New Evidence Paints Chilling Picture Of Elderly Murder Suspect

YUBA CITY, Calif. (CBS13) -- An accused serial killer possessed thousands of pictures of women in lifeless poses, according to published reports, and family members of his alleged victims said the news is an unsettling twist to the case.

Investigators found 4,000 photos of naked or scantily clad women who appeared to be unconscious or dead in the possession of 77-year-old Joseph Naso, who has been accused of killing four women and is being investigated in connection with a number of cold case murders.

Jack Eads, the brother of alleged victim Tracy Tafoya, said he hopes the investigation will eventually reveal the circumstances leading up to her death.

"Whether it was a photo session, or she knew him," Jack said.

Naso worked as a photographer for decades and lived near Yuba City two decades ago. Published reports say police found detailed journals that contained Naso's records of his fantasies, and authorities said they found female mannequins around his sparsely furnished home.

Darlene Cummins, who lived next to Naso at the time of Tafoya's murder, said the new reports shed an unpleasant light on a bizarre request the suspect made to her at a garage sale.

"That's when he said, 'Do you have any women's underwear or bras?'" Darlene said. "I got sick."

Last week a judge granted Naso's request to represent himself at trial.