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Oct 14, 2026 at 3:06 PM ET
Lansing professor warns residents to avoid River Trail
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
A Michigan State University criminology professor warned Lansing residents to avoid the River Trail while police investigate whether five deaths there are connected. Police have arrested Edward Joseph Smith, 23, and charged him with murder in the stabbing death of one man. The five unhoused men were attacked overnight along a one-mile stretch over the last year, police said.
WHO: A Michigan State University criminology professor
WHAT: The professor warned Lansing residents to avoid the River Trail.
WHEN: Reported Oct 14, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET
WHERE: Lansing, USA
WHY: The warning came as police investigated whether five deaths along the trail were connected.
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