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Theories about an Austin serial killer started swirling in early 2023 after 4 our bodies had been pulled from Girl Chook Lake in a brief time period.
A Reddit publish wherein a bartender purports to have spoken with a person claiming to be Austin’s “Rainey Road Killer” has gone viral on the social media platform.
On March 20, Reddit person @whatdid-it made a publish within the r/bartenders thread saying an everyday patron confessed to being the particular person behind a current string of mysterious deaths at Girl Chook Lake.
Though authorities mentioned they do not suspect foul play, the story nonetheless caught nationwide media consideration. It picked up steam once more in February after girls’s physique was pulled from the lake, prompting a characteristic on the TV present Crime Tales with Nancy Grace.
Within the current on-line publish, @whatdid-it initially shunned explicitly saying what a part of Austin they had been referring to however later confirmed they had been speaking about Rainey Road and Girl Chook Lake.
“Immediately, [the customer] began speaking about ‘killing homos’ from LAKE A that he discovered from STREET B,” the person wrote within the Reddit publish titled, “Have you ever ever had somebody let you know they murdered somebody/folks?”
As of press time, the publish has garnered some 230 upvotes and greater than 100 feedback.
Some commenters questioned why @whatdid-it did not hassle to contact the authorities after the patron’s confession. One urged the poster to “get the fuck off Reddit and name the cops.”
In an edit to their authentic publish, @whatdid-it mentioned administration on the bar the place they work “didn’t give a shit.” They added that they referred to as Austin police and had been transferred to their murder hotline, the place they left a voicemail.
“Will go in particular person to place an announcement in,” the person added. “After that, it’s out of my arms in the event that they don’t do something.”
Regardless of the net recognition of speculating a few assassin stalking Rainey Road, Austin police have repeatedly tried to quell rumors {that a} serial assassin is energetic within the state capital. Many of the deaths on the lake been dominated unintended drownings, they level out.
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