— Five abandoned homes where a former Marine strangled and hid the bodies of seven women will be demolished and replaced by memorials to the victims, said officials in a northwest Indiana city. Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson said razing the homes should provide “solace” for the families of Darren Vann’s victims, The (Northwest Indiana) Times reported. She said the city will work with the victims’ families to create memorial gardens at the properties. Vann is serving life in prison without parole after accepting a plea deal that spared him the death sentence. Gary Sanitary District and Stormwater Management will provide the $47,600 needed to tear down the homes, said Cedric Kuykendall, the city’s demolition co-ordinator.

Source: National Post January 22, 2019 15:45 UTC