Police and victims of Monday's attack at a Warsaw hair salon may never know why a man came into the business and killed himself after allegedly binding the four employees inside, sexually assaulting one of the women and cutting another.

The body of Michael Joseph Beavers, 38, of Dearborn Heights, Mich., was found inside The Cutting Edge in the Woodland Plaza, Warsaw. The business is now closed until further notice and telephone calls there went unanswered.

Detective Sgt. Steve Adang of the Warsaw Police Department said that, at this time, the act appears to be random. "We have no reason to believe that he had any kind of connection here," Adang said. Beavers' July telephone bill was reportedly in his pocket and had no calls to Indiana on it, Adang said.

An inventory of Beavers' car took place this morning after a search warrant was obtained. According to Warsaw Police Detective Perry Hunter, "We found nothing to indicate what his motive was or why he came to this area."

Hunter, who with Detective Tony Faucett searched Beavers' 1996 Chevy Cavalier, said they found pornographic materials in the car and found cable ties similar to the ones found in the Cutting Edge. Hunter said they believe Beavers took the cable ties with him when he entered the business.

An autopsy of Beavers is scheduled for 1 p.m. today in Fort Wayne, according to deputy coroner John Sadler, and preliminary results will be available later today. Sadler said the results of the toxicology exam won't be known for two to three weeks.

Beavers reportedly entered the business about 9 a.m. and was inside for approximately 18 minutes before a 911 call was made by an employee.

Upon entering the hair salon, Beavers reportedly signed in and asked for a haircut before he ordered the four female employees to lie on the floor and bound their wrists with plastic cable ties. He then allegedly sexually assaulted one of the females and cut another across the chest with a knife.

In addition to the knife, Beavers was armed with a sawed-off .22-caliber bolt-action rifle.

After the attacks, victims and witnesses said Beavers placed the gun to his head and shot himself fatally. An employee was then able to get to a telephone and call for help.

The two injured employees were taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital, where they were treated and released. The bindings on the women's wrists were reportedly so tight that they cut into the flesh.

None of the victims' names is being released. All are said to be in their 20s to 40s.

Adang said he talked to some of Beavers' family members, including his parents. Beavers was reportedly residing with his parents and had left home Friday without telling them where he was going. The divorced father of two was reportedly estranged from a girlfriend. His ex-wife, children and former girlfriend all live in northern Michigan. Dearborn Heights is about a four-hour drive from the Warsaw area, authorities said.

Police said that Beavers was convicted in Michigan of confinement and rape with a weapon and also was arrested for confinement in another matter, for which he pleaded guilty to assault and battery. Beavers was a registered sexual offender in Michigan.

The Dearborn 19th District Court said the felonies were adjudicated in Wayne County Circuit Court in 1991, but details of the crimes or sentencing were unavailable at press time.

The Wayne County Clerk said information regarding Beavers' cases could not be given out over the phone.

Beavers' name can be found on the Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry on the Internet. It lists him as having been convicted of first degree criminal sexual conduct.

Tim Powers, a reporter for the Press & Guide, a weekly newspaper covering the Dearborn Heights area, said Beavers' address is in a blue-collar neighborhood.

He characterized the area as lower middle class and "in the shadow of Dearborn and Ford Motor Co.," with small homes packed tightly together.

WPD, Indiana State Police and the Kosciusko County Coroner's Officer continue the investigation into this case. [[In-content Ad]]