As fears that a serial killer is operating spread, a local bartender has given three reasons why her and her colleagues believe The Rainey Street Killer actually exists.
Residents of Austin, Texas, were left in shock after yet another body was pulled from the water 10 days ago.
It was the fourth body this year to be pulled from Lady Bird Lake, prompting many to fear and speculate a serial killer on the loose.
All four men were around the same age, prompting many to wonder whether they were targeted victims instead of unlucky men who had been drinking on nearby Rainey Street.
Now a bartender, who's identity has not been revealed but works on Rainey Street has explained why she thinks a sinister serial killer is at work.
She told the US Sun: "The amount of people who have been found dead is huge."
Her second reason was the amount of police that have been seen in the area since the bodies started appearing, suggesting something serious is going on. She said: "We now have police patrols on the street pretty regularly."
Her third reason was due to the distance between Rainey Street and where the bodies were found.
The bartender said: "It's an odd place for people to go, too. I find it hard to see how people could leave Rainey, and end up at the lake."
She carried on saying it would be difficult for anyone to accidentally stumble across to the lake.
The first body of 2023 was recovered on February 13, that of Jason John, 30, who disappeared on February 5. On March 5, Cliff Axtell, slightly older at 40, was pulled from Lady Bird Lake.
Jonathan Honey, 33, was last seen outside a taco truck at 2am on March 31, and was found on April 1. While 30-year-old Christopher Hays-Clark was found on April 15.
Prior to that, Julio Santos, 22 was found in 2015; Martin Gutierrez, 25, was found in 2018, and Christian Pugh, 21, was found in 2019 - however, he was alive. He had reportedly been hit in the head and had bruised hands.
Austin Police have not yet released a cause of death of Christopher Hays-Clark, but have said they do not suspect foul play in his death.
But that does little to calm the fears of residents, who worry there is a 'roofie killer' on the loose, targeting men around the age of 30, using drugs like GHB to spike people's drinks - known as 'roofies'
The first person to be pulled from the lake was Jason John, 30, whose body was recovered in February.
He was last seen just a week before on Rainey Street, which is a popular location for bars and restaurants around a mile from the lake, which runs through the heart of the city and is a stretch of the Colorado River.
