Deep diving.
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Investigators in Lansing, Michigan, are looking into a disturbing series of deaths along the city's riverwalk.
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Five men experiencing homelessness were found with serious injuries in a relatively small area between October 2025 and August 2026.
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Some of them suffered serious head or face injuries. Another victim, 22-year-old Daniel Lusk, died from stab wounds.
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A suspect has been charged with Lusk's murder.
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But the other cases raised broader questions.
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Police Chief Robert Backus says investigators have identified patterns related to the circumstances, the locations of the victims and the time of day the injuries may have occurred.
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The detectives are checking whether it is possible to link the cases.
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Importantly, police have not determined that all five men were murdered by the same person. Some of the medical findings remain unknown.
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That hasn't stopped speculation about a possible serial killer.
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Law & Crime Jesse Weber examines the available evidence with a former police sergeant, separating what investigators know from what remains a theory.
⠀ Watch: the full case analysis. ⠀.