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Springfield Man Pleads Not Guilty To Charges He Killed Three Women, Assaulted Others

Springfield Police

      The man charged with killing three women whose bodies were found in his Springfield, Massachusetts home has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges.

     A judge ordered Stewart Weldon held without bail after his arraignment Monday in Springfield on a 52-count grand jury indictment.

      In addition to three murder counts, Weldon is accused of rape, kidnapping and assault for crimes against a total of 11 victims over the course of a year.

      Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni, speaking with reporters after the arraignment, described the case as “sprawling.”

      "We've had a lot of contact with living victims and families of living and deceased victims, they are pleased with where this has gone so far, but there is a long ways to go and we realize that," he said.

      The bodies were found in May after the 40-year-old Weldon was pulled over by police and a woman in his car said she had been held against her will, beaten, and sexually assaulted.

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