Why a Serial Killer in Boston Isn't a Totally Crazy Theory After All

The Charles River, Boston, MA. Photo taken from Asergeev.com 

During the weekend, Wentworth student Max Carbone disappeared from Roxbury after leaving a party early Saturday morning. The Boston Police Department released a statement, asking for the public's help to find the 19 year old sophomore. On Sunday, after dividing into two search parties, police found the body of Carbone in a wooded area. Since then, Boston police have released a statement saying the death of Carbone "doesn't appear to be suspicious."

In a written statement to Boston.com, the parents of Carbone described Max as a "sweet, happy and loving son, brother, and friend. He was a hardworking student who cared about helping people. He will be missed dearly."

Max Carbone, 19, was found dead in Roxbury on Sunday morning.
Photo taken CBS Boston.

This isn't the first time a young college man has been found dead in Boston. And this particular case has brought up speculation of the fact that there could be a serial killer in the Boston area. In the past couple of years, 11 bodies of young men have been found. Most of these men were retrieved from the rivers of the city, and the deaths occurred after a night of drinking or partying.

Four recent, terrifying cases include the disappearance of Michael Kelleher in March of 2017, Zachary Marr in February of 2016, Jonathan Dailey in 2012, and William Hurley in 2009.

Kelleher was last seen leaving a Celtics' game at TD Garden. Kelleher left the game drunk, and alone, and attempted to call an uber in which he did not succeed leaving in. After being reported missing, police combed the Charles River, and finally found his body 19 days after he disappeared. What's weird about this case is that BPD found his body in the same spot they searched with sonar days before. Dead bodies sink when the lungs are filled with water, and float to the surface after they decay. The death was ruled as an accidental drowning.

In 2016, Zachary Marr stepped out of a bar after celebrating his birthday with his cousins when he disappeared. Video surveillance shows him outside the last place he had been seen. He vanished for a month before police found his body in the Charles River, exactly in the same spot they had previously  searched. There was speculation that Marr had accidentally fallen in because he was inebriated, and that there was video to back up the claim, but that video was never released. The death was ruled as an accidental drowning.

A couple years prior, Jonathan Dailey vanished from his apartment in Allston after a night of chilling with his roommate Miles. The next morning, Miles woke up to his roommate gone. After not showing up to work that Friday, loved ones became fearful and reported him missing. A week later, Dailey was found in the Charles tied up with chains and cinderblocks. The death was reported a suicide, although there was no reported history of mental illness. His family and friends were shocked, they described Dailey as a happy individual.

Lastly, William Hurley became a missing person after leaving a Bruins game. He called his girlfriend of 2 years to pick him up because he wanted to leave the game early, but his phone died as he was still on the phone with her. When his girlfriend arrived in the spot where Hurley told her he'd be, he wasn't there. During searches, police found his phone smashed nearby in the last location he had been seen. A week later, his body was found- you guessed it, in the Charles River. Yet again, the death was ruled as an accidental drowning.

Another common theme between these deaths: a smiley face was painted near the location of where the bodies of Kelleher and Hurley were found. Conspiracy theories have connected these deaths to the smiley face killer, a gang of psychopaths who kill good looking and successful college men throughout America. 40 bodies throughout 25 cities have been pulled from the water in the past two decades, and near their bodies-graffiti of smiley faces.

This only still remains a theory.

Now, although not all of these deaths HAD smiley faces painted in the exact location where the bodies of these young men were found, there is a common connection.

Carbone was not found in a river, and police claim that his death was indeed "not suspicious," but weren't all the rest of these deaths "not-suspicious" with "no evidence of foul play"? There may be more information to come out in the future about the circumstances surrounding Carbone's death, but we will only know in time.

Along with the deaths of these men, women have also been targeted and killed, like Jassy Correia who who murdered after a night out with her friends celebrating her birthday.

Boston just becomes scarier each day.

Is there a serial killer roaming free in the city of Boston targeting young men? Or are the BPD refusing to see the truth?

Let me know your thoughts.

Here is a list of the rest of the men who were tragically found in rivers throughout Boston, as well as theories surrounding the Smiley Face Killer: https://www.serialkillercalendar.com/THE-SMILEY-FACE-KILLER.php

All of my research about the horrible deaths of these young men was conducted from Boston published articles in the past couple of years, as well as blog posts about the Smiley Face Killer.