GLOUCESTER COUNTY, N.J. (KYW Newsradio) — A man accused of killing someone in Gloucester County confessed to killing 15 others, including his ex-wife, in New Mexico.
Sean Lannon appeared in court Friday to face charges for the murder of 66-year-old Michael Dabkowski in East Greenwich Township earlier this month. During the preliminary hearing, Lannon said he used a hammer to kill Dabkowski, who was his youth mentor.
He also confessed to 15 additional homicides in New Mexico.
Lannon's ex-wife Jennifer was found dead in a car with three other men in Albuquerque. Lannon said he killed all of them and he said he killed 11 others, though authorities had not confirmed those claims and he wasn't being investigated for any of those killings.
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His ex-wife's brother, Chris Whitman, told NBC-10 it's unthinkable.
"It's mind boggling. Someone that we've known. They were together for about nine years," he said. "It's just mind boggling because this was someone I welcomed into my home"
Whitman said the couple had three kids together and, though divorced, were apparently trying to work things out.
"Had thanksgiving dinner together or parties. And someone I'd known has taken my sister's life and tragically 15 others. It's just terrible."
So far, no charges have been filed against Lannon in New Mexico.