Austin locals have for a year feared a serial killer was on the loose as a dozen bodies were pulled from the Colorado River and Lady Bird Lake near the historic Rainey Street entertainment strip.
Rumors continue to circulate online and in the community in Austin that at least some of the 12 bodies plucked from Lady Bird Lake could be victims of a serial killer labeled the Rainey Street Ripper.
There is no serial killer on the loose in Austin, Texas, police have said, but some have likened the fears as similar to the concern caused by Stephen Port's killings
Former NYPD detective Kevin Gannon went through the autopsy reports of the dead men recovered from Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas — and he suspects foul play in their deaths
Fears remain for residents of Austin, Texas, after five men were pulled from a lake in the city this year alone. Another man was found dead as recently as late June