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Possible Serial Killer In Michigan

7 Oct to 15 Oct
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On August 30, Louis Woodruff, 57, was found with facial injuries under a bridge near the trail.

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Robert Smith, 57, was found unresponsive and bleeding from the head on July 13, again in the 300 block of East Oakland.

5 of 7 outletsfirst reported 7 Octwording from Daily Mail

- Aug. 20, 2026 – Daniel Lusk, 22, was found fatally stabbed under the East Michigan Avenue bridge.

5 of 7 outletsfirst reported 8 Octwording from Fox News

The next day, police arrested Edward Joseph Smith, 23, and charged him with murder in Lusk’s death.

5 of 7 outletsfirst reported 9 Octwording from Sydney Morning Herald

"One question that we are being asked is 'Do we have a serial killer in Lansing?'" Backus said during the briefing.

4 of 7 outletsfirst reported 7 Octwording from The Independent

Analysis

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On July 9, 70-year-old Denis Dunnebacke was found unconscious near the Kalamazoo Street Bridge with facial trauma and died days later.

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  1. 7 Oct

    On August 30, Louis Woodruff, 57, was found with facial injuries under a bridge near the trail.

    5 outlets · The Independent
  2. 8 Oct

    - Aug. 20, 2026 – Daniel Lusk, 22, was found fatally stabbed under the East Michigan Avenue bridge.

    5 outlets · Fox News
  3. 9 Oct

    Edward Smith, 23, was arrested and charged with open murder in connection to Lusk's death

    4 outlets · Daily Mail
  4. 10 Oct

    A potential "serial killer" may be stalking a popular river trail near Michigan State University, where five deaths have fueled growing safety concerns.

    2 outlets · Fox News
  5. 14 Oct

    "I definitely think we need to be cautious, but we also need to be rational," Karen Holt, a criminology professor at Michigan State University, told Fox News Digital.

    2 outlets · Fox News
  6. 15 Oct

    Police found blood on the fountain, recognised Smith from the video and found a sweatshirt in his tent that matched the one worn by the suspect on the surveillance footage, the records show.

    2 outlets · Sydney Morning Herald

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