Interesting, but if the studio didn't want to pay the actors to come back for a small role, the script could at least specify what happened and why. Yes, they briefly say the police denied everything because they can't hurt the company with a story that doesn't sound plausible and that Karen backed Andy's story and was sent to a mental institution. But they never mention Mike and his buddy who were also eye witnesses to everything. Or who got blamed for the murders.

A copycat of the Lakeshore strangler seems a little off since nobody got strangled in the first place. And the fact that Andy was the only person with the victims in at least 3 murders should've raised a few eyebrows.