The Serial Killer Who Bragged About His Murders on Reddit

Submit a story idea: https://brewsolves.com/ Merch: https://shop.brewsolves.com/ Become a member: https://www.stacked.com/brew/ On December 21st, 2025, an anonymous user logged onto the Louisville subreddit and made a post that would stop people mid-scroll. The post was titled: “Possible Serial Killer in Louisville?” The user, posting under the name DPHTripAlt, wrote: “So my friend is in LMPD, and he said that he overheard detectives from the Homicide Unit talk about multiple killings of unhoused people near the I-65 Interstate. And they were saying how the killer supposedly drew a symbol near the bodies. Can we get more information about this, please? We need to know for sure.” Now, if you spend any time on local community forums, you know how these posts usually go. Someone hears a siren, reads a half-baked rumor on Facebook, and suddenly there’s a panic about a masked killer stalking the suburbs. The internet is built to feed on paranoia like that. But Reddit, especially its local subreddits, has a highly refined immune system for this kind of thing. The users in r/Louisville didn’t panic or rush to lock their doors. Nobody believed him. And based on all available evidence at the time, they were right not to. Because when that post went live on December 21st, no serial killer was hunting the homeless near Interstate 65. The Louisville Metro Police Department hadn’t found any bodies with symbols carved into them. There were no hushed conversations in the Homicide Unit. The entire premise of the post, according to all credible evidence, was total fiction. Until three days later. When suddenly, the supposed fiction became reality. Let’s get into it.