A Louisiana man arrested in the killing of a woman and her young daughter is believed to have had an accomplice, Jackson Police Department said on Friday.
The suspect, 36-year-old Daniel Callahan, was arrested Thursday after a 35-year-old mother was found dead and her two abducted daughters were later discovered in Mississippi – one dead and the other alive – in what investigators say may be a human trafficking case. Callahan’s alleged accomplice, Victoria Cox, 32, was arrested on Friday at a motel in south Jackson, Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said.
Callihan is accused of “committing brutal and heinous acts of violence,” including the killings of Callie Brunett and her 4-year-old daughter, said the sheriff’s office in Tangipahoa Parish, just north of New Orleans.
Cox is being questioned and police said they are trying to determine her exact role in the incident. “Based on information that I got yesterday and early this morning, she is an acquaintance and possibly girlfriend of Mr. Callahan,” Wade said.
Jackson investigators said the wooded neighbourhood where the girls were found showed signs the location could have been used for human trafficking, including small animal cages.
