I must admit, I never thought the deaths of college age kids in rivers near Lacrosse were nothing more than terrible accidents.  The only serial killer I thought was at work was perhaps malt, barley and Jagerbombs.  This series of reports, starting out of KSPT-TV in Minnesota is making second guess that a bit, but will it make law enforcement do the same?  Two retired NYPD cops think the deaths of FORTY young college aged men are not only related, but the work of a serial killer.  Check that.  They say the murders are the work of a network of several killers throughout the country.  Like something out of the movie Fight Club or something.   Graffitti smiley faces were found near where the detectives think the bodies were placed into rivers.    In addition ot the smiley faces, the retired cops also said they discovered the word "sinsiniwa" among some graffiti written near a crime scene in Michigan.  That's also the name of the street where Matthew Kruziki was last seen before he disappeared in East Dubuque.  Former Waukesha County Sheriff and U-S Federal Marshall Bill Kruzicki met with these detectives.  He joined us WMN, you can hear his take on all of this on this podcast.

And here is the statement from the FBI, made after agents reviewed the new information:

FBI Statement Regarding Midwest River Deaths

"Over the past several years, law enforcement and the FBI have received information about young, college-aged men who were found deceased in rivers in the Midwest. The FBI has reviewed the information about the victims provided by two retired police detectives and interviewed an individual who provided information to the detectives. To date, we have not developed any evidence to support links between these tragic deaths or any evidence substantiating the theory that these deaths are the work of a serial killer or killers. The vast majority of these instances appear to be alcohol-related drownings. The FBI will continue to work with the local police in the affected areas to provide support as requested,” said Supervisory Special Agent Richard J. Kolko, Washington, D.C.