A Wolverine-obsessed fan is being hunted by police over the triple murder of a family including a six-year-old girl.
Detectives have warned the public not to approach Jed Allen, who looks remarkably like the X-Men character with his bushy sideburns.
Police issued the alert after the bodies of a 44-year-old man, a 46-year-old woman and a young girl were discovered in a house in Didcot, Oxfordshire yesterday evening.
On his Instagram page 21-year-old Allen has numerous pictures of the Marvel character along with a Wolverine 21st birthday cake.
In one shot he poses with a makeshift version of the character's iconic, razor-sharp claws and in another from 10 months ago, Allen can be seen showing off a hunting-style knife approximately 10 inches long with the caption 'today's purchases'.
Another picture of the same weapon has the caption 'you call that a knife' a reference to the film Crocodile Dundee.
The former Oxford University groundsman's Instagram account is filled with hundreds of pictures, with many featuring his distinctive tattoos.
Police alerted the public to keep an eye out for the spider on his left hand, but he also appears to have a scorpion on his right and a bear on his chest.
His social media account shows a keen interest in comic book characters including the violent vigilante The Punisher, and the Spiderman villain Venom.
Police launched the manhunt following the grim discovery after a member of the public alerted cops.
Thames Valley Police say Allen, who was known to the family, has a distinctive spider tattoo on his left hand.
Police believe Allen is still in the area and have urged the public not to approach him.
Investigating officer, Det Supt Chris Ward, head of the Thames Valley Police Major Crime Unit, said: "The Force was called to an address in Vicarage Road by a member of the public at 8.23pm yesterday.
"Police officers attended the scene and three bodies were found inside the property.
"A 44-year-old man, a 48-year-old woman and a six-year-old girl were pronounced dead by ambulance staff at the scene.
"The deceased are yet to be identified at this time.
"Further, cause of deaths will not be established until post mortems have taken place. The post mortems are likely to take place today.
"At this time no arrests have been made."
"Thames Valley Police is releasing an image of Jed Allen, aged 21, who is wanted in connection with the murders," the detective continued.
"Police believe that Jed Allen is related to the victims.
“Thames Valley Police is releasing an image of a man wanted in connection with three murders in Didcot yesterday (23/5).
“The image is of Jed Allen, aged 21. We believe that Jed Allen is related to the victims and that this was a domestic incident."
“Jed is white, about 6ft, of stocky build, and has a distinctive tattoo of a spider on his left hand," the spokesman added.
“If you see Jed please do not approach him, instead call 999 immediately.
“We would urge anyone with any other information about the incident to contact us via 101 quoting a new reference number of 465 (24/5).
"Did you see or hear anything suspicious in Vicarage Road yesterday? If you did then we want to hear from you."
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