Lake is in far northern Indiana next to the Michigan border. Very much flyover country, somewhat rural, mixed farms, small towns and some industry such as meatpacking, working class, White, redneck, staunchly Republican, teabaggers, Cum Trumpsters. Floater found in lake by kayakers. This is the only information that was given out by LE or MSM. LE stated that “the investigation is very active and ongoing.”
From witness statements: Adult male. Found dead floating in the lake chained to a cinderblock.
Obviously a homicide.
Not killed by Delphi Double Homicide Killer. Wrong age and sex.
I have a lot of thoughts about how this crime came about though.
Not killed by drowning. Body dump.
Killer was not a woman. Killer was a strong young man who lives a somewhat marginal life. Victim may also have lived marginally.
Looks like a mob hit, but I am not sure the mob exists on anymore, kills people like that or is active in Indiana. Not a gang killing. Gangs don’t bother to do body dumps. They just do drivebys and leave the bodies where they fall. More likely a drug deal gone sour or something such. Possibly a love triangle. Maybe the victim got involved with killer’s girl. This was a crime of hatred. The victim did something to really make the killer very mad, stark raving homicidally furious. He was killed as “paybacks.” A message was sent by this killing to the victim (though he is dead) and especially to his or the killers’ associates or anyone paying attention. The killer is saying, “Don’t mess with me. You mess with me and you die. Watch your step, dammit.”
Body possibly dumped by more than one man.
Killer is reasonably intelligent, probably a younger White man, under age 40.
He is macho, tough and redneck. He works at some sort of working class job, possibly involving physical labor. He is probably a “bad boy” type. He may work at a regular job where he sees the public every day. In his milieu, no one thinks much of such crimes, and people often think the victim asked for it.
