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“Rainey Street Ripper”: An Analysis

SEP 2025

TXST's Center for GII conducted an independent evidence review of the Rainey Street drowning theory to assess the incidents and their possible connection to a serial killer.                                                 

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Missing: Jason Landry

JUL 2025

On December 13, 2020, Jason Landry disappeared while driving from San Marcos to Missouri City, Texas. Despite extensive searches, he is still missing. Texas Monthly shares Jason's story.

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The impact of Rossmo’s Formula

APR 2025

Dr. Kim Rossmo, a USask grad (BA'78), developed a mathematical model as a police officer to find serial criminals. Since then, his work has been used in various fields and professions.                                                                                                                                             
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  • “Rainey Street Ripper”: An Analysis

    SEP 2025

    The theory that a serial killer is drowning men from Austin’s Rainey Street District has been advanced by social and mainstream media for over two years now. Much of this coverage has criticized the failure of authorities to recognize the threat of a violent offender. But while police must properly respond to the risk of a predator, it is also important they not waste limited resources pursuing a criminal who does not exist. In response to these claims, the Center for Geospatial Intelligence and Investigation, working in cooperation with the Austin Police Department, conducted an evidence-based and scientific study of the data, for the purpose of understanding the nature and cause of these incidents and any possible connection to a serial killer. The project was completely independent and a commitment was made to publicly release the results of the analysis.
     
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  • TXST Review: Lady Bird Deaths

    JUL 2025

    TXST's Center for GII is leading an independent review of the deaths at Lady Bird Lake to understand their causes and any possible connection to a serial killer.

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  • Missing: Jason Landry

    JUL 2025

    On December 13, 2020, Jason Landry disappeared while driving from San Marcos to Missouri City, Texas. Despite extensive searches, he is still missing. Read about his case in Texas Monthly.

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  • The impact of Rossmo’s Formula
    APR 2025
     
    Dr. Kim Rossmo, a USask grad (BA'78), developed a mathematical model as a police officer to find serial criminals. Since then, his work has been used in various fields and professions.

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  • PhD Student Wins Largest NIJ Award in TXST History
    OCT 2023
     
    April Chai, a fourth-year criminal justice doctoral student at Texas State University, has received a Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) for her dissertation project, “The Mortal Tragedy: Analyzing Body Disposal Patterns in Homicide Cases.”
     
    Her fellowship, in the amount of $166,500, is the single largest award ever received by a graduate student at Texas State.

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  • University College London: Y’all wanna hear about academia in Texas?

    JUL 2022

    University College London caught up with Dr. Summers about her career journey, and academia in the US.

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  • Coptales and Cocktails: The Criminologist (Ft. Kim Rossmo)

    OCT 2021

    Sgt. Sean “Sticks” Larkin and ICU Nurse Howard Doss are joined by Kim Rossmo, a former detective with the Vancouver police department and the current Chair in Criminology at Texas State University. Rossmo talks about some of the most notable cases he’s worked on, including his work on the Golden State Killer case.

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  • Police Science Dr. Rossmo on Geographic Profiling

    OCT 2020

    Dr. Rossmo discusses geographic profiling on Police Science Dr., a platform dedicated to sharing research and findings relevant to law enforcement.

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  • Unsolved: Theresa Allore's Case

    OCT 2020

    How a brother's search for truth in his sister's death may have revealed a Calgary serial killer.

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  • CrimeScience Episode 62 – Rethinking Investigations

    NOV 2020

    CrimeScience Episode 62 – Rethinking Investigations and Learning from Offender Movement Featuring Dr. Kim Rossmo (Texas State University).

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  • Unsolved: Jack the Stripper

    JAN 2019

    Dr. Rossmo is interviewed in "Dark Son: The Hunt for a Serial Killer", a documentary following an investigation to solve the 'Jack the Stripper' murders, the biggest unsolved serial murder case in British criminal history.

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  • CrimeScience Episode 22 – Offenders and the Micro Enviroment

    APR 2019

    CrimeScience Episode 22 – Offenders and the micro environment featuring Dr. Lucia Summers (Texas State University).

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