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Smiley Face Killer News Below is a list of some of the media reports related to the Smiley Face Killer cases: Madison Capital Times (Wisconsin) May 21, 1998 (pg 9A) 5 BODIES RECOVERED IN 10 MONTHS Wisconsin State Journal (Wisconsin) May 22, 1998 (pg 4C) 5TH BODY IN YEAR FOUND IN AREA OF THE MISSISSIPPI. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin) August 30, 1999 (pg 1) Families see link in string of drownings of young men. They suspect a serial killer may be responsible for 5 deaths over 25 months. St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota) November 5, 2002 POLICE SEEKING MISSING MEN - AUTHORITIES, FAMILIES BAFFLED BY TWIN CASES. Duluth News-Tribune (Minnesota) November 12, 2002 In separate incidents, four college-age students disappear. Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota) November 13, 2002 Police compare notes on four mysteries - Similarities, but no solid links, found in missing-person cases in four cities. St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota) November 14, 2002 SEARCHES CONTINUE FOR 4 YOUNG ADULTS. Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota) November 14, 2002 Troops widen search for St. John's student - In separate cases of 3 others still missing, no solid leads. New York Times November 17, 2002 (pg 23) Young People Are Missing; Authorities Are Baffled. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin) November 18, 2002 Families cling to hope in 4 disappearances. WISN-TV (ABC Milwaukee, WI) February 12, 2003 6 Disappearances: Coincidence Or Serial Killer? American P.I. (FX TV Network) October 24, 2003 Suspicious Drownings In The Upper Midwest. WISN-TV (ABC Milwaukee, WI) November 5, 2003 Racine County Family Can't Accept Police Theory On Son's Death: 6 College-Age Men Disappear About Same Time, 5 In Similar Way. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin) April 17, 2004 (pg 1-B) La Crosse fears a killer. Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota) May 5, 2004 (pg 1-A) La Crosse deaths: Accidents? Murders? St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota) May 12, 2004 RIVER DEATHS PUZZLE CITY - 7 YOUNG MEN HAVE DROWNED SINCE 1997 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin) May 16, 2004 (pg 1) Parents convinced son's 2002 death linked to La Crosse drownings. Stuff Magazine October 2004 (issue 59) Student Killer on the Loose: Mystery River USA Today October 28, 2004 Drownings haunt Wis. college town. The Capital Times (Madison, WI) July 4, 2005 SUSPICIONS LINGER OVER LA CROSSE DEATHS ; SEVEN MEN HAVE DROWNED IN RECENT YEARS IN AREA RIVERS. KMSP-TV (FOX Minneapolis, MN) May 19, 2006 Fox 9 News Building A Case For A Serial Killer. WFLD-TV (FOX Chicago, IL) May 22, 2006 Midwest Mystery The Forensic Examiner September 22, 2006 Multiple mysterious drownings: accidents or serial murders? Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota) November 1, 2006 (pg 4-B) La Crosse police request FBI inquiry into drownings The Washington Post (Washington DC) November 7, 2006 (pg A-3) Series of Deaths Rattles a City; La Crosse, Wis., Split on Whether Apparent Drownings Were Murder. Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota) November 21, 2006 Another look at similar deaths - A ruling by Minneapolis police that Chris Jenkins was murdered prompted authorities investigating other alcohol-related deaths to take notice. CBS NEWS (CBS TV Network) November 27, 2006 Minneapolis Murder Mystery: Chris Jenkins' death was originally ruled a suicide or an accident after his body was discovered in the Mississippi River. Now it turns out he was murdered. Catherine Crier (Court TV Network) December 12, 2006 Could It Be A Serial Killer: Criminologist Says Student Drownings Could Be Work of Serial Killer. The Tribune (Ames, IA) June 8, 2007 Danielle Duggan: Investigating a mystery in Campustown Cosmopolitan Magazine July 2007 (pg 140-143) Why Are These Young Guys Dying? Coast to Coast AM (Radio) April 25, 2008 Host Ian Punnett. Good Morning America (ABC TV Network) April 28, 2008 Detectives Chase 'Smiley Face' Murder Mystery: Retired NYC Detectives Spend 11 Years Connecting the Drowning Deaths of 40 Young Men Across the Country. U.S. News & World Report April 28, 2008 Could Drownings - Including a Minnesota Student's - Be Related? Today Show (NBC TV Network) April 29, 2008 Murder With A Smiley Face: Are Serial Killers On The Loose? Fox News Channel April 29, 2008 Detectives: 40 Drowning Victims May Have Been Murdered by 'Smiley Face Gang'. New York Post April 29, 2008 KILLER GANG DROWNS 40. New York Daily News April 29, 2008 Ex-NYPD cops say smiley face is link in 40 deaths by serial killer syndicate. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin) April 29, 2008 Ex-cops question dozens of drownings. WBNS-TV (Columbus, OH) April 29, 2008 Investigators Re-Examine Student's Drowning. WPXI-TV (Pittsburgh, PA) April 29, 2008 Pitt Student's Death Eerily Linked To 'Smiley Face' Murders. Times Herald-Record (Middletown, NY) April 30, 2008 Odd Face Haunting Mysterious Deaths. Telegraph-Herald (Dubuque, IA) April 30, 2008 (pg A-1) Smiley theory raising frowns. The Sun (London, England) April 30, 2008 (pg 9) 12 smiley 'murders'. Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN TV Network) May 1, 2008 Drownings Connected?: Smiley Face Murder Mystery. Interview of criminologist Prof. Jack Levin. South Bend Tribune (Indiana) May 1, 2008 (pg B-1) Serial killer study looks at area death. Coast to Coast AM (Radio) May 3, 2008 Host Ian Punnett. Smiley Face Murders. KSTP-TV (ABC Minneapolis, MN) May, 6, 2008 PA police find possible link to 'Smiley Face Killers'. Fox News Channel May 7, 2008 Possible 'Smiley Face Gang' Link Emerges in Case of Missing Middlebury College Freshman. Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) May 7, 2008 Could Elgin man's death be work of 'Smiley Face' killer? Philadelphia Daily News (Pennsylvania) May 8, 2008 (pg 10) Smiley-face murder theory put to test; Graffiti found near man's body. McClatchy-Tribune Business News (Washington DC) May 8, 2008 Smiley-face murder theory considered in case of Delaware County man's death KCRG-TV (ABC Cedar Rapids, IA) May 8, 2008 Was Matt Kruziki's Death a Murder? People Magazine May 12, 2008 (pg 192-194) Are Serial Killers Stalking College Men? On The Record (FOX News Channel) May 16, 2008 Host Greta Van Sustern The Daily Mirror (London, England) May 17, 2008 (pg 28) 40 VICTIMS, NO SUSPECTS AND ONLY TWO RETIRED COPS ON TRAIL OF.. Smiley face serial killers; EXCLUSIVE Coast to Coast AM (Radio) May 17, 2008 Host Ian Punnett. Smiley Face Murders Update. Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN TV Network) May 21, 2008 Smileyface Murder Mystery Peoria Journal Star (Illinois) July 5, 2008 Does man's vanishing act have 'Smiley' connection? Father looks for son last seen in Peoria, wonders about tie to national serial killing theory. KSTP-TV (ABC Minneapolis, MN) July 7, 2008 DETECTIVES: Chris Jenkins murder connects dozens around country. Times Union (Albany, NY) August 3, 2008 (pg C1) Ex-cop: Szostak murder victim. Retired policeman says he believes drowning was work of "Smiley Face" killer. WBBM-TV (CBS Chicago, IL) August 11, 2008 New Push To Investigate 'Smiley Face Killings'. WOOD-TV (NBC Grand Rapids, MI) August 2008 Ravenna death possibly tied to 'smiley face' killing spree. Milwaukee Magazine (Wisconsin) October 27, 2008 The Smiley Faces: Hartland's Matt Kruziki was one of many young men who drowned mysteriously. Some suspect these are murders by a demonic gang that works with a smile. Coast to Coast AM (Radio) December 6, 2008 Host Ian Punnett Smiley Face Murders Update. St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota) February 20, 2009 Former KSTP reporter reveals new 'Smiley Face Killers' Web site. Coast to Coast AM (Radio) February 21, 2009 Host Ian Punnett Smiley Face Murders Update and interview of Bill Szostak. Cardinal Points (Plattsburgh, NY) March 6, 2009 Father keeps Josh Szostak case alive. Article includes some patterns discovered by Mike Flaherty. Good Morning America (ABC TV Network) March 23, 2009 Smiley Face Killer Strikes Again: On the 'Smiley Face' Killer Case The suspicious drowning of dozens of men could be the work of a serial killer. Mischke Podcast (citypages.com) March 24, 2009 Larry King Live (CNN TV Network) March 27, 2009 Smiley Face Murders: Homicides or Accidents? Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA) April 3, 2009 There’s evidence 20-year-old Minooka man was serial killing spree victim: ‘Smiley face’ brings Scranton family grief Retired NYPD detective still working case made contact with family. CNN Newsroom (CNN TV Network) April 4, 2009 Return of The Smiley Face Killer? Interview with Bill Szostak. Garage Logic (KSTP 1500-AM Radio Network) April 16, 2009 Interview with Kevin Gannon, and Anthony Duarte. Radio Alchymy (KPFK-FM Los Angeles, CA) July 9, 2009 Interview of private investigator Mike Flaherty. Geraldo At Large (Fox News Channel) September 27, 2009 Interview of retired NYPD homicide detective Kevin Gannon. KCCI-TV (Des Moines, IA) February 2, 2010 Other Missing Persons Connections? Geraldo At Large (Fox News Channel) February 14, 2010 Interview of former NYPD homicide detective Kevin Gannon and prof. Douglas Gilbertson. Coast to Coast AM (Radio) February 14, 2010 Host Ian Punnett Smiley Face Murders Update and interview of forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Sikirica. WCCO Radio (Minneapolis, MN) February 17, 2010 Interview of Kevin Gannon and Prof. Lee Gilbertson. Today Show (NBC TV Network) August 6, 2010 Interview with the parents of Chris Jenkins. Dateline NBC (NBC TV Network) August 6, 2010 Solve My Mystery- the Chris Jenkins story. Ron and Don Show (KIRO-FM Seattle, WA) October 7, 2010 Interviews related to the Smiley Face Murder cases. Ron and Don Show (KIRO-FM Seattle, WA) October 11, 2010 Drugged and Murdered? The Josh Szostak Story. Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota) April 9, 2011 Two years later, authorities remain baffled by Jelani Brinson's death. Al Roney Show (1300-AM Albany, NY) April 11, 2011 Interviews of Bill Szostak and Jan Jenkins. America's Most Wanted (FOX TV- Network) May 5, 2011 The Mysterious Death Of Jelani Brinson: The death of Jelani Brinson is a case that's baffled Detective Dan Douglas for more than two years. Geraldo At Large (Fox News Channel) January 2012 Smiley Face Killer Coast to Coast AM (Radio) February 13, 2012 Host Ian Punnett Smiley Face Murders Update Leave An Anonymous Tip Anonymous Tips