Texans fear there is a serial killer on the loose in their state after a fifth body was found at a lake in the space of six months.Austin Police Department (APD) chiefs say there is no evidence that Mogga Dogale was killed after his body was retrieved from Lady Bird Lake near Austin last Tuesday.
While the APD says his death is not being investigated as a homicide, locals fear there is a killer in their midst.Mr Dogale is the fifth person to be found dead in the area this year, reports the Mirror.
A local bartender has also fuelled fears of a pattern to the deaths.Locals believe there could be a link to the Rainey Street area of Austin, where some of the men who died had last been seen before being discovered in the reservoir.
But the APD has appealed for calm.In April, the force said: "There is no evidence in any of these cases to suspect foul play.
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