38 corpses sparks on Lake Texas fear despite police denial

Water of Lake Texas The bodies of dozens of young men continue to be drawn out of the depths, leaving the community at the edge as rumors of serial killers swirl.

Last month, authorities discovered yet another man’s body in Lady Bird Lake, Austin, bringing a total of 38 individuals recovering from the water since 2022.

Authorities responded to an early morning 911 call reporting the body underwater, and then the deceased, Austin Police Station (APD) said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

The bodies found in Lake Austin, where six other dead individuals were found in 2024

According to the APD, police have no doubts that there is no physical trauma and that foul plays are involved. The department is currently working to determine whether the recovered body is a 17-year-old man who reported missing two days ago.

The teenage family called police after leaving the kayaking without a life jacket and then disappeared while enjoying the day at the lake, authorities said. Investigators believe that after his kayak was later recovered from his backpack and life jacket, he unconsciously stepped into the underwater shelf and was unable to resurface.

Police have revealed that the individual found at the lake was wearing the same clothes as the missing teenager, but identification is pending.

APD did not immediately respond to a request for Fox News Digital’s comment on the community horror surrounding serial killers.

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Discoveries come as fear Serial Killer Lying in the middle of the community, local authorities continue to downplay the risks.

“It is premature to denial by law enforcement and other authorities that these cases are murder or the work of serial killers,” Dr. Carol Lieberman, a forensic psychiatrist and witness to the trial of experts, told Fox News Digital. “They don’t want people to panic about the possibility of serial killers, so they reveal all the deaths.”

Since 2022, at least 38 bodies have been recovered inside or around Lady Bird Lake. According to Data obtained by Fox 7 reportedly out of nearly 30 bodies found, 30 are male, and about 60% are between 30 and 49 years old.

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Lieberman points out a huge amount of consistency between the age and gender of victims despite local government claims that there is no continuing risk to the public.

“The fact that 30 of the 38 bodies found at Lady Bird Lake since 2022 are male suggests that this could be the job of a serial killer whose priority target is male,” Lieberman said. “If death is simply due to accidental drowsing or suicide, one gender would not prevail over the other.”

1 General Theory Streaming throughout the community suggests that death is the result of a date rape drug that slipped into the drink of a victim visiting a bar on nearby Rainey Street.

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In February 2023, the body of 30-year-old Jason John was pulled out of the lake a week later. I was last seen On Rainy Street. Two months later, 33-year-old Jonathan Honey was spotted a day after the last time he saw him visit a food truck parked on a popular street.

“(Date rape drugs) can easily give prey for thieves and murderers,” Lieberman said. “Elder men can be equally easy prey.”

Fox7 reported that the main cause of the deaths of bodies drawn from Lady Bird Lake over the past three years was due to accidental drowning. Suicide reportedly is the second major cause, a natural cause and drug overdose.

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Of the 38 deaths, only one died He ruled murder – Approximately half a dozen cases remain unknown.

“Unless there is an eyewitness, we cannot rule out that a so-called “accidental” drowsing is not the result of a murderer,” Lieberman told Fox News Digital. “A murderer can use own death as his (method). Similarly, he must prove suicide, not only if someone is depressed.”

Furthermore, Lieberman pointed out the appeal of throwing human remains into the body of water.

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“Water causes the body to break down and can wash away evidence from fingerprints to DNA,” Lieberman said. “If water has movements like rivers, streams, etc., it can propel the body far from the actual crime scene and make finding a killer more complicated. Some killers hope to misinterpret the water-based crime scene in the hope that it can be difficult to make murder a drowsing.”

in Statement for 2023APD sought to quell the public’s fear surrounding the possibility of serial killers targeting men in the area, citing the dangerous conditions of the lake when mixed with alcohol.

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“One of the common themes of Austin’s own death (2023) is the combination of alcohol and easy access to Lady Bird Lake.

Police noted that the majority of deaths at the time occurred after park closure times, encouraging community members to pay attention to local regulations.

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But as more and more casualties continue to fall into the waters of Lady Bird Lake, Lieberman urges authorities not to look at the pathological coincidences surrounding death.

“Unless law enforcement has found several other explanations of the numerous deaths in Lady Bird Lake and its surrounding area in recent years,” Lieberman said. “And I don’t think we can ignore the possibility of a serial killer.”

Michael Ruiz of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.