Smiley Face Killers!

[Furtherman]

Ron mentioned them today. I'm usually up on my serial killers, gruesome and bizarre crimes so this took me a little by surprise.

A little bit of research and it seems that Fox News and right wing blogs had started spreading this story. First thought: The fear mongers are at it again.

A little more research shows that FBI and other local investigations do not agree with the retired detectives who have been working this case for 11 years.

Now there is going to be a "male bias" lean to this story, whereas if these were 40 women at the center of this story... it would have been handled long ago. I've read "Men are ignored until they do something wrong."



I think I'm going to have to call crap on this story.

:smile:

[TheMojoPin]

Here's a decent breakdown of what they're talking about with some news and site links. (http://www.red-alerts.com/homeland-security/the-smiley-face-killers-detectives-unveil-a-horrific-theory-in-the-mysterious-deaths-of-dozens-of-young-men/)

Seems pretty improbable. "Signature killers" like this are almost always the creation of books, TV shows and movies. (http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/profiling/s_k_myths/8.html)

[Tall_James]

I'm partial to the "Wet Bandits".

http://content8.flixster.com/question/21/02/08/2102086_std.jpg

[Dougie Brootal]

I'm partial to the "Wet Bandits".

http://content8.flixster.com/question/21/02/08/2102086_std.jpg

goddammit! i was rushing here to do a wet bandits reference!

[Tall_James]

goddammit! i was rushing here to do a wet bandits reference!

Kid - I may be old but I can still motor.

[Dougie Brootal]

Kid - I may be old but I can still motor.

i bow to your superior wit and typing speed!

[spadanko]

I was in college when the kid from Fordham disappear.. my best friend who was at fordham at the time knew him... i can't believe this shit that is going on with it...

[Chigworthy]

This was all I could think about when they were talking about it:
http://uk.gizmodo.com/manhunt2%20clowns.jpg

[WampusCrandle]

The Smiley Face Killer has killed at least 50 men in 11 states in the past 10 years (http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=7147841&page=1); most are college-age males. I'm feeling lucky!

[instrument]

Smiley face=gay?
Wtf