Identified! CT - Groton, WhtFem Pre60, UP140628, "Belma" NY shirt, found in trash can, Mar'25 (Suzanne Wormser) *Arrest*

[ProudSuggestion3528]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Namus# UP140628
UID White/Caucasian Female
Groton, CT

Case Numbers​

ME/C Case Number: 25-06206

Demographics​

Biological Sex: Female
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 60
Estimated Year of Death: 2025
Estimated PMI: 3 Weeks
Height: Cannot Estimate
Weight: Cannot Estimate

Circumstances​

Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: March 19, 2025
NamUs Case Created: March 21, 2025

Location Found Map​

Location: Groton, Connecticut 06340
County: New London County
Circumstances of Recovery: Decedent was found by a garbage can at above address

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Details of Recovery​

Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

Physical Description​

Hair: Unknown
Eyes: Unknown

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Distinctive Physical Features​

No Information Entered​

Clothing and Accessories​

Clothing
Blue shirt tag says "Belma" New York One Size
On the Body

Clothing
Pink panties. Hanes size 7/L/G
On the Body

 

[ProudSuggestion3528]

0 Missing Person Exclusions

Currently no MP Exclusions or Rule Outs for this Jane Doe.

 

[Bolleswoods]

Victim may have had Turner’s Syndrome

GROTON, Conn. (WFSB) - Groton police have provided an update on human remains found in March.

The unidentified remains were found on March 19th near the corner of Mitchell Street and Ledyard Avenue.

Police say they are hopeful that someone will come forward with information identifying the victim.

The victim’s remains were found near the entrance of the Colonel Ledyard Cemetery near the SEAT bus stop on Groton local route 11.

Her remains were left there in mid-February, police say, but it is possible she was missing prior to that.

Police have not been able to identify the remains, but they do know she was an adult woman with light skin between the ages of 40 and 60.

They also believe she may have had Turner Syndrome.

“Individuals with Turner Syndrome often display physical characteristics such as short stature, broad chest, short wide neck, and small chin,” police said.


Police are asking for the publics help.

 

[Bolleswoods]

Just to clarify, the victim was found next to a trash can that’s located near the entrance of the cemetery. The location is about 15 feet from the road and visible to people driving or walking by. It’s also a SEAT bus stop but because there’s no seating or shelter, people waiting for the bus sit on a rock that’s about 5 feet from where she was found.

Groton police are asking the public for footage of the area between 2/13/25-2/18/25, which is when they believe she was dumped there. Her body was found a month later on 3/19/25.

I do know why it wasn’t immediately evident that her body was there but i’m not 100% clear on the rules here and don’t want to have my comment removed.

 

[kforbes862]

Is there a spot with an obstructed view where the body was?

 

[Bolleswoods]

Is there a spot with an obstructed view where the body was?

No, it was in plain view to everyone that passed by it but it was in a carryon size suitcase.

 

[mandarini]

Caitlin Elizabeth Daley went missing in February 2025 from Hartford, but had ties to Groton. She is a little bit younger that the estimated age and has tattoos but there is not even a hair color or height for the UID.

 

[Bolleswoods]

Caitlin Elizabeth Daley went missing in February 2025 from Hartford, but had ties to Groton. She is a little bit younger that the estimated age and has tattoos but there is not even a hair color or height for the UID

It’s my understanding that this is because her head was not present. I am local to this case and it’s causing a lot of panic in the area.

 

[Gummyshoe]

This body has been previously theorized to be a victim of a serial killer, the body still remains unidentified so I will share this here as well.

On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, the Groton Police Department responded to a 911 call for a suspicious suitcase. This was located adjacent to the Colonel Ledyard Cemetery on Mitchell Street. Upon a search of the area, officers located human remains inside of the suitcase. It was left next to a trash can at an unmarked Southeast Area Transit (SEAT) route 11 bus stop. Residents claim that it had been there for weeks before the call was made, since about mid-February.

Here is what is currently known about the victim.

• The remains belong to a woman between the ages of 40 and 60
• She had light pigmented skin
• Police believe she may have had Turner syndrome

The hotline is 203-503-5555 and is currently working. Its a tipline established by the City of Groton Police Department and the New Haven Field Office of the FBI. Information can be provided anonymously.

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https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/human-remains-found-near-cemetery-city-of-groton/3524768/

Police ask for help identifying remains found near cemetery in Groton

Police are asking for the public’s help identifying the person whose remains were found near a cemetery in Groton last month. City of Groton police officers responded to the area of the Colonel Ledyard Cemetery on Mitchell Street after receiving a 911 call reporting a suspicious item, and they...

www.nbcconnecticut.com

 

[Gummyshoe]

Identified

Literally an hour after I made this thread. Crazy.

Suspect arrested in Groton murder case connected to discovery of human remains

Donald Coffel is charged with the murder of Suzanne Wormser. They lived together in a house on Allen Street, police said.

www.fox61.com

 

[The4TierBridge]

Suzanne Wormser, age 58, who lived in Groton, CT with a man named Donald Coffel who is now charged with her murder.

 

[The4TierBridge]

Identified

Literally an hour after I made this thread. Crazy.

Suspect arrested in Groton murder case connected to discovery of human remains

Donald Coffel is charged with the murder of Suzanne Wormser. They lived together in a house on Allen Street, police said.

www.fox61.com

This has to be some kind of record? Now you get to change the title

EDIT: now that I think about it I’m pretty sure this UID case already had a thread here that I remember reading.

 

[dotr]

Identified and an arrest!

Suspect arrested in Groton murder case connected to discovery of human remains

Donald Coffel is charged with the murder of Suzanne Wormser. They lived together in a house on Allen Street, police said.

www.fox61.com

Author: Dalton Zbierski, Steffen Reals April 25, 2025 rbbm.
''GROTON, Conn. — Weeks of investigating by the City of Groton Police Department and their state and federal partners culminated in a press conference on Friday, as the arrest of a murder suspect was announced.
About a month after the discovery of human remains in the city outside the Col. Ledyard Cemetery on March 19, law enforcement was able to identify the deceased woman as Suzanne Wormser, 58, of Groton''

''On Friday, Groton City Police Chief David Burton announced the arrest of 68-year-old Groton resident Donald Coffel in connection to Wormser's death.
The couple lived together in a home on Allen Street, where an investigation has been ongoing for more than a week. Burton described the murder as a "targeted event."

 

[The4TierBridge]

Archived NamUs link and associated images: archive.ph/fuvro

 

[Palisades]

Some info about Sue from neighbors:

"Neighbors say they knew there was an issue when they hadn’t seen Wormser for a while.
“Sue always had the same routine. She always did the same thing. So when I stopped seeing her around the community, I just knew something was wrong,” said Stephanie Oceane."

Groton police make arrest in human remains case

After a 6 week long investigation, Groton police have made an arrest in a case that had rumors of a serial killer swirling on social media.

www.wfsb.com

 

[Bolleswoods]

There’s very little info available online for Coffel. I looked him up on BeenVerified and see that he worked at a place called Charter Pest Control at one point but there are no other employment records on there.

He does have over 20 former addresses all over the country. I’ve never seen a report with this many addresses listed on it. They’re mostly in Arizona, Missouri and Connecticut. One or two are in Tennessee.

There’s not much in his criminal history… one incident where he wrote a bad check, another for driving without a seatbelt and a violation of probation in 1988 but no mention of what he was on probation for.

His online report paints a picture of a drifter who moved around a lot and sometimes went by “Steve”.

I only mention all of this because it seems like quite a leap to go from having no violent criminal history to murder and dismemberment. I’m sure that LE is already doing this (especially since the FBI is involved) but I think it would be interesting to cross reference missing persons and unsolved violent crimes with his address history.

570 S Coronado Dr Apt 104E
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
September 2022- September 2022

10 Birmingham Ct
Groton, CT 06340
November 2020 - November 2020

3908 S Harbaugh Dr
Independence, MO 64055
April 2008 - April 2020

610 E Orchard St Trlr 9
Odessa, MO 64076
June 1992 - July 1996

1034 SW Kingscross Rd
Blue Springs, MO 64014
June 1992 - June 1992

1290 North Rd
Groton, CT 06340
December 1990 - December 1990

1121 W White Oak St Apt 2
Independence, MO 64050
March 2010

971 Bank St Apt 2
New London, CT 06320
September 1997

1611 S Harris Ave
Independence, MO 64052
No dates available

703 W 25th Ter
Higginsville, MO 64037
No dates

8424 W Ruth Ave
Peoria, AZ 85345
May 1994

1304 SE Cherry Tree Ln
Blue Springs, MO 64014
December 2017

8320 W Ruth Ave
Peoria, AZ 85345
No dates

570 S Coronado Dr
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
No dates

424 S Forest Ave
Independence, MO 64052
November 2003

157 Allen St
Groton, CT 06340
No dates provided but this is the same apartment complex that the victim lived in.


4902 Vespucci Dr
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
No dates

22 Woodlawn Ave
Waterford, CT 06385
No dates

226 Swimming Pool Rd
Hampton, TN 37658
February 2024

108 Buchanan Rd
New London, CT 06320
No dates

PO Box 1381
Blue Springs, MO 64013
No dates

17 Alger St
New London, CT 06320
February 2011

1039 Poquonnock Rd
Groton, CT 06340
December 1982