Last Updated on 10/09/2024 by Arun jain
The NYP has moved to quash serial killer rumors as New Yorkers speculated about seemingly identical deaths of body parts in the same body of water in Brooklyn.
Influencers and city residents were alarmed by the late July death of Damani Alexander, who was found dead in Newtown Creek, a waterway between Brooklyn and Queens, after spending a night at the Knockdown Center, a wildly popular party spot on the border. of Queens and Brooklyn.
His death marks the second summer in a row of one or more people going missing around nightclubs and then being found dead in Newton Creek.
This NYPD told Newsweek: “The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death and the investigation is ongoing.”
In 2023 Carl Clemente and John Castick went missing from the Brooklyn Mirage, a popular nightclub in Williamsburg, and were both found in the same water.
First Clemente, 27, went missing from the Brooklyn Mirage on June 16th and was found in Newton Creek, then a month later on July 29th, Kastic, also 27, disappeared from the same location and was found dead in the same creek.
According to CBS News, the coroner’s office determined both deaths were drownings, one accidental and one undetermined.
The NYPD has declared the death unrelated. An NYPD spokesperson told Newsweek: “The 90th Precinct is not suspicious of prior incidents in the crime scene.”
said Robert Holden, a member of the New York City Council Newsweek: “My heart goes out to Damani Alexander’s family at this difficult time, and more must be done to prevent future tragedies.”
The fear surrounding the nightclub’s death comes at the same time human remains were found in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
ABC News reported three cases of human bones washing ashore along the park in two weeks. The first two sets of bones belonged to the same person, and the NYPD has yet to examine the third find, and told Newsweek that the body parts are still under investigation.
The NYPD has not commented on whether they believe the Brooklyn Bridge Park incident is connected to Newton Creek’s death.
Despite the lack of comment from law enforcement, the discovery of the bones in the park, along with the nightclub incidents, has fueled an online frenzy about a serial killer stalking the city.
in one TikTok With 544,500 views and 98,200 likes, TikTok user sadboymanii says: “I don’t know what’s going on in Brooklyn, but it seems like one body after another is showing up in Brooklyn.”
Another viral video with 146,200 views and 12,900 likes, TikTokker Money Bates says: “The fact that we have an active serial killer in New York, and the fact that I don’t feel any sense of urgency in New York is crazy.”
A killer is labeled a serial killer after killing three or more people, so if these deaths were connected they would fall under that label. However, law enforcement has not indicated that they are connected in any way.
To improve safety around Newton Creek, if there is no killer, Councilmember Holden called for measures to protect the creek area, such as increasing fencing, limiting access to the creek, and improving lighting in the area.
He added that some clubs near the bay need to take responsibility by installing security barriers and be more cautious when serving alcohol, especially to individuals who may already be intoxicated.
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