Justin Owens, Alleged Serial Killer on the Loose After Killing 3 Female Police Officers  

The story of one Justin Owens, an alleged serial killer who is on the run after killing 3 female police officers has been making the waves on social media.

Several posts to different Facebook groups about this alleged modern day serial killer is going viral.

According to the narration, Owens single-handedly managed to kill three officers and has been on the run since. He is accused of vandalizing parked vehicles and attacking people in their homes. The incidents occurred in different parts of the U.S.A depending on which Facebook group you came accross the post.

All the different posts contain the same wording although with different photos for Justin Owens. The narration reads: “HELP FIND HIM – Serial Killer Justin Owens (31) is on the run after killing 3 female police officers on Saturday here… He is going around vandalizing parked vehicles, knocking on peoples’ doors claiming to be homeless ,seeking for help & he attacks you after gaining your trust. He’s ruthless and very dangerous 💔😭. If you see him please call the police and be careful. Warn others,”

So far, we have spotted serial killer story in two Facebook groups – Baby and Childrens Items for Sale for free in Lincoln and Jefferson County Buy, Sell, Trade. Both posts have different photos for Owens.

The Justin Owens serial killer post appears to be just the latest variant in a long-running Facebook scam in which scammers share content they believe can go viral in tons of Facebook groups, each with a localized hashtag to create the impression the incident is occuring close to residents of that group. Once the story goes viral with tons of shares, the scammers change the original post to whatever malicious link they want people to visit and then that link has thousands of shares already. These scams usually utilize emotional posts such as a fictionalized missing person or a raging serial killer on the loose in a community.

Needless to say there are no reports of a serial killer running loose in the U.S at this time.