Smiley Face Murders
Coincidence or connected killings?
4.7 (33)
53 mins
Explore one of the most debated crime theories in modern history, where unexplained drownings and mysterious graffiti have fueled speculation for years. Discover why some believe the deaths are connected while others insist they are unrelated accidents, and how the truth behind the Smiley Face Murders remains fiercely contested.
Ep 1:
Vanished Into the Night: Where It Begins
A grad student's chilling blackout and a detective's decades-old promise collide, revealing a pattern of young men vanishing after nights out, only to turn up dead in impossible conditions.
Ep 2:
Bodies That Shouldn't Lie: Signatures of Death
Spray-painted smiley faces, bodies defying rigor mortis and lung physiology, and corpses swimming upstream against rivers and dams—the evidence mounts that these drownings were anything but accidental.
Ep 3:
A Nationwide Pattern Emerges
From La Crosse's deadly bar strip to a lone survivor's impossible timeline, a nationwide trail of young men lured, drugged, and found in water tells a story too consistent to ignore.
Ep 4:
The Case For and Against the Theory
Law enforcement calls it coincidence and alcohol-fueled tragedy, but as the autopsies pile up, one question remains unanswered: were these families denied justice for decades?
Discussions (5)
Kenneth
Level 3 · 1 week agoOkay so Dakota had GHB in his system, ligature marks on his neck AND someone used his PayPal after he supposedly drowned... and they still ruled it accidental? Someone is covering something up.
Freya
Level 2 · 1 week agoSo Dakota walked perfectly straight, had GHB in his system AND someone used his PayPal after he 'drowned'... and they still called it accidental 👀
Sterling
Level 10 · 1 week agosmiley faces prove nothing tbh
