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On cult leader, I strive for telling stories in a truthful matter, though press, media, and other resources cannot always be verified.

Sources can be found in the show notes. Hello and welcome back to Colt Leader.

I'm your cult leader, Spencer Henry, and Colbabs,

we've got to talk because Houston, we've got a problem. No, literally, we have a problem in Houston.

Now, listen, I've never really done an episode like the one we're doing today, but I just need you to

bear with me because there's something in the water in Houston and it's fucking bodies, babes. And we're talking a lot of bodies.

So many that locals and internet sleuths alike have started to wonder is there something sinister happening?

Perhaps of the serial variety. That's right. There's rumors that there is a serial killer in Houston,

Texas. Over the last few years, Houston's bayous, which make up roughly 2,500 miles of these

winding muddy waterways cutting through the city, have quietly become the backdrop for this

very disturbing trend in forensics. Since 2023, more than 50 bodies have been pulled from those

waters. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences reported there were nine discoveries in

2023, 24 in 2024, and at least 23 confirmed so far in 2025. And of course, in a tune we've heard before, the leaders,

the officials are like, oh no, nothing's going on. Don't worry about it. They've all tried to

shut down the rumors. The mayor, John Whitmire, has done press conferences like, oh, enough is

enough on speculation. There's no evidence of a serial killer on the streets of

Houston. But you know the deal. Those reassurances aren't convincing everyone. The public,

the locals, and internet sleuths have all been like, I don't know, this is sounding kind of fishy

to me, no pun intended. There are recoveries of bodies happening almost monthly in Houston.

But this really started blowing up back in September during what people started calling

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