Arrest Made in Hyattsville Murder

HYATTSVILLE, Md. -
Prince George's County Police have arrested a homeless man in connection with one of the two bodied found on an abandoned, nine-acre horse farm in Hyattsville, Maryland.

Detectives made the disturbing discovery Tuesday after getting a tip from a confidential police informant. On Wednesday, more strange circumstances were revealed along with the arrest of 29-year-old Jose Saul Henriquez, who is now charged with one of the murders.

The two bodies were found buried on church property next door to a school in Hyatsville.

Prince George's County Police now believe two separate murders happened here and both committed by homeless people. They also believe the victims were homeless.

Authorities say all of those involved lived there and it appeared when they had fights, they sometimes killed each other. Then, they would dispose of the bodies and go on living on the Ager Road property.

The investigation was operating on full throttle all day trying to uncover clues of the two bodies found Tuesday on the abandoned horse farm.

As large equipment was brought in to gain more evidence, police announced the murder arrest. A homeless man who was actually living on the property when detectives showed up to investigate has admitted to the crime.

Major Andy Ellis told FOX 5 that the suspect admitted to having an argument with one of the victims and striking him in the head. Then, he told police, he put the body in a drainage ditch.

Police also have a second person of interest in connection with the second dead body and are questioning him.

Police don't believe the murders happened at the same time. However, they were both disposed of in a drainage ditch.

All of the victims and suspects are believed to be homeless.

"This presents challenges to us when we investigate these types of crimes," said Ellis. "We are investigating crimes where victims don't have ID and victims turn up missing, and no one ever reports them missing. They are off the books and live on the fringes of society."

On Wednesday, the property was slapped with bright orange stickers ordering the old, nine-acre horse farm cleaned up. Police say it's clear the homeless people were living under on the fringes of society right next door to Rosa Parks Elementary School.

Police say there are several buildings on the property. They believe as many as eight people may have lived here at a time depending on the time of year.