Lt. Robert Matheny reported that a number of people have come forward claiming to know something about the ads Childers, 45, placed in local publications.

He was both placing ads and answering them, Matheny said.

"We feel strongly that he was placing the ads to identify potential victims," Matheny said Monday.

Last Tuesday, authorities uncovered the remains of two female bodies, in Braxton and Barbour Counties.

The search for the other three bodies has been called off until winter, after State Police failed to find any further evidence at Childers' family farm near Flower in Braxton County.

The authorities were led to the bodies through letters and a two-hour audio tape Childers had mailed to Clarksburg Police. In it, Childers confessed to several arsons on Northcott Street and murdering at least five people, one of them in Clarksburg last July.

The letters also indicated the names of the two victims whose bodies have been found by the authorities.

He did not provide a timeline for the other homicides, detectives said. However, a timeline of sorts is expected to be released by detectives sometime on Thursday.

Clarksburg Police have compiled a list of all of the unattended deaths in the city dating back to 2000, Matheny said. Detectives have made it most of the way through the list and haven't found anything that has raised a red flag, he said. They are also looking into missing persons reports from the July, 2008 time period, Matheny said.

Clarksburg Police have submitted dental records to compare to the bodies sent to the state medical examiner's office. There is no official word on when to expect the results.

The FBI's behavior science unit in Quantico, Virginia will be investigating the letter and audio tape to find further clues about Childers life. Its agents are expected to be in Clarksburg the week of June 22nd to discuss their findings.