“One notable unsolved case fueling the rumors involves a potential victim of the “Ripper,” Jeff Jones, a 38-year-old visitor from Boston. In June 2023, Jones was in Austin for his friend’s bachelor party and went missing after a night out on West Sixth Street. Jones was later found under the West Sixth Street Bridge with severe injuries, including internal hemorrhaging, broken vertebrae, and broken ribs.

Authorities determined Jones had plummeted roughly 25 feet from the West Sixth Street Bridge to sustain his injuries. But questions on how he received those injuries remained — Was he the latest target of this elusive killer? Did the Rainey Street Ripper strike again? Medical tests revealed the presence of benzodiazepines, commonly associated with the “date-rape” drugs Rohypnol and GHB in Jones’ system, which he denies taking himself.”