Episode
CONSPIRACY: The Smiley Face Killer
47:24
Published: Mon Jul 13 2020
Description
For over 20 years young college-aged men have been going missing, only to turn up dead in local waterways. Police think these cases are tragic accidents, but a small group of investigators have long believed there’s something else at work…something much more sinister that all leads back to one huge question. Are the Smiley Face Killers real? For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkieapp.com/library/. Sources for this episode cannot be listed due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/conspiracy-the-smiley-face-killer/
Chapters
New York City police detective Kevin Gannon investigates the case of a missing person, 20-year-old Patrick McNeil, and begins to uncover patterns in the cases of other missing young men.
00:00 - 02:36 (02:36)
Summary
New York City police detective Kevin Gannon investigates the case of a missing person, 20-year-old Patrick McNeil, and begins to uncover patterns in the cases of other missing young men.
EpisodeCONSPIRACY: The Smiley Face Killer
PodcastCrime Junkie
Patrick Alford Jr., a 7-year-old boy, goes missing from his foster home in Brooklyn, New York, triggering a desperate search by the NYPD and volunteers.
02:36 - 10:20 (07:43)
Summary
Patrick Alford Jr., a 7-year-old boy, goes missing from his foster home in Brooklyn, New York, triggering a desperate search by the NYPD and volunteers. His body is found only after 70 days which fuels suspicion and controversy around his death.
EpisodeCONSPIRACY: The Smiley Face Killer
PodcastCrime Junkie
Lee piques an interest in the Smiley Face Killer theory after similar cases unfold in Minnesota.
10:20 - 25:24 (15:04)
Summary
Lee piques an interest in the Smiley Face Killer theory after similar cases unfold in Minnesota. Some skeptics believe the theory is a hoax due to the lack of evidence and questionable circumstances.
EpisodeCONSPIRACY: The Smiley Face Killer
PodcastCrime Junkie
The Smiley face murder theory links a number of young men found dead in bodies of water in the US to a serial killing gang.
25:24 - 33:33 (08:09)
Summary
The Smiley face murder theory links a number of young men found dead in bodies of water in the US to a serial killing gang. However, forensic evidence suggests the drowning victims could be accidents, drug-related or simply unrelated to each other.
EpisodeCONSPIRACY: The Smiley Face Killer
PodcastCrime Junkie
The Smiley Face Killer is a theory that a person or group of people are responsible for dozens of drowning murders of young men across 11 different states in the US over the past 20 years, often with a smiley face left near the body.
33:34 - 39:58 (06:24)
Summary
The Smiley Face Killer is a theory that a person or group of people are responsible for dozens of drowning murders of young men across 11 different states in the US over the past 20 years, often with a smiley face left near the body. Despite efforts from police to debunk the theory, it still remains a popular conspiracy.
EpisodeCONSPIRACY: The Smiley Face Killer
PodcastCrime Junkie
The "Smiley Face Killer" theory proposed that a serial killer was targeting and drowning drunk college-aged men across the US.
39:58 - 47:20 (07:22)
Summary
The "Smiley Face Killer" theory proposed that a serial killer was targeting and drowning drunk college-aged men across the US. However, evidence suggests that the deaths were likely accidental and the theory has been dismissed by law enforcement.