Due to the nature of today's episode, listener discretion is advised.

This episode includes discussions of murder and sexual assault.

Consider this when deciding how and when you'll listen.

The idea of a mysterious gang of serial killers traveling the country, stalking young men who are just beginning their lives, there's something very darkly fascinating about that that really grabs your attention.

I'm Vanessa Richardson, and this is Serial Killers, a Spotify podcast.

You can find us here every Monday.

Be sure to check us out on Instagram at Serial Killers Podcast.

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Today's episode is about the Smiley Face Killers Theory.

Over nearly three decades, at least 600 college-aged men have been found dead in bodies of water.

Their deaths ruled accidental drownings, but a team of retired detectives have made it their life's mission to prove the deaths aren't accidental at all.

They're the work of a gang of serial killers.

Later in the episode, our producer Chelsea will be joined by journalist Anya Kane and attorney Kevin Greenlee,

who host True Crime

podcast The Murder Sheet. With Chelsea, Anya and Kevin will use their expertise and experiences

to analyze and dissect the smiley face murder theory. Stay with us.

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