Vanessa Richardson

Through visits to the drowning sites and photos taken at the times of the deaths, Kevin Gannon and Tony Duarte noticed a symbol continue to pop up. Smiley face graffiti. A smiley face was found on a bridge upstream from Dakota James' body. In another case, a smiley face was found painted on a drainage ditch. Another on a rock.

Through visits to the drowning sites and photos taken at the times of the deaths, Kevin Gannon and Tony Duarte noticed a symbol continue to pop up. Smiley face graffiti. A smiley face was found on a bridge upstream from Dakota James' body. In another case, a smiley face was found painted on a drainage ditch. Another on a rock.

GDI claims they've found at least 22 smiley faces graffitied near body discovery sites. Finally, GDI felt they could link many of the deaths in their database, and in 2008 they went public with their theory.

GDI claims they've found at least 22 smiley faces graffitied near body discovery sites. Finally, GDI felt they could link many of the deaths in their database, and in 2008 they went public with their theory.

The Smiley Face Killers are a well-structured, organized gang with cells in major cities across the United States who drug, abduct, hold the victims for a period of time before they murder them and then place them in the water. But not everyone believed them.

The Smiley Face Killers are a well-structured, organized gang with cells in major cities across the United States who drug, abduct, hold the victims for a period of time before they murder them and then place them in the water. But not everyone believed them.

Thanks for tuning in to Serial Killers, a Spotify podcast. We're here with a new episode every Monday. Be sure to check us out on Instagram at Serial Killers Podcast. And we'd love to hear from you. So if you're listening on the Spotify app, swipe up and give us your thoughts. I'd like to thank our guests, Anya Kane and Kevin Greenlee, for their insight and expertise on this episode.

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Their weekly podcast, The Murder Sheet, takes an in-depth journalistic view on both high profile and lesser known crimes. You can find The Murder Sheet wherever you get your podcasts.

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For more information about the Smiley Face killers, amongst the many sources we used, we found Case Studies in Drowning Forensics by Kevin Gannon and Dr. Lee Gilbertson, and the report Drowning the Smiley Face Murder Theory from the Center for Homicide Research, extremely helpful to our research. Stay safe out there.

For more information about the Smiley Face killers, amongst the many sources we used, we found Case Studies in Drowning Forensics by Kevin Gannon and Dr. Lee Gilbertson, and the report Drowning the Smiley Face Murder Theory from the Center for Homicide Research, extremely helpful to our research. Stay safe out there.

This episode was written and researched by Chelsea Wood, fact-checked by Laurie Siegel, and sound designed by Alex Button. Our head of programming is Julian Boirot. Our head of production is Nick Johnson, and Spencer Howard is our post-production supervisor. This episode was hosted by Anya Kane, Kevin Greenlee, Chelsea Wood, and me, Vanessa Richardson.

This episode was written and researched by Chelsea Wood, fact-checked by Laurie Siegel, and sound designed by Alex Button. Our head of programming is Julian Boirot. Our head of production is Nick Johnson, and Spencer Howard is our post-production supervisor. This episode was hosted by Anya Kane, Kevin Greenlee, Chelsea Wood, and me, Vanessa Richardson.

Due to the nature of this story, listener discretion is advised. This episode includes discussions of murder, violence, sexual assault and animal cruelty. Consider this when deciding how and when you'll listen. To get help on sexual assault, visit Spotify.com slash resources. On September 10, 1984, West Virginia State Trooper Debbie DeFalco sat hunched over a hand-drawn map.

Due to the nature of this story, listener discretion is advised. This episode includes discussions of murder, violence, sexual assault and animal cruelty. Consider this when deciding how and when you'll listen. To get help on sexual assault, visit Spotify.com slash resources. On September 10, 1984, West Virginia State Trooper Debbie DeFalco sat hunched over a hand-drawn map.

It was a mess of intersecting roads and childish handwriting, but a few words stood out to her. Interstate, gas station, and most importantly, rainbow meeting. The map belonged to an inmate at a federal prison in Illinois, a white supremacist serial killer named Joseph Paul Franklin.

It was a mess of intersecting roads and childish handwriting, but a few words stood out to her. Interstate, gas station, and most importantly, rainbow meeting. The map belonged to an inmate at a federal prison in Illinois, a white supremacist serial killer named Joseph Paul Franklin.

He said that he'd murdered the so-called Rainbow Girls, Nancy Santomero and Vicky Durian, during his multi-year crime spree. And he'd sketched the map as proof. There were markings to show where Franklin picked up the two hitchhikers, the roads he took up into the mountains, and the spot where he allegedly left their bodies on June 25th, 1980.

He said that he'd murdered the so-called Rainbow Girls, Nancy Santomero and Vicky Durian, during his multi-year crime spree. And he'd sketched the map as proof. There were markings to show where Franklin picked up the two hitchhikers, the roads he took up into the mountains, and the spot where he allegedly left their bodies on June 25th, 1980.