AUSTIN, Texas - Texas State University completed a study examining deaths that happened in and around Lady Bird Lake over the past couple of decades.

The Austin Police Department also collaborated in the study. Detectives found no indication of foul play in each case.

Debunking the 'Rainey Street Ripper' theories

The backstory:

A new study was released on Tuesday, and it examined 189 drowning cases since 2004.

The independent research is meant to debunk the 'Rainey Street Ripper' theories, which it blames on the "social and mainstream media" for fueling speculation of a serial killer in the Rainey Street District of Austin.

The study points out that men are more likely to drown than women, according to state records. One of the authors said that is why he does not believe it is sig

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