Rumors about a serial killer in Jacksonville have been circulating widely on social media, but the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says those claims are false.

The situation began Saturday afternoon when officers found a man in his 20s or 30s dead on the side of the road.

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A few hours later, investigators discovered a woman dead in a parking lot near a fitness center in Mandarin.

On Sunday, officers were flagged down by someone who found a woman’s body under a bridge.

And on Sunday night, a woman’s body was found inside a home in the Phoenix neighborhood.

With no arrests announced and limited information released by police, online speculation quickly grew surrounding

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