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US police 'closing in' on Oxford University murder suspect | US police 'closing in' on Oxford University murder suspect |
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Police in the US say they "have an idea" of the whereabouts of an Oxford University treasurer who is suspected of stabbing a 26-year-old man to death in Chicago. | Police in the US say they "have an idea" of the whereabouts of an Oxford University treasurer who is suspected of stabbing a 26-year-old man to death in Chicago. |
Andrew Warren, 56, and his alleged accomplice, American Prof Wyndham Lathem, 42, have been urged to turn themselves in by police. | Andrew Warren, 56, and his alleged accomplice, American Prof Wyndham Lathem, 42, have been urged to turn themselves in by police. |
Restrictions are in place to prevent the pair leaving the country. | Restrictions are in place to prevent the pair leaving the country. |
Trenton Cornell-Duranleau was found dead in Prof Lathem's flat on 27 July. | Trenton Cornell-Duranleau was found dead in Prof Lathem's flat on 27 July. |
Officers say the victim, a hairdresser who lived in Chicago, was found with multiple stab wounds in the 10th floor apartment. | Officers say the victim, a hairdresser who lived in Chicago, was found with multiple stab wounds in the 10th floor apartment. |
'Armed and dangerous' | 'Armed and dangerous' |
Andrew Warren is a senior treasury assistant at Oxford's Somerville College. | Andrew Warren is a senior treasury assistant at Oxford's Somerville College. |
Court files give his address as the Oxford college but he says on Facebook that he lives in Swindon, Wiltshire, and is a former cashier and driver for Stagecoach. | Court files give his address as the Oxford college but he says on Facebook that he lives in Swindon, Wiltshire, and is a former cashier and driver for Stagecoach. |
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. |
According to the Times, the pair met online. | According to the Times, the pair met online. |
A Thames Valley Police spokesman said Mr Warren was reported missing on 25 July having left the UK the day before. | A Thames Valley Police spokesman said Mr Warren was reported missing on 25 July having left the UK the day before. |
US police warned that the suspects were believed to be "armed and dangerous". | US police warned that the suspects were believed to be "armed and dangerous". |
"We do have an idea of their whereabouts and efforts to locate them are only intensifying from here on in," a spokesman said. | "We do have an idea of their whereabouts and efforts to locate them are only intensifying from here on in," a spokesman said. |
"Our primary focus is to facilitate a safe surrender and we strongly encourage Professor Lathem and Mr Warren to do the right thing." | "Our primary focus is to facilitate a safe surrender and we strongly encourage Professor Lathem and Mr Warren to do the right thing." |
It's thought the pair have left Chicago. | It's thought the pair have left Chicago. |
Oxford University said it had been in contact with police in the UK about Mr Warren and was "ready to help the US investigating authorities in any way they need". | Oxford University said it had been in contact with police in the UK about Mr Warren and was "ready to help the US investigating authorities in any way they need". |
The statement added: "Andrew Warren's colleagues at Somerville College have now all been informed and are shocked to learn of the case. | The statement 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." | "Whatever the circumstances, we would urge him to contact the US authorities as soon as possible, in the best interests of everyone concerned." |
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