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Five Things to Know About the Smiley Face Killer Theory

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Five Things to Know About the Smiley Face Killer Theory

A series of drownings – possibly tied together by the mark of a smiley face— led a team spearheaded by retired detectives on an investigation that spanned across 25 cities in 11 states. Here are five things to know about the Smiley Face Killer Theory.

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Golden State Killer Main Suspect: The East Area Rapist’s MO

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Smiley Face Killers 101: Retired NYPD Detectives Investigate Suspicious Drowning Deaths

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Golden State Killer Main Suspect: Margaret Wardlow’s Encounter

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Smiley Face Killers 101: Where in the Ohio River Was Dakota James' Body Dumped?

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Smiley Face Killers: Computer Forensic Expert Finds Suspicious Activity on Dakota James's PayPal Account

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Dahmer on Dahmer Sneak Peek: Jeffrey Dahmer's Mother

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Golden State Killer Main Suspect: Follow Up Phone Calls

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Dahmer on Dahmer Sneak Peek: A Victim Escapes

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Golden State Killer Main Suspect: The East Area Rapist’s Attacks on Couples

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Dahmer on Dahmer Bonus: Days Before the Internet

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Golden State Killer Main Suspect: Carol Daly's Early Career in Law Enforcement

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Smiley Face Killers 101: Who Was Dakota James?

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Kemper on Kemper: The Co-Ed Killer

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Dahmer on Dahmer Bonus: The Pizza Hut Incident

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Golden State Killer Main Suspect: Terror Hits the Sacramento Community

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Kemper on Kemper: He Could Only Take So Much

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Golden State Killer Main Suspect: The Male Victims

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Method of a Serial Killer: The Two Sides of Israel Keyes

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Dahmer on Dahmer Bonus: Dahmer’s Mail

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Method of a Serial Killer: Leaving Behind Unsolved Crimes

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Kemper on Kemper: Ed Kemper's First Murders

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Golden State Killer Main Suspect: Joseph DeAngelo Gives a Waitress a Strange Gift

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Dahmer on Dahmer Bonus: Class Clown

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Kemper on Kemper: Learning from Ed Kemper

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Dahmer on Dahmer Bonus: Answering the Phone

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Method of a Serial Killer: The Randomness of Victims

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Kemper on Kemper: Edmund Kemper at Atascadero

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Method of a Serial Killer: Interviewing Israel Keyes

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How Charles Manson Cultivated Relationships With Several Women

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Criminal Confessions 208: April Buttram Goes Missing

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Criminal Confessions 208: A New Lead in the Green River Killer Case

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Criminal Confessions Bonus 208: A Lack of Good Evidence

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Criminal Confessions Bonus 208: Marie Malvar Goes Missing

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Criminal Confessions Bonus 208: April Buttram's Life

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Snapped Notorious: The BTK Killer

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Snapped Notorious BTK Killer: BTK Resurfaces in 2004

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Snapped Notorious BTK Killer: First Signs

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Snapped Notorious BTK Killer Bonus: Rader's Employee

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Snapped Notorious BTK Killer Bonus: A Mysterious Letter

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Snapped Notorious BTK Killer Bonus: A Message from BTK

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Snapped Notorious: Aileen Wuornos

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Snapped Notorious: Dawn Botkins on Aileen Wuornos Getting Caught

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Snapped Notorious: Dawn Botkins on Aileen Wuornos's Alcohol Abuse

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Snapped Notorious: Dawn Botkins on Staying Friends with Aileen Wuornos

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Dahmer on Dahmer Bonus: Jeffrey Dahmer’s Minister

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Kemper on Kemper: "He Could Have Probably Killed Me with One Hand"

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Method of a Serial Killer: Bobby Chacon Recounts Finding Israel Keyes' Victim

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Kemper on Kemper: Ed Kemper Describes How He Killed His Mother

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How Did Charles Manson's Early Years In Prison Shape Him?

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Method of a Serial Killer: Israel Keyes as Coworker

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Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme Just Wanted Ford's Attention With The Gun

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Method of a Serial Killer: Israel Keyes' "Kill Kits"

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Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme Opens Up About Her Time In Prison

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Method of a Serial Killer: Israel Keyes was Meticulous

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Manson: The Women - The First Act

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Former Profiler John Douglas On His First Interview With Charles Manson

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Former Profiler John Douglas Describe How Charles Manson Attracted Followers: “They Worshipped Him”

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Manson: The Women Bonus Ronald Hughes

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Manson: The Women Bonus Bobby Beausoleil

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Manson: The Women Bonus Leslie Van Houten

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Manson: The Women Bonus Living At Spahn Ranch

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Manson: The Women Bonus Charles Manson's Death

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Manson: The Women Bonus Leslie Van Houten's Retrials

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Kevin Gannon on the Smiley Face Killer Theory

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Proving Homicide First

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Resistance to Serial Cases

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The Dakota James Case

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The Families Seeking Justice

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Timeline of the Smiley Face Killer Theory Investigation

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Five Things to Know About the Smiley Face Killer Theory

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Serial Killers that Charmed Their Victims

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Last Meal Requests From Infamous Death Row Inmates

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Samuel Little Pleads Guilty In 1994 Slaying

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Investigators Explain How DNA Was Used to Find the Golden State Killer Suspect

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Golden State Killer Suspect Arrested

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