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Jul 29, 2023 · A University of Minnesota student named Christopher Jenkins had been pulled out of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis after a night of bar-hopping with friends four years earlier, and his official cause of death was listed as accidental drowning. But the detectives believed that he fit the victim profile for their Smiley Face Killer.
The smiley face murder theory (also known as the smiley face murders, smiley face killings, and smiley face gang) is a theory advanced by retired New York City detectives Kevin Gannon and Anthony Duarte, as well as Dr. Lee Gilbertson, a criminal justice professor and gang expert at St. Cloud State University. [1]
Feb 9, 2023 · The discovery of bodies in Chicago waterways renews interest in decades-old theory about a group of serial killers targeted young men across the Midwest.
Jan 29, 2019 · Investigators believe dozens of drownings across the US are the work of an organized serial killer group dubbed the "Smiley Face Killers." Since 1997, hundreds of college-aged men have died as the result of undetermined or accidental drownings across the US.
Keith Hunter Jesperson (born April 6, 1955) is a Canadian-American serial killer who murdered at least eight women in the United States during the early 1990s. He was known as the "Happy Face Killer" because he drew smiley faces on his many letters to the media and authorities.
Oct 11, 2023 · Retired New York City Police detectives Kevin Gannon and Anthony Duarte, joined by criminal justice professor Dr. Lee Gilbertson, believe that a group of serial killers have been murdering young men around the country and making their deaths look like accidental drownings.
Mar 22, 2024 · What is the Smiley Face Killer Theory? The smiley face killings, smiley face murders, or smiley face gang theory was first popularized by retired New York City detectives Kevin Cannon and...
Dec 7, 2020 · What Is the Smiley Face Killers Theory? Gannon, Duarte, Donovan and Gilbertson claim an organized group of serial killers would drug unsuspecting victims at a bar or party then abduct, hold and torture the victims before finally killing and dumping the bodies in water.
Oct 5, 2023 · A victim of the "Happy Face" serial killer was identified by police 29 years after her murder, police announced on Thursday. Suzanne Kjellenberg was identified through genetic testing nearly...
Jan 19, 2019 · In the case of the smiley face killers theory, that's exactly what's happening. The Oxygen miniseries, Smiley Face Killers: The Hunt for Justice, looks at a number of college-aged males...
