Police say a body found in west London may be that of Arnis Zalkalns, the main suspect in the murder of schoolgirl Alice Gross.
The "early indications" are that the badly decomposed body could be that of Zalkalns, who has been missing since the start of September, the Metropolitan Police said.
According to unconfirmed reports, the dead man was found hanged.
The convicted killer is the prime suspect in the disappearance of the 14-year-old, who was found dead in the River Brent on Tuesday following an extensive search.
An area of Boston Manor Park in west London has been cordoned off - a mile from where Alice's body was recovered.
In a statement the Met said: "Although no formal identification has been made early indications suggest the body may be that of Arnis Zalkalns. We have updated his partner and a Family Liaison Officer (FLO) is supporting her.
"Due to the nature of the surrounding area specialist resources will be required to assist with the recovery of the body."
Some people living near the park have voiced their alarm at the discovery.
Ingrid Zalalis, 46, who was with her daughter, said: "This is our park, we come here for walks. We also go on our bicycles near the canal, and spent a lot of time looking there after Alice went missing.
"There are areas in these woods where people don't go.
"The police searched the park a while ago and I don't think they found anything then."
A 57-year-old called Zahra said: "I used to like this park, but now I feel it's not a safe place.
"I have been very upset about Alice Gross, I couldn't sleep when the body was found."
Police say they are still working to establish the full circumstances surrounding the crime, and have repeated their appeal to members of the public for any information that could help their investigation.
Zalkalns was filmed cycling along the same route behind Alice on the day she failed to return to her home in Hanwell on 28 August.
He was reported as missing just days later.
The 41-year-old worked at a building site in Isleworth, west London, and is thought to have come to the UK in 2007.
Authorities faced criticism for apparently holding no record of his conviction for bludgeoning and stabbing his wife Rudite to death in Latvia.
It also emerged Zalkalns was arrested in London on suspicion of indecent assault on a 14-year-old girl in 2009, but was never charged.
Alice was last seen on CCTV walking along the Grand Union Canal towards Hanwell at 4.26pm on August 28.
A post-mortem examination on the schoolgirl was inconclusive and further tests are to be carried out to find out how she died.
Police said "significant efforts" were taken to conceal her body in the water.
Zalkalns had not accessed his bank account or used his mobile phone since September 3, nor had he returned home to his partner and young child in Ealing. He also left behind his passport.
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