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Anyone interested in cold cases: Smiley Face Murder Theory
Posted on 2/24/20 at 6:45 pm
Posted on 2/24/20 at 6:45 pm
Ok, this one is less of a cold case and more of a working theory that seems pretty plausible. It boils down to a number (45) bodies found with some very odd similarities. Too many similarities to be ignored IMO. I just linked the Wiki and a map but if you want to dig deeper it gets weird. Creepy for sure. All drowning victims, many in the winter, many with drugs (date rape not party) in their system, white makes, college-aged.
Map of the where the bodies have been found
Wiki
From another article:
Rolling Stone Article
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The Smiley face murder theory (variations include Smiley face murders, Smiley face killings, Smiley face gang, and others) is a theory advanced by retired New York City detectives Kevin Gannon and Anthony Duarte, and Dr. Lee Gilbertson, a criminal justice professor and gang expert at St. Cloud State University.[1] They allege that a number of young men found dead in bodies of water across several Midwestern American states from the late-1990s to the 2010s[2] did not accidentally drown, as concluded by law enforcement agencies, but were victims of a serial killer or killers. The term smiley face became connected to the alleged murders when it was made public that the police had discovered graffiti depicting a smiley face near locations where they think the killer dumped the bodies in at least a dozen of the cases. Gannon wrote a textbook case study on the subject titled, "Case Studies in Drowning Forensics".[3][4] The response of law enforcement investigators and other experts has been largely skeptical.
quote:
As recently as 2008, Gannon and Duarte were examining evidence[5] going back to the late 1990s that they believe connects the deaths of 45 college-age males, whose dead bodies were found in water in 11 states, often after leaving parties or bars where they were drinking. The men, according to the former detectives, often fit a profile of being popular, athletic, and good students, and most were white.[6] Gannon and Duarte have theorized that the young men were all murdered, either by an individual or by an organized group of killers.[6][7] The term smiley face became connected to the alleged murders when it was made public that Gannon and Duarte had discovered graffiti depicting a smiley face near locations where they think the killer dumped the bodies in at least a dozen of the cases.[4] In 2019, a new article appeared on the Daily Beast that highlighted the theory advanced over the years that a serial killer is abducting and murdering subjects of the previously classified age group.
Map of the where the bodies have been found
Wiki
From another article:
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When 24-year-old William Hurley called his girlfriend the night of October 8th, 2009, all he wanted was to go home. The Navy veteran, who’d been attending a Boston Bruins home game, asked Claire Mahoney to pick him up early, explaining that he was tired from a long day of work as a greenskeeper. While on the phone with Mahoney, Hurley warned that his cellphone battery was low; when she asked for his exact location, someone in the background yelled, “99 Nashua Street,” before the line went dead. Minutes later, Mahoney arrived at that address — but Hurley was nowhere to be found. Six days later, his body was found in the Charles River, the cellphone from which he’d made that final call smashed nearby. Hurley’s death was eventually ruled an undetermined drowning, with the police stating that they found no evidence of foul play. Yet people who were close to Hurley — including Claire Mahoney — have disputed these claims, pointing to his damaged cellphone as well as injuries indicating blunt-force trauma, and a toxicology report that found high levels of GHB, commonly known as the date-rape drug.
Rolling Stone Article
This post was edited on 2/24/20 at 7:42 pm
Posted on 2/24/20 at 6:51 pm to TDcline
That geographic area is some bull shite for a serial murderer.
Credentials: Two full watch throughs of Criminal Minds.
Credentials: Two full watch throughs of Criminal Minds.
This post was edited on 2/24/20 at 6:54 pm
Posted on 2/24/20 at 6:57 pm to TDcline
That case has caught on so much..people are probably offing people in the same MO to throw investigations off.
So many are unrelated, youd be surprised how many smiley faces are everywhere already
So many are unrelated, youd be surprised how many smiley faces are everywhere already
Posted on 2/24/20 at 6:58 pm to SEClint
Yea, no way the entire 45 were the same person but it’s also alleged that it’s a group/cult as well.
Posted on 2/24/20 at 7:01 pm to TDcline
quote:Could be. Ted Bundy was a one man killing machine over several states.
Yea, no way the entire 45 were the same person
Posted on 2/24/20 at 7:03 pm to TDcline
quote:I can see that, it's not unheard of.
but it’s also alleged that it’s a group/cult as well.
Like those dudes in sub-culture chat rooms who make pacts to kill. There were a few stories recently and in think one dude in the news who committed a mass murder.
The victims often being young white guys who are middle class, seem like a target to a lot of frustrated people out there.
Not saying that is a probably, but it's fun to speculate and hypothesize
Posted on 2/24/20 at 7:03 pm to TDcline
Need a Netflix series or podcast on this ASAP
Posted on 2/24/20 at 7:05 pm to TDcline
Wal Mart is into some shite.
Posted on 2/24/20 at 7:06 pm to TDcline
what are the chances of a "cult" committing 45 murders and everyone staying silent?
Posted on 2/24/20 at 7:08 pm to SEClint
Recently watched that one. I had read about the theory a few years back but kinda brushed it off as silly but the more you look at similarities in the victims, it definitely could be real.
Posted on 2/24/20 at 7:08 pm to SavageOrangeJug
quote:
Ted Bundy was a one man killing machine over several states.
Completely different type of crime in a different era. Still murder, yes but very different. A lot of hese murders would seem to require help.
Posted on 2/24/20 at 7:09 pm to TDcline
Cab driver. Uber ran him out of business after 2010ish.
Posted on 2/24/20 at 7:12 pm to Rebel
quote:
what are the chances of a "cult" committing 45 murders and everyone staying silent?
Depends..if this "cult" knows who you are and your family etc..and you know what they are capable of.
Still, not very probable though. Unless it was a small (5 to 7 people) serious and organized group.
Posted on 2/24/20 at 7:14 pm to SEClint
Way too many similarities and within driving distance from one another for it all to just be happenstance. Seems like a group.
This post was edited on 2/24/20 at 7:17 pm
Posted on 2/24/20 at 7:17 pm to TDcline
I'm wondering when Alexandria PD will ever arrest the two guys that killed Courtney Coco?
Posted on 2/24/20 at 7:18 pm to TDcline
young , athletic, white
Clean is opening up some scholarships
Clean is opening up some scholarships
Posted on 2/24/20 at 7:20 pm to OWLFAN86
quote:
Clean is opening up some scholarships
Nah, the victims weren’t Asian.
Posted on 2/24/20 at 7:21 pm to TDcline
quote:as if Clean has an academic focus
Nah, the victims weren’t Asian.
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