More Ladybird Lake Deaths: Return of the Smiley Face Killers?

Are the mysterious drownings in Austin the work of the so-called Rainey Street Ripper, a group of predators, or part of the global Smiley Face Killers phenomenon? Dark Outdoors® investigates. In this chilling episode of Dark Outdoors, Chester Moore digs into the growing mystery surrounding deaths on Ladybird Lake in Austin, where some believe a serial killer dubbed the “Rainey Street Ripper” is at work. We examine: The alarming number of young men found dead in Ladybird Lake Competing theories—a lone serial killer, a group of predators, or a darkly shared “method of operation” circulating underground Disturbing parallels to the Smiley Face Killers phenomenon, a wave of suspicious water-related deaths now seen worldwide Is Austin facing a local predator, or could this be part of a larger, global pattern of strange water deaths? Dark Outdoors® is sponsored by Texas Fish & Game.