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The Tinder Killer Who Raped and Murdered When Out on Bail to be Tried Later This Year

Danuael Drayton was extradited to New York from Los Angeles last week and will be tried for the murder of nurse Samantha Stewart, one of 18 charges. One of the most evil men alive today, he harbours a special hatred for women.

Danueal Drayton, 31, the so-called Tinder Serial Killer, was arraigned last Friday, accused of first-degree murder, sexual misconduct, grand larceny and identity theft, believed to have killed a nurse he met on Tinder then engaged “in sexual conduct with the dead body.” Danuael Drayton, accused of rape and murder. He will return to court in New York on 23 May; his trial is scheduled for 27…

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The Florida Youth Minister and Mental Health Counselor Turned Killer

The Florida Youth Minister and Mental Health Counselor Turned Killer

Former youth pastor Ronnie Leon Hyde was convicted in a Florida courtoom of murder on Friday of the murder of a Florida teenager in 1994. Ronnie Leon Hyde, convicted of first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse. He remains to be tried on multiple counts of possession of child pornography. Daisy Williams always wondered what happened to her twin brother Freddy, who disappeared in 1994. Then 16,…

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Naomi Irion's Brother Went on FB; Deeply Upset by How Police Handled the Case

Casey Valley Criticises the Police Handling of His Sister Naomi Irion's Kidnapping

Casey Valley, the late Naomi Irion’s older brother (Naomi was abducted from a Walmart parking lot in Nevada on 12/03; her body was found this week) went on Facebook to share his frustration with the way the case was handled by authorities. As he wrote in his post, Casey reported Naomi as missing on 13/03 at approximately 9:30 pm. The sheriff’s deputy never arrived. He rand at 11:23 pm, but did…

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A Change of Venue for the Upcoming Flores Trial: What the Judge Took into Consideration

Judge van Rooyen Agrees with Flores Lawyers, Grants Chnage of Venue for Upcoming Trial. Paul Flores Accused of Murdering Fellow Student Krisitin Smart in 1996; Father Ruben to be Tried as Accessory After the Fact for Helping Hide the Body

As you may be aware, Paul Flores was arrested in April 2021 for the murder of Kristin Smart, a fellow student at California Polytechnic, in 1996. His father Ruben too was arrested, charged as an accessory after the fact for helping his son hide the body. Kristin Smart shortly before her murder in 1996. After listening to arguments from their attorneys, Judge van Rooyen of San Luis Obispo…

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Man in Texas Stores Son in Freezer for Four Years

David McMaster Allegedly Kept the Remains of His Son Jason in His Freezer for Four Years

Police in New Boston, Texas (about 20 miles from Texarkana) were asked to perform a welfare check on a relative, Jason McMichael. Father David McMichael, 67, answered the door on Tuesday at 5 pm. The person who made the call had not spoken to either man in a while. The police officers asked McMichael if they knew why they were there. He said it was because ‘he had a body in the kitchen.’…

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Death in the Heartland: The Murder of Nikki Wilhoite

Nikki Wilhoite was through with chemotherapy and wanted a fresh start. Her unfaithful husband Andrew was livid that she dared to ask for a divorce - and withdraw $3,000 to pay her lawyer. Nikki is now dead, Andrew on his way to prison.

Andrew Wilhoite, a farmer in Lebanon, Indiana, appeared in court today, charged with the murder of his wife of twelve years, Elizabeth Richards Wilhoite, known to almost everyone as Nikki. She was 41. Diagnosed with breast cancer last fall, Nikki joyously announced on social media earlier this month that she was through with chemotherapy. Then she found out her husband was having an…

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Beaten with a Baseball Bat and Left to Die in a Garbage Can: a Remarkable Tale of Survival

David Larsen was determined to erase Teri Jendusa-Nicolai, his ex-wife. ANd he damned near succeeded, refusing to cooperate with the police, hoping she would die before she could be found in freezing temperatures.

Teri Jendusa Larsen of Racine, Wisconsin had had enough. Her husband was abusive, had always been abusive and showed no signs of changing. So Teri filed for divorce in November 1999. But Larsen used every means at his disposal to drag out the process until a judge agreed with Teri, that enough was enough. The divorce was finalised on 31 January 2001. Larsen’s sobs echoed throughout the…

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Troy Driver Arrested and Charged with the Kidnapping of Naomi Irion; She Remains Missing

Troy Driver Arrested Friday and Charged with the Kidnapping of Naomi Irion, Who Remains Missing

Troy Driver, 41, of Fallon, Nevada was arrested at 5pm on Friday. Taken into custody at a residence off Alcorn Road there, he has been charged with the kidnapping of Naomi Irion. Eighteen-year-old Naomi was kidnapped from a Walmart parking lot on 12 March at 5am, en route to her job at Panasonic. She parked there regularly, catching a bus to Panasonic, located in the Reno area. A security camera…

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It's that time of year! I absolutely love Mrs. Salesbury's hat. Painted by John Michael Wright in 1676 with two of her grandchildren, Edward and Elizabeth Bagot. Oil on canvas; Tate, London. #halloween #witchhat #portrait #baroque #english #englishwoman #children #babies https://www.instagram.com/p/CVdSWNYlF2E/?utm_medium=tumblr

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The so-called 'eunuch makers' ( was the name of their website) celebrating Christmas within recent memory; Allen, on the left, will serve the better part of a dozen years behind bars mostly in prison; Doesn't matter that the victim said he wanted to be castrated. Beyond bizarre? Oh, yes, but it's still true crime! #truecrime #truecrimeaddicts #truecrimecommunity #truecrimejunkie #bizarre #oklahoma #castration #cannibal #cannibalism https://www.instagram.com/p/CUIrw2KF4es/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Instagram influencerAlexis Sharkey was founded in Houston, Texas during Thanksgiving weekend 2020 She had been strangled. Did the husband she may have been planning to leave do it? missnightterrors.wordpress.com #alexissharkey #truecrime #truecrimeaddicts #truecrimecommunity #truecrimejunkie #murder #murders #murderer #murderers #murdermystery https://www.instagram.com/p/CTphwKrF1SP/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Morgan Geyser, one of the two notorious Slenderman Killers who, along with her friend Anissa Weier tried their best to murder a third little girl - all were 12 years old - named Peyton Leutner in 2014. Morgan has not been released from the mental health facility she currently resides at and unless conditionally released will remain there until she is well into middle age, but Anissa was conditionally released in July. missnightterrors.wordpress.com #slenderman #anissaweier #truecrime #truecrimeaddicts #truecrimecommunity #truecrimeaddict #truecrimejunkie #murder #murderers #murderer #murders https://www.instagram.com/p/CTnr6_eMWnP/?utm_medium=tumblr

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The Creepy Tale of the Slender Man Would-Be Killers

The Creepy Tale of the Slender Man Would-Be Killers

Remember the Slender Man case? When Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, both just 12, left classmate Payton Leutner for dead in a Wisconsin park? In a clear-cut case of premeditated murder. Morgan and Anissa invited Peyton to a sleepover, having planned to lure her to the local park the following morning, Saturday, 31 May 2014. The original plan was to kill Payton in the park restroom. But someone…

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Solving a Cold Case: The Racially Motivated Murder of Timothy Coggins

Solving a Cold Case: The Racially Motivated Murder of Timothy Coggins

Sheriff’s deputies were knocking on doors in Griffin on Sunday, 9 October 1983, searching for someone who could identify a body. A young Black man was dead, found in nearby Sunny Side on a power line behind a pile of wood, underneath an enormous oak called ‘the Hanging Tree’. It was a clear cut case of murder, and a racially motivated one at that, the victim stabbed 7 times in the abdomen, an…

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A Facebook Friend Request Gone Seriously Wrong: the Stalking of Kristen Pratt

A Facebook Friend Request Gone Seriously Wrong: the Stalking of Kristen Pratt

While the advantages of the Internet outweigh the disadvantages, disadvantage is significant: the internet can be a stalker’s paradise. Stalkers can be men or women and while most victims are ordinary people, all too many celebrities have been stalked. A woman broke into Keanu Reeves’s house at 4:00 in the morning on 12 September 2014. Reeves was awakened by a noise; automatically looking up, he…

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Did He Do It? Did Lance Mitchel Murder His Stepfather?

Did He Do It? Did Lance Mitchel Murder His Stepfather?

A two minute read. In the United States, someone accused of a crime is nonetheless innocent until proven guilty. But no one wanted to kill William Charles Mason of Parma, New York. Other than his stepson, that is. No one has confirmed how Bill Mason died. The absence of flesh may make it impossible to say for certain how he died, reminiscent of the case of Dylan Redwine, which I wrote about…

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The Highly Disturbing Disappearance of Dylan Redwine

The Highly Disturbing Disappearance of Dylan Redwine

A five-minute read. Thanksgiving 2012 was coming up, but Dylan Redwine had no desire to spend the holiday with his father Mark. At thirteen, he was starting to think for himself, but the visit was a court-ordered one. Even so, he had no desire to stay with his father and ask for permission to stay with the friend the night of 18 November, the day he would arrive in Durango, Colorado. His father…

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