DETROIT, MI – Two Detroit women were found naked, beaten, burned, possibly sexually assaulted and left for dead within 24 hours of each other and police believe the cases are connected.

A woman walking on Detroit’s west side discovered the first victim, wedged beneath a couch in a field, moaning in pain.

Less than 24 hours — and less than a mile away —another woman was discovered after people nearby observed smoke and flames coming from a van.

Both women are allegedly prostitutes and the cases are believed to be connected.