There has been no end to the battery of hoax alerts on Facebook warning of various dangers purportedly facing towns and suburbs in the US and Canada. The latest tells of a serial killer supposedly “hunting” for victims in America and includes a booking photo of the alleged suspect. This is false; the images show inmates jailed for unrelated crimes. Police in the US and Canada also refuted the newest warning, again evidently peddled via a group of Facebook accounts created in Zimbabwe.

A Facebook post published on August 15, 2022, and written in the first person claims that “my friend” was almost taken by a “serial killer or abductor who is currently hunting in Arlington”. The post features a picture of a man in front of a blue background.

“He drives a truck with led lights and hits Cars of women alone and once they pull over he takes them. Multiple disappearances (sic),” it reads. “If you are in the area and you are hit by a truck with led lights keep driving and call the cops. Stay safe.”

A screenshot of the false Facebook post, taken on August 16, 2022

On the same day, the photo was posted to a Hillsdale County Facebook group claiming that the alleged killer is “hunting” in Michigan.

The claim, however, is false.

‘No known threat’

A reverse image search revealed that the man in the picture is Brandon Odom, an inmate at the Dickson County TN Jail, Tennessee. He is serving a four-year sentence for reckless homicide, according to this report.

Odom’s photo was recently in...

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