Authorities are offering a $30,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those involved in recent homicides and assaults on women.
"We now know that this predator is responsible for three murders in this area," task force Capt. James Clark said at a news conference.
The reward offer comes as police and federal agents petition neighborhood residents for information in their joint investigation of the three killings and three other attacks on women in the Kensington area of Philadelphia.
The partially clothed body of the latest victim, Casey Mahoney, 27, was discovered December 15, according to police spokeswoman Jillian Russell. Mahoney had been sexually assaulted and strangled.
Police say Elaine Goldberg, 21, and Nicole Piacentini, 35, were killed in strangulation attacks in November.
Analysis showed the three were killed by the same assailant, Clark said.
Previously, DNA from the scene of the two earlier homicides was found to be from a single person, police spokesman Ray Evers said.
Authorities believe the attacker likely is still in the 10-block radius where the attacks occurred.
"We have detectives working day and night, following every tip," Clark said.
"It's time to bring this offender to justice," said Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey. "Help us stop this brutal violence from occurring in the future."
The location, the similar nature of the attacks and the descriptions of the attacker led police to suspect they are connected. The victims all were choked, police said
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