‘This is bigger than Kenneth’: Family pushes for answers as dozens of Houston bayou deaths remain unexplained

HOUSTON, Texas – New data about bodies being found in Houston’s bayous are raising more questions.

Since 2017, 189 people have been found dead in the city’s bayous, according to records obtained by KPRC 2 News.

Data shows 189 bodies recovered from Houston bayous since 2017

Nearly 40% of those deaths remain listed as “undetermined,” meaning investigators could not confirm whether those cases were accidents, suicides, or homicides.

One of those families still waiting for answers is that of 22-year-old Kenneth Cutting, who was found in Buffalo Bayou nearly a year and a half ago.

His cousin, Lauren Freeman, says Kenneth’s disappearance and death never made sense.

At least 22 bodies recovered from Houston bayous so far this year, records show

“This is not somewhere Kenneth had ever been