New England serial killer fears: Rhode Island police search for ‘clandestine graves’ amid string of deaths

A Rhode Island formation municipality constabulary section searched for clandestine graves pursuing rumors of a New England serial slayer spreading similar wildfire connected societal media.

The rumors stem from the discoveries of 8 bodies crossed Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts betwixt March and April, fueling hysteria of a imaginable New England serial slayer connected Facebook, TikTok and different societal media. So far, however, section and authorities constabulary person not linked immoderate of the 8 deaths, and it is unclear however galore of the victims, if any, died by homicide.

"During the past week, the Narragansett Police were made alert of concerning posts circulating online wherever the writer posted anonymously successful a Facebook radical dedicated to New England Serial Killers," Narragansett constabulary wrote connected Facebook connected Thursday. "Only the radical head could spot the existent idiosyncratic sanction of the individual. The station alluded to the anticipation that aggregate bodies were buried successful Black Point country of Scarborough Beach."

A backstage Facebook radical antecedently dubbed "New England Serial Killer," which has since mislaid its sanction owed to Facebook policies, has much than 65,300 members. Last week, an anonymous subordinate of the radical made an eerie confession that prompted the Narragansett constabulary to investigate.

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Narragansett constabulary accidental they are searching for clandestine graves adjacent Scarborough Beach "with antagonistic results" pursuing societal media rumors astir a New England serial killer. (Getty Images)

"It looked similar idiosyncratic was trying to get a rise. I mean, helium referenced Rick Rolling the group, helium referenced this being prose. One of his poems really spelled retired the connection ‘hoax’ if you spelled retired the archetypal missive of the paragraphs," Det. Sgt. Brent Kuzman told Fox News Digital connected Thursday. "So, it seemed beauteous evident that this was benignant of a thing thing, but I ne'er privation to beryllium the idiosyncratic that didn't bash something."

"I ne'er privation to beryllium the idiosyncratic that didn't bash something."

His chap officers agreed, and they expensed immoderate resources for searches connected Monday and again connected Tuesday with cadaver dogs.

Narragansett PD expensed immoderate resources for searches connected Monday and again connected Tuesday with cadaver dogs. (John Greim/Loop Images/Universal Images Group)

"It was negative," Kuzman said of the post.

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The Narragansett PD said successful its Facebook station that "detectives, on with 2 RISP cadaver K9s conducted an extended hunt of the country with antagonistic results for immoderate clandestine graves. Narragansett Detectives person besides been successful connection with the FBI regarding this matter."

"Obviously, you tin look astatine it arsenic a discarded of resources, but we were making definite it was wholly not true. So, it's that double-edged sword. It's similar responding to a occurrence alarm astatine a precocious school," Kuzman said. "You ever gotta bash it, and you don't privation to marque it a absorption wherever it's a payment to the idiosyncratic doing it, but you besides privation to bash your owed diligence and marque definite determination is thing to interest about."

"As we know…a nosy neighbour has solved aggregate crimes," Kuzman said.

Over the past 2 months, 8 bodies oregon sets of quality remains person been located successful New Haven, Norwalk, Groton and Killingly, Connecticut; Foster, Rhode Island; and Framingham, Plymouth, and present Springfield, Massachusetts. Some societal media sleuths accidental these discoveries of quality remains — particularly, pistillate remains — crossed the 3 neighboring states whitethorn bespeak a serial killer, but constabulary person made nary denotation of that being the case.

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Narragansett constabulary accidental "detectives person besides been successful connection with the FBI regarding this matter." ( John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe)

The Facebook radical has garnered much than 15,000 caller members implicit a fewer weeks.

Kuzman noted that wrong the Facebook group, "there indispensable beryllium immoderate benignant of confirmation bias, due to the fact that you're successful the radical for that reason," and members whitethorn beryllium making connections betwixt cases that are not relevant.

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Searches for "New England serial killer" connected Google spiked astir April 7, according to information from the hunt engine.