Police say former NC woman, found dead in New York, could be victim of a serial killer

CLEARWATER — Amber Lynn Costello was "a kind, loving, beautiful person" who turned to Christianity to recover from a rough past, her close friend said.

She came to Pinellas County four or five years ago and soon immersed herself in activities at local churches, said M’rissa Rosenthal, 34, a member of Lion of Judah Foursquare Church in Dunedin. (Read more)

Hope dwindles for last of missing Rocky Mount women–Source: WRAL

Tarboro, N.C. — The discovery last week of the remains of Yolanda Renee Lancaster in some rural Edgecombe County woods brought a brief moment of relief, then a sinking feeling to Winston Kemp.

For years, he’s thought about what has become of his stepdaughter, Joyce Renee Durham, having often gone online, searching for her name and wondering if she’s out there somewhere. (Read more)

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Edgecombe remains those of missing Rocky Mount woman–Source: WRAL

Tarboro, N.C. — Remains found this week in rural Edgecombe County were identified Friday as those of a Rocky Mount woman who is one of 10 at the center of an investigation into a suspected serial killer.

Sheriff James Knight said late Friday that the remains were those of Yolanda Renee Lancaster, 37, who has been missing since February 2009. (Read more)

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