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Another body pulled from Austin’s Lady Bird Lake

San Antonio’s Woodlawn Lake is also at the center of serial killer rumors after another body was recovered on Thursday.

by Stephanie Koithan June 3, 2025June 28, 2025

San Antonio’s Woodlawn Lake is also at the center of serial killer rumors after another body was recovered on Thursday.

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Online speculation swirls about a San Antonio serial killer after another death at Woodlawn Lake

Park police witnessed the man enter the water, but that isn’t stopping the speculation.

by Stephanie Koithan April 15, 2025July 8, 2025

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Baseless rumor about San Antonio serial killer is debunked again, this time by USA Today

A Facebook post shared several thousand times claimed without proof that a serial killer active in San Antonio had killed nine women.

by Sanford Nowlin December 21, 2022August 17, 2023

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‘Shit Sandwich Cop,’ Pearl Parking: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Folks also read up on an armed militia’s attempt to intimidate the city’s LGBTQ+ community by protesting outside a Christmas-themed drag show.

by San Antonio Current Staff December 16, 2022May 8, 2025

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San Antonio police deny online rumor of serial killer loose in the city

SAPD officials said they have found “no factual basis on these claims.”

by Michael Karlis December 12, 2022February 1, 2025

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Trial of former Border Patrol agent, alleged serial killer starts Monday in San Antonio

Juan David Ortiz, a former supervisory intelligence officer, is accused of killing four sex-workers in Laredo.

by Michael Karlis November 28, 2022August 3, 2023

Pitch Perfect‘s Anna Kendrick linked to movie about San Antonio-born ‘Dating Game Killer’

The Dating Game is a true-crime thriller about late San Antonio-born serial killer Rodney Alcala and a woman named Cheryl Bradshaw.

by Kiko Martinez May 20, 2022August 5, 2025

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Mash and murder are on the menu for San Antonio Botanical Garden’s screening of Sweeney Todd

by Kiko Martinez October 12, 2021July 2, 2025

If Looks Could Kill: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile Puts Hollywood Sheen on Serial Murderer Ted Bundy

Kiko MartinezMay 8, 2019January 18, 2025

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Accused San Antonio Serial Killer Sentenced to Life in Prison

Sanford NowlinFebruary 19, 2019August 20, 2024