Fears that a serial killer is on the loose in Houston were raised after a sixth body was pulled from a bayou in a little over a week.
A staggering 15 bodies have been found in the Buffalo Bayou throughout this year, five of which were discovered in the last 10 days in the Texas city.
The sixth body was found Thursday night near the University of Houston, when several people riding scooters reported seeing the body floating under a bridge.
The corpse has not been identified, but the Houston Police Department confirmed that the body was determined to be female.
Lieutenant A. Khan told Fox26Houston that an investigation into the death is still ongoing, and said it is unclear how the woman ended up in the water.
Khan also noted that there are several homeless encampments in the area near to where the body was found which is prone to flooding, and said homeless people near the water often end up in bayous when they pass away.
The chilling discoveries sparked a social media frenzy as locals feared a serial killer may be at large, but Texas authorities have attempted to downplay the repeat instances.
Officials have not yet identified all those found in recent days, but named Jade ‘Sage’ McKissic, 20, as one of the bodies found in the bayou in the last week.
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