, according to the police.

Nine bodies have been pulled from the quarry thus far, according to Douglas Kanja Kirocho, the acting commander of police.

Head of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations Amin Mohamed remarked, “It is crystallizing that we are dealing with a serial killer, a psychopathic serial killer who has no respect for human life.”

According to Mohamed, Jumaisi admitted to having killed and lured 42 women before disposing of their bodies at the quarry.

Mohamed added in the broadcast announcement that the killings date back to 2022 and began with Jumaisi’s wife. The most recent murder occurred on July 11.

Police reported that they discovered many cell phones, identity cards, a machete that they surmised was used to chop up the victims, rolls of sellotape, industrial rubber gloves, and twelve nylon sacks that resembled the ones the victims were discovered in at Jumaisi’s residence.

Over the weekend, large crowds flocked to see the remains—many of which were mutilated—being removed from the quarry. Some of the crowd even got into skirmishes with the police.

Rumors that the remains were connected to purported kidnappings of young demonstrators by security agents during recent street protests have infuriated a lot of the local populace.

Thus yet, the authorities have not provided any evidence linking the discovered corpses to the protests.

On Friday, a government representative released a police statement on X, stating that investigations were ongoing and that samples were being analyzed by the authorities to identify the deceased.

The majority of the bones, according to a rights worker with the Mukuru Community Justice Center, were decayed, suggesting they had been there for a while.

President William Ruto stated earlier this month that he regretted hearing about state agents kidnapping people and that any personnel found to be at fault will face consequences. Japhet Koome, the head of Kenyan police, resigned on Friday.