Arrest made in fatal stabbing of 2 women found days apart in Indianapolis

An Indiana man has been arrested and charged with murder in the fatal stabbings of two women whose bodies were found not far from each other five days apart, Indianapolis police said Friday.

Prosecutors charged David Hiner, 30, with two counts of murder in the deaths of Shannon Lassere, 58, and Marianne Weis, 52, officials said at a news conference.

“No one deserves what these two women experienced — no one,” Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department interim Chief Chris Bailey said. “This was brutal and evil.”

Lassere was killed Jan. 26 and Weis was killed Jan. 31, Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said.

Lassere’s body was found in a parking lot on Jan. 27 and Weis’ body was found behind a business on Feb. 1, police said. Both had been stabbed. Their bodies were found around 150 yards from each other, on the city’s far east side, according to authorities.

Bailey said the women fought back against their killer, which