Man slain by escort in US suspected of numerous killings

A man killed by an escort is being investigated for links to the unsolved disappearances or murders of women nationwide, authorities said.

Neal Falls, of Springfield, Oregon, was carrying axes, a shovel, and bleach when he was killed on July 18, and authorities said he had been stopped, interviewed or investigated by police in at least 20 states.

Police say Falls was shot dead as he attacked the escort in Charleston, West Virginia, and she grabbed his handgun off the ground and fired it.