Former detective says string of Houston deaths may be linked to alleged ‘Smiley Face’ killer network

Bodies keep surfacing — and so do questions.

There's a dark current in Houston's bayous this year, with 16 bodies recovered, five of them in the same week last month.

City leaders are downplaying speculation about a potential serial killer, but retired NYPD Sgt. Kevin Gannon, who has long espoused the theory that a group known as the "Smiley Face Killers" is responsible for hundreds of suspicious drowning deaths around the U.S., says he believes the deaths may be connected. ---More...