HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Does Houston have a serial killer on the loose? The question has swirled around various Houston social media circles after four bodies were recovered from Houston's bayous just this week.

The short answer, according to University of Houston Downtown Criminal Justice Professor Krista Gehring, is "No."

"I don't think the average person should be concerned that they're going to be victimized and wind up in the bayou," she said, though Dr. Gehring can certainly understand people's concern.

The first body found in a Houston area bayou this week was on Monday morning, when a man's body was recovered from Green's Bayou. Hours later, a woman's body was found in Brays Bayou.

On Tuesday, a third body was recovered from White Oak Bayou. Then, a fourth body was found in B

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