A 43-year-old man confessed to the murder of a 19-year-old woman on Friday, then led Indiana police to the bodies of six other murdered women over the weekend.

A 43-year-old man confessed to the murder of a 19-year-old woman on Friday, then led Indiana police to the bodies of six other murdered women over the weekend.

Authorities identified the suspect as Darren Deon Vann, a 43-year-old man from Gary, Indiana.

The body of 19-year-old Afrika Hardy was found strangled to death in a Motel 6 room in Hammond on Friday evening.

Police said Vann solicited Hardy's services on Backpage.com, a classified advertising website that carries ads for prostitutes and escorts and has been at the center of a child sex trafficking lawsuit.

Vann confessed to killing Hardy and told police "where several other female victims of possible homicide were located."

He is currently being held in the Hammond City Jail.