They picked the name because smiley.
Rolling stone smiley face killer.
That night mcneill was last seen leaving a bar called the dapper dog on manhattan s upper east side.
In 2019 rolling stone did a profile of the smiley face killer a nameless serial killer or killers still at large allegedly responsible for over 40 drowning deaths of mainly college educated white men in the midwest.
Hard evidence on the smiley face killer is scarce but the theory has serious adherents.
Well presented series looking into the deaths of 6 healthy young men who accidentally drowned.
The use of undetermined usually means there s no clear evidence of foul play.
Were their deaths accidental or will the investigation reveal evidence of foul play.
The investigators responsible for popularizing the smiley face killer theory in 2008 kevin gannon and anthony duarte based a significant amount of their theorizing on the disappearance of 21 year old fordham university student patrick mcneill in new york city on feb.
Oz contributor melissa moore whose father was a notorious serial killer is the latest audio series to be adapted for television.
Happy face the podcast about dr.
Cbs all access is developing the.