ST. FRANCISVILLE — A man connected to the disappearances of three women was indicted on murder charges on Tuesday morning.

West Feliciana Parish deputies arrested Thomas Morris, 43, in July on kidnapping charges after deputies received a call saying that Morris was allegedly holding a woman against her will. Spillman said that Morris befriended the woman in Montana and that she was taken against her will to a home on Morris Road in St. Francisville "where she was not allowed to leave and not allowed access to her cell phone."

Morris was then taken into custody, and the woman was brought to a safe location.

After Morris' arrest, Sheriff Brian Spillman said he was also a person of interest in the disappearance of both Stephanie Hevia and Madison Allen.

On Monday, a grand jury formally charged Morris with XXX.

Spillman said that, in the months since Morris was named a person of interest, enough evidence was procured to obtain a warrant to search his home and property, where they believe they will find evidence, including human remains, that would connect Morris to Allen and Hevia's deaths.

"There's a highly likely possibility that these two ladies could be located on that property," Spillman said.

The sheriff said that the "slow, methodical and thorough search" of the property will encompass about 15 acres and require 10 federal, state and local agencies working together to conduct. He said the search could take up to a week to complete.

At the start of the search, Spillman would not give a definitive answer as to whether the women's deaths could be categorized as the acts of a serial killer. 

"If we find what we expect to find on this property, I think that definition fits, but we're not at that point yet," Spillman said. "If this search reveals what we anticipate it may reveal, I think that is a fair definition of what we're dealing with."

"Real Life Real Crime" podcaster and former Louisiana State Police employee Woody Overton has been looking into Morris for years and told WBRZ that through his own investigation, mostly fueled by tips from his listeners, Overton believes even more victims could be tied to Morris.