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US-wide manhunt after Chicago murder | US-wide manhunt after Chicago murder |
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A US-wide hunt has intensified for an American professor and an Oxford University employee suspected of stabbing a man to death in Chicago. | A US-wide hunt has intensified for an American professor and an Oxford University employee suspected of stabbing a man to death in Chicago. |
Police are urging Prof Wyndham Lathem, 42, and Andrew Warren, 56, to "do the right thing and turn yourself in". | Police are urging Prof Wyndham Lathem, 42, and Andrew Warren, 56, to "do the right thing and turn yourself in". |
Arrests warrants were issued after Trenton Cornell-Duranleau, 25, was found dead in Prof Lathem's flat in Chicago on 27 July. | Arrests warrants were issued after Trenton Cornell-Duranleau, 25, was found dead in Prof Lathem's flat in Chicago on 27 July. |
"The victim had several lacerations to the body," the police said. | "The victim had several lacerations to the body," the police said. |
Wyndham Lathem is a microbiology professor at Northwestern University in Illinois, who specialises in the bacteria that caused the bubonic plague. | Wyndham Lathem is a microbiology professor at Northwestern University in Illinois, who specialises in the bacteria that caused the bubonic plague. |
Andrew Warren is a senior treasury assistant at Oxford's Somerville College. | Andrew Warren is a senior treasury assistant at Oxford's Somerville College. |
The police warned that the suspects were believed to be "armed and dangerous", and were possibly driving a Hyundai sedan. | The police warned that the suspects were believed to be "armed and dangerous", and were possibly driving a Hyundai sedan. |
Chicago Police chief communications officer Anthony Guglielmi said on Twitter the search for the two men "will only intensify". | |
Mr Cornell-Duranleau, originally from Michigan, worked as a cosmetologist in Chicago. | Mr Cornell-Duranleau, originally from Michigan, worked as a cosmetologist in Chicago. |
Oxford University issued a statement saying it had been in contact with the police in the UK about Mr Warren and was "ready to help the US investigating authorities in any way they need". | |
It added: "Andrew Warren's colleagues at Somerville College have now all been informed and are shocked to learn of the case. | |
"Whatever the circumstances, we would urge him to contact the US authorities as soon as possible, in the best interests of everyone concerned." | |
A Thames Valley Police spokesman said Mr Warren was reported missing on 25 July after having left the UK the day before. |