Overview
- Fort Lauderdale police said social media claims of a serial killer are unfounded and urged residents to stop sharing unverified details.
- Officers found 30-year-old Daneshia Heller near a dumpster in the 200 block of Northwest 15th Avenue last Wednesday.
- Altavious Powell, 34, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder after an initial arrest on an unrelated case.
- According to court documents, an anonymous tipster reported that Powell confessed, and detectives believe the killing happened in a vacant apartment as they work to determine a motive.
- Online court records indicate Powell is being held without bond, and a public defender has moved to withdraw, with a hearing set for Wednesday.