Why People Keep Asking If Garth Brooks Is a Serial Killer
CULTURE
Thousands of people keep asking Garth Brooks “Where are the bodies?” even though he’s never been tied to any crime. What started as a joke has snowballed into a full conspiracy — and now ex-felons and clout chasers are cashing in. How did this even start? (Photo: https://www.flickr.com/people/36277035@N06 )
Why People Keep Calling Garth Brooks a Serial Killer — And Who’s Cashing In
For years, thousands of people have flooded Garth Brooks’ social media pages with one bizarre question:
“Where are the bodies, Garth?”
There is no evidence Garth Brooks has ever harmed anyone.
No arrests.
No investigations.
Not a single real person tied to any crime involving him.
So why does the rumor persist?
Because this entire conspiracy began as a joke — and then the internet turned it into something else.
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It Started as a Comedy Bit
The theory began with stand-up comedian Tom Segura, who repeatedly joked on podcasts that Garth Brooks “definitely has bodies buried somewhere.”
Segura encouraged fans to spam Brooks’ Instagram comments with the phrase.
They did — by the tens of thousands.
Brooks never responded.
That silence made the joke funnier.
The longer he ignored it, the more people believed there might be something there.
No evidence appeared.
The rumor continued anyway.
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Why People Think It “Feels True”
The people repeating the rumor rely on vibes, not facts.
They point to:
◼ A stiff, robotic fan-message video Brooks once recorded
◼ A meme claiming missing-persons reports line up with his tour map
◼ His overly wholesome, corporate personality
◼ The fact that he never jokes back
None of this is proof of anything.
It is pattern recognition disguised as investigation.
It works for one simple reason:
Humans are attracted to mystery.
A crime story with no crime feels like a puzzle to solve.
And the internet will solve a puzzle even if it has to invent the pieces.
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The Matt Cox Factor — Monetizing a Rumor
Former con artist and now true-crime commentator Matt Cox has recently inserted himself into the rumor, producing videos and writing pieces about “why people think Garth Brooks might be hiding something.”
Cox does not provide a single documented accusation.
He does not produce evidence.
He repeats what the internet already says — then sells it back to them.
He profits anyway.
Cox built a second career by telling crime stories.
A famous country singer with a “secret killer” mystery is an irresistible piece of content — even if the mystery is totally manufactured.
Whether you call that opportunism or commentary depends on your generosity.
The reality is simpler:
A man who once defrauded banks for a living is now monetizing a rumor about a man who has never even been questioned by police.
There is no investigation.
There are no victims.
There is no case.
There is only audience demand.
And Cox is happy to supply product.
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What This Really Shows About Us
People say they believe in:
truth, evidence, due process.
But this rumor survives for the same reason every conspiracy survives:
Because it’s entertaining.
It feels dangerous.
It feels forbidden.
It lets people pretend they’re in on a secret.
Meanwhile, Garth Brooks remains one of the most successful recording artists in American history and has never been connected to a crime.
But that isn’t what the internet rewards.
The internet rewards whoever tells the story most dramatically — not whoever tells the truth.
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A Final Point — This Is Not How America Works
A meme is not a murder case.
A viral joke is not probable cause.
“Where are the bodies?” is not evidence of anything except how quickly people will abandon critical thought when the crowd joins in.
If you believe in innocent until proven guilty, then you must accept this:
Garth Brooks is not “getting away with anything.”
He is being accused of nothing — by people who enjoy pretending something is there.
If we replace due process with meme-based suspicion, then nobody will ever be safe from being called a monster — including you.
That is a far bigger problem than a joke about a country singer.