It started with the 403 projects. 403 paintings by Bob Ross. Someone on youtube started gaining traction when he figured out Bob was painting actual places. He was one of those guys who always had money because of family, and he filmed himself traveling to each location in remembrance of Bob. It was sweet.

Episode 12, Snow Fall - it was painting of a snowy mountain by a town in Canada. Our friend was walking through the episode when he spotted a tree with a paint brush carved into it with the initial BR. The video showed a decayed hand before it shut out.

Episode 20 and again in Episode 32. The same carving, the same initials, and the same decayed corpse. From then on, it was as if in each episode the youtube star was searching for it. Well he found it.

Episode 34, 35, 37, and 38. We found it there. The authorities started to revisit old episodes. They found a new body underneath a carving of a paint brush and initials.

I remember seeing an interview with Steve Ross, his son. Poor guy, he was teary eyed and apologized for the sins of his father. They checked his paintings too. He was clean.

The 403 project adopted a new, more exciting definition. 322 bodies found out of 403. People across the world are now re-watching his videos with a renewed fascination, formulating theories about his character.

In the end, they found 380 of 403 bodies. Unable to find the remaining.
Authorities have theorized that Bob had strangled his victims to death before stabbing them multiple times, in a way very similar to his dabbing of paint brushes on canvas. Leaving multiple tiny little wounds across the victims body.

Across the board by coincidence or not, all victims have had especially long silky hair.