A few years back, my stepson who was attending Middle TN State, came east with friends to Knowxville, TN to attend a concert. He got separated from the three friends at a large bar in K-ville and turned up/woke up barefoot and shirtless behind a quick stop gas/grocery store on the outskirts of K-ville the next morning. He called me and could not recall what had happened to him the night before! This is a large guy (carried tuba in the high school marching band), powerful, smart, and not prone to drinking blackouts. I wondered then (six years ago) if his episode was somehow related to this smiley face murdering cult. I was perplexed if it was because he either got away from them or something about him didn’t fit the profile of what they were trolling to murder.
A scary experience to say the least. I would think a big guy would have to drink a huge amount to black out and not remember the circumstances of the previous evening, it sounds like a drug to me.
Whether connected or not to the other deaths I hope this is a lesson for the young man, it was a close call either way.
Did he go to the police? It may sound silly, but he may want to contact the people investigating these cases. Sometimes it’s little details that to us seem meaningless that can bring a case together.
Per the above article they have a website for more info and some e-mail addresses.