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Robert Backus person

Named in 34 reports across 3 stories - 11 Sept – 8 Oct
11 Sept 20268 Oct 2026
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  1. nbcdfw.comseen 11 Oct, 05:26headline rewrittenthe story

    Lansing police chief warns there may be serial killer in MichiganLansing police chief warns there may be a serial killer in Michigan’s capital city

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with Robert Backus. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without Robert Backus.

Denis Dunnebacke and Gino Chouinard share 32 reportsDenis Dunnebacke and Robert Smith share 32 reportsDenis Dunnebacke and Louis Woodruff share 32 reportsGino Chouinard and Michigan share 32 reportsDaniel Lusk and Louis Woodruff share 32 reportsDaniel Lusk and Gino Chouinard share 32 reportsDaniel Lusk and Robert Smith share 32 reportsLouis Woodruff and Michigan share 32 reportsDaniel Lusk and Denis Dunnebacke share 32 reportsGino Chouinard and Robert Smith share 32 reportsDaniel Lusk and Michigan share 32 reportsGino Chouinard and Louis Woodruff share 32 reportsMichigan and Robert Smith share 32 reportsLouis Woodruff and Robert Smith share 32 reportsDenis Dunnebacke and Michigan share 32 reportsEdward Joseph Smith and Louis Woodruff share 31 reportsDaniel Lusk and Edward Joseph Smith share 31 reportsEdward Joseph Smith and Robert Smith share 31 reportsEdward Joseph Smith and Gino Chouinard share 31 reportsEdward Joseph Smith and Michigan share 31 reportsDenis Dunnebacke and Edward Joseph Smith share 31 reportsDenis Dunnebacke and Lansing Police share 29 reportsDaniel Lusk and Lansing Police share 29 reportsLansing Police and Robert Smith share 29 reportsGino Chouinard and Lansing Police share 29 reportsLansing Police and Michigan share 29 reportsLansing Police and Louis Woodruff share 29 reportsLouis Woodruff and Police In Lansing share 28 reportsEdward Joseph Smith and Lansing Police share 28 reportsMichigan and Police In Lansing share 28 reportsDaniel Lusk and Police In Lansing share 28 reportsEdward Joseph Smith and Police In Lansing share 28 reportsPolice In Lansing and Robert Smith share 28 reportsLansing Police and Police In Lansing share 28 reportsGino Chouinard and Police In Lansing share 28 reportsDenis Dunnebacke and Police In Lansing share 28 reportsDenis Dunnebacke and Philadelphia share 3 reportsGino Chouinard and Philadelphia share 3 reportsPhiladelphia and Robert Smith share 3 reportsDaniel Lusk and Philadelphia share 3 reportsRobert BackusDaniel LuskDaniel Lusk - 32 shared reports (person)Denis Dunne…Denis Dunnebacke - 32 shared reports (person)Gino Chouin…Gino Chouinard - 32 shared reports (person)Louis Woodr…Louis Woodruff - 32 shared reports (person)MichiganMichigan - 32 shared reports (place)Robert SmithRobert Smith - 32 shared reports (person)Edward Jose…Edward Joseph Smith - 31 shared reports (person)Lansing Pol…Lansing Police - 30 shared reports (organization)Police In L…Police In Lansing - 28 shared reports (organization)PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia - 3 shared reports (place)

The stories

President Trump To Skip 25th Anniversary 9/11 Event At Ground Zero

232 outlets2 reports name Robert Backus28 Aug – 21 Sept

Five Lansing River Trail Deaths Raise Serial Killer Concerns

6 outlets29 reports name Robert Backus7 Oct – 16 Oct

Michigan police suggest possible serial killer responsible for string of deaths

1 outlets3 reports name Robert Backus8 Oct

Who keeps naming them

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