Emily Brown
The family of a 35-year-old man found dead in a bayou in Houston have spoken out as a string of similar incidents sparked concerns of a potential serial killer.
Anthony Curry's body was discovered in a bayou in the Meyerland area on May 17, at 7:42am local time, marking just one of a number of people who have been found in Houston bayous in recent months.
According to Click2Houston, as many as 23 bodies have been found in marsh waters in the Harris County area so far this year, with the Houston police having confirmed 16 bayou deaths within their jurisdiction in the same period.
The latest body was found on October 8, when a dive team recovered a male’s body from the White Oak Bayou at Marie Street.
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Causes of death for some of the people who have been pulled from the water have now been published, but some are still pending.
The sheer number of similar cases has prompted speculation and rumors that there may be one person responsible for the deaths, however Houston mayor John Whitmire has shut down such theories.
"We do not have any evidence that there is a serial killer loose in Houston, Texas," he said.
Curry's death has been ruled accidental drowning, with an examination finding PCP and ethanol in his system.
In the wake of the discovery of Curry's body, his sister, Alexis Curry, is now looking for answers.
“That ain’t my brother,” she told Click 2 Houston. “He’ll go somewhere and chill off before he just go jump in some water."
Alexis described her brother as her 'superhero', and said she had no idea how his body could have ended up in the bayou.
“I really want to know what happened,” she added.
According to Alexis, Curry was a barber and also spent time working in construction. He lived with his girlfriend about five minutes away from the area where his body was found, and had a six-year-old son.
“He is my big brother, and he would’ve done anything for anybody,” Alexis said. “For him to be found like that, it hurts. It hurts."
Alexis claimed she last heard from Houston investigators in July, and the family are still waiting to hear about a clear timeline of events. She last heard from her brother just a few days before his body was discovered, reportedly wearing only his shorts.
UNILAD has reached out to the Houston Police Department for comment.