Bob Ross is most widely known for his curly afro and “happy accidents” as the host of The Joy of Painting, a half-hour instructional television show that ran for over a decade from 1983 to 1994.

A rumor that Bob Ross, a popular TV personality and artist, was a serial killer revealing the locations of his victims' bodies through his paintings has circulated online with regularity for a decade.

Bob Ross was preparing ... floral and wildlife classes in Ross’ unique “wet-on-wet” style of oil painting. The show will ...