{"id":30884,"date":"2025-06-07T00:37:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T00:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=30884"},"modified":"2025-06-07T00:37:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T00:37:56","slug":"chicago-residents-alarmed-as-18-bodies-found-in-waterways-amid-serial-killer-speculations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=30884","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Residents Alarmed As 18 Bodies Found In Waterways Amid Serial Killer Speculations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff Jones, 38, flew to Austin for a bachelor party but woke up two weeks later in a hospital with severe injuries after falling 25 feet from a bridge. Found with Rohypnol in his system, he believes he was drugged and pushed. His case, along with dozens of similar incidents, sparked fears of a serial killer dubbed the \u201cRainey Street Ripper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since 2022, 38 bodies\u2014mostly men aged 30 to 49\u2014have been pulled from Lady Bird Lake, near Austin\u2019s party district. Authorities, however, deny the existence of a serial killer, attributing the deaths to partying, accidents, and overdoses. Six deaths remain unexplained, but only one has been ruled a homicide.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Body found in Lady Bird Lake; police believe it could be missing paddleboarder | FOX 7 Austin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LjslwWBqWik?feature=oembed\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The latest case involves a 17-year-old who drowned after stepping off an underwater ledge while kayaking. 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