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‘Smiley Face’ Murder Mystery

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smileyface.jpgChris Jenkins was a well-liked scholar at the University of Minnesota who disappeared one night in 2003. After four months, he was discovered dead in the Mississippi River. Initially, the police considered Jenkins was just a drunken college student who by accident fell into the river and drowned after a night on the town.

However, for two retired New York City Police detectives, Jenkins’ death became the link that related the drowning deaths of 40 young men — generally highly accomplished students — in 25 cities in 11 different states.

Chilling Discovery

Detectives Kevin Gannon and Kevin Gannon have been following the suspicious drowning deaths of young men across the country ever since they investigated the death of college student Patrick McNeill, who drowned in New York City in 1997. Gannon made a promise to McNeill’s guardians that he shall never quit on his case.

When the detectives took a glance at Jenkins’ death, they found out that the position of his body and other physical indication verified that the college undergraduate didn’t drown accidentally. The reason of death on Jenkins’ death certificate was altered to “murder.”

Though most local investigations spotlight on where a body was found, Gannon and Duarte wanted to make out where the body went into the water. If they could make out that place, the detectives assumed they’d be capable to collect evidence from the real crime sight.

In city after city, the detectives found a smiley face painted everywhere at the crime sight. The color of paint used and the size of the faces differ, but the detectives are sure it is a sick signature stating responsibility for the murder.

The detectives found the smiley faces in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa.

Gannon and Duarte also came to the unexpected conclusion that more than one person is occupied in the murders.

“Because there’s such a wide range of states the killings are through,” Gannon stated today in an exclusive interview on “Good Morning America.” “Besides, the fact that we have several victims on the same night.”

At the crime sight of a drowning in Michigan, Gannon and Duarte discovered graffiti that they supposed was written by the killers, but were perplexed by a word they hadn’t spotted before.

“We found ’sinsiniwa,’ which was very apprehensive at the time,” said Gannon.

Then the detectives found the strange word in Iowa, where they were inspecting the drowning death of 24-year-old Matt Kruziki.



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5 Responses to “‘Smiley Face’ Murder Mystery”

  1. Tiffany Sheppard on May 3rd, 2008 1:22 am

    In New Orleans,2003, a male friend of my daughter, attending Tulane University, disapeared,after attending a party. His wallet and cell phone were found in his dorm room. No one knew anything about Jeremy. Three months later his body surfaced in the Mississippi River in New Orleans. His student ID was on his remains. Does this sound familiar? Jeremy was smart, well liked and nice looking with sandy blond hair. He was in the second semester of his sophomor year.

  2. Tiffany Sheppard on May 3rd, 2008 1:25 am

    :twisted::evil:

  3. Tiffany Sheppard on May 3rd, 2008 1:27 am

    any information about the “Smiley Face Murders”if they relate to this please contact me.

  4. Tiffany Sheppard on May 3rd, 2008 1:31 am

    attention Kevin Gannon

  5. ronald on May 3rd, 2008 9:10 pm

    don’t look for any help from the feds,parts of the present government is actually employing gangs in it’s fight against domestic political foes. The gangs are now equipped with Iraqi style interrogation tools. I know. Capture of this Smiley face gag might lead right back to the white house.

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