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AUSTIN SERIAL KILLER FEARS:  Families' Anger Boils

AUSTIN SERIAL KILLER FEARS: Families' Anger Boils

FromCrime Stories with Nancy Grace


AUSTIN SERIAL KILLER FEARS: Families' Anger Boils

FromCrime Stories with Nancy Grace

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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Feb 8, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 1960,  Lady Bird Lake was built by the city of Austin. The river-like reservoir was created as a cooling pond for Austin's then new city power plant.  The 416 acre lake is now primarily used for recreation,  but  many in the area are now concerned is it the hunting ground for a killer. There have been 10 deaths reported since 2022. Four in 2022, Five in 2023, and one in the past few days. 
Even though police have given no indication there are signs of foul play, social media has lit up with speculation. According to the San Antonio Current, rumors of a serial killer hunting young men and dumping their bodies in Lady Bird Lake ran rampant last April. That's  when Police recovered the bodies of Jason John, Clifton Axtell, Jonathon Honey and Christopher Hays-Clark — all between the ages of 20 and 40 and all recovered from Lady Bird Lake.  
Reegan Aparicio says she has no doubts that her longtime boyfriend Chris Hays-Clark was placed in Lady Bird Lake. The dental nurse says despite police assurances that there was no foul play in Hays-Clark's death, she believes he was already dead when he went into the water. That sentiment, according to Daily Mail, is shared by others who have lost love ones to the lake.   Jason John’s parents also believe there is more to his disappearance and his former roommate believes he was drugged. Martin Gutierrez’s brother says he believes Martin was murdered in 2018. Despite family concerns, Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon says quote  'Nothing has come to light that would indicate that there is a serial killer in Austin.'  Aparicio says shebelieves the Austin Police department is failing her and the other Lady Bird Lake victm families. 
Joining Nancy Grace Today:

Reegan Aparicio - Mother to Christopher Clarks son (12) , friend, GoFund Me: www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-chris-clark?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_cp_guide_do&member=30245733  
Alan Bennett  –  Former Assistant District Attorney, Partner at Gunter, Bennett, and Anthes, gbafirm.com  
Dr. Dana Anderson - Forensic Psychologist, host of Killer Psychologist podcast, TikTok: @killerpsychologist psychologydr.com 
Dennis Franks - Fmr. FBI Supervisory Special Agent, President of Investigative & Security Global Solutions, www.isgs.us 
Dr. Kendall Crowns - Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County  Lecturer: Texas Christian University Medical School   
Brianna Hollis - Crime reporter, KXAN News, KXAN.com. IG: @brihollis_, X: @brihollisNEWS, FB: Brianna Hollis News 
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Released:
Feb 8, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Nancy Grace dives deep into the day’s most shocking crimes and asks the tough questions in her new daily podcast – Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. Nancy Grace had a perfect conviction record during her decade as a prosecutor and used her TV show to find missing people, fugitives on the run and unseen clues. Now, she will use the power of her huge social media following and the immediacy of the internet to deliver daily bombshells!