Three bodies were found in Houston-area bayous this week, reviving claims of a serial killer in the city. However, experts say otherwise.
How many bodies were recovered from the Houston bayous?
The new findings add to the number of bodies found in the area in recent months. In September, authorities recovered five bodies in the Houston bayous in less than a week, ABC13 reported.
This is not the first time bodies have been found in the bayous. According to the Houston Chronicle, more than 200 people have been found dead in the area since 2017. That number has increased in the last two years. Thirty-one deaths have been reported since late November. The three most recent cases bring the total to 34, nearing the 35 deaths reported in 2024.
The latest findings have left residents and visitors on edge about the news. Juan Sandoval, who is visiting Houston, believes there is a serial killer on the loose and that others shouldn’t ignore the social media chatter.
Houston residents and visitors speak out
“The math isn’t mathing, I think there’s a serial killer,” Sandoval told ABC13. “I get Nevada’s ‘for you’ page now, and even in Nevada, they’re talking about Buffalo Bayou, so it’s that bad, it’s reaching another state, across state lines.”…