UK UK - Bristol & Surrounding Areas, multiple missing people reported after a night out, worrying trend.

[ErinC]

Something has GOT to be going on. I get it, drunk young men, blah blah, but I live very near to a college campus and if it was JUST drunk young men falling into the river we'd be fishing dozens out every Sunday morning. There are too many here to be sheer misfortune. MOO

 

[Inspector Evans]

Reminds me of Manchester a decade ago.

There was a string of people going missing and found drown in canals which prompted press speculation there was a killer on the loose, also remember watching a TV documentary on it and the feeling there might be someone lurking out there pushing drunk people into canals.

However I presume the police never linked anyone and the victims were just deemed to have slipped in and drowned?

 

[dotr]

Reminds me of Manchester a decade ago.

There was a string of people going missing and found drown in canals which prompted press speculation there was a killer on the loose, also remember watching a TV documentary on it and the feeling there might be someone lurking out there pushing drunk people into canals.

However I presume the police never linked anyone and the victims were just deemed to have slipped in and drowned?

UK Thread 'UK - Fears of a serial killer in Manchester dumping in Canals'

Jan 11, 2015

Serial killer 'could be prowling the streets and dumping bodies in canals' expert claims

“Canals are not popular suicide spots, especially for men. They are, however, popular dumping sites. And water can be a sure way to erase DNA evidence.

"Suffolk strangler Steve Wright dumped some of his prostitute victims in water so any traces of him would be washed away."

Police have played down his belief that a serial killer could be on the loose, insisting each individual case is investigated thoroughly, the Manchester Evening News...

• Mrs G Norris
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• Forum: Serial Killers

 

[Lucy6226]

Reminds me of Manchester a decade ago.

There was a string of people going missing and found drown in canals which prompted press speculation there was a killer on the loose, also remember watching a TV documentary on it and the feeling there might be someone lurking out there pushing drunk people into canals.

However I presume the police never linked anyone and the victims were just deemed to have slipped in and drowned?

I live near Manchester so followed these cases closely and also watched the documentary.
It always made me wonder if there was no 'pusher' then surely the waterways need to be made safer to stop these accidents happening. Canals aren't horse drawn these days so don't need to be open to the footpath all the way along imo.

 

[infohuntah]

Something has GOT to be going on. I get it, drunk young men, blah blah, but I live very near to a college campus and if it was JUST drunk young men falling into the river we'd be fishing dozens out every Sunday morning. There are too many here to be sheer misfortune. MOO

My thoughts exactly. The story is similar every single time. Young male in his 20's (usually), out with friends, gets strangely separated from these friends, no witnesses, then ends up being found in water.

I looked at the manchester events from years ago and the similarities make for an eerie read.