05 Aug 2024
Jaipur Man Drugged, Robbed, and Murdered by His Online Date
Dushyant Sharma, a 27-year-old construction middleman from Jaipur, met Priya Seth on Tinder. Sharma, trying to impress Seth, falsely claimed to be a wealthy chairman. Unbeknownst to him, Priya had a criminal record. On May 2, 2018, Seth invited Sharma to her apartment where she, along with two accomplices, drugged him. They demanded money from Sharma after discovering he was not wealthy and contacted his father for ransom. Despite receiving the money, they murdered Sharma, dismembered his body, and disposed of his remains along the NH48 Delhi-Jaipur Expressway.
04 Aug 2024
Man Kidnaps Bumble Date, Holds Her, and Assaults Her for 5 Days
Zachary Mills, a 21-year-old man from Texas, was arrested on December 29, 2022, for kidnapping and assaulting a woman he met on the dating app Bumble. He held the woman captive in his apartment for 5 days, depriving her of food and water, and subjected her to assault. The victim managed to escape when Mills briefly left the apartment and sought help from a passerby. Mills was subsequently arrested and released on a $50,000 bond. He is currently under house arrest and faces charges of aggravated kidnapping, with additional charges pending as the investigation progresses.
03 Aug 2024
City's Dating Trap Targets US Tourists: Robbed and Killed Tou Ger Xiong
Tou Ger Xiong, a Hmong-American activist and comedian from Minnesota, was tragically found dead in Medellin, Colombia. Investigations revealed he was kidnapped at gunpoint for a $2,000 ransom. Prior to his trip, he had been communicating with a woman online. Colombian authorities have apprehended one woman and two men connected to his death. Xiong's case is part of a troubling trend, with eight American deaths reported in Medellin during November and December. This prompted the US Embassy to issue a warning about the risks associated with dating apps. In 2023 alone, Medellin recorded 32 foreign deaths, including 12 Americans, many involving incidents of drugging with scopolamine, robbery, and homicide.
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