Man Accused In Groton Murder Dies While In Custody: Report

GROTON, CT — A Groton man accused of killing and dismembering a woman he was living with has died, WFSB 3-TV reported.

Donald Coffel, 68, who was being held at the Corrigan Correctional Center, died Friday.

A Department of Correction official said the death is not considered suspicious. An exact cause of the death will be determined by the medical examiner, according to WFSB 3-TV.

Coffel had cancer and received treatment at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London.

Coffel was accused in the death of Suzanne Wormser, 58. He was charged with murder, tampering with evidence, and improper disposal of a body.

Coffel had been living in her Allen Street apartment when he is accused of killing her, according to WTNH News-8.

He then is accused of dismembering her body, disposing of two trash bags with body parts in two dumpsters, according to reports. He also stuffed Wormser's torso in a suitcase, which he left next to two trash cans outside Colonel Ledyard Cemetery, according to The Day of New London.

Coffel reportedly confessed to the crimes.

The case was one of several that sparked social media rumors about a serial killer in the region. There were eight cases of human remains found in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island in recent months.

However, police say there's no evidence to link the cases. Police have said there was no foul play evident in at least two of the cases as well.

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