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Young Couple Brutally Murdered After Arranging for Sex on Craigslist [View all]
A horrible crime. The girl was 8 months pregnant.
A pregnant Michigan teenager was strangled and her boyfriend was decapitated after apparently connecting with a stranger through the online service Craigslist for a sexual encounter, police said Monday.
The police chief in Wyoming, a Grand Rapids suburb, said that 18-year-old Brooke Slocum was held captive before her death. Her body was found Thursday in the trunk of the suspect's car. She was eight months pregnant.
Chief James Carmody says her boyfriend, Charles Oppenneer, 25, was found decapitated in a park a day earlier. His head hasn't been found.
It's likely that Oppenneer died of some kind of head trauma, but that couldn't be determined without his head being found, police said.
Emails indicate that Slocum connected with the suspect, 31-year-old Brady Oestrike, through a Craigslist ad and arranged a sexual encounter where Oppenneer would be present, according to investigators.
The police chief in Wyoming, a Grand Rapids suburb, said that 18-year-old Brooke Slocum was held captive before her death. Her body was found Thursday in the trunk of the suspect's car. She was eight months pregnant.
Chief James Carmody says her boyfriend, Charles Oppenneer, 25, was found decapitated in a park a day earlier. His head hasn't been found.
It's likely that Oppenneer died of some kind of head trauma, but that couldn't be determined without his head being found, police said.
Emails indicate that Slocum connected with the suspect, 31-year-old Brady Oestrike, through a Craigslist ad and arranged a sexual encounter where Oppenneer would be present, according to investigators.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/teen-strangled-man-decapitated-online-sex-case-24651792
Investigators who searched through Oestrike’s Wyoming home, which Carmody called a “hellish environment,” recovered more than 400 items connected to the case.
Included in those items were dozens of firearms and knives and ammunition. Computers, cameras and electronic monitoring devices – as well as items that belonged to Oppenneer and Slocum – were also found, Carmody said.
Brady Oestrike (undated photo)(Brady Oestrike)
Carmody also discussed Oestrike’s criminal history, which included two domestic assault complaints filed by his ex-girlfriend. The first was filed in May and the second was filed in June when Oestrike’s ex moved out of his home, Carmody said.
Included in those items were dozens of firearms and knives and ammunition. Computers, cameras and electronic monitoring devices – as well as items that belonged to Oppenneer and Slocum – were also found, Carmody said.
Brady Oestrike (undated photo)(Brady Oestrike)
Carmody also discussed Oestrike’s criminal history, which included two domestic assault complaints filed by his ex-girlfriend. The first was filed in May and the second was filed in June when Oestrike’s ex moved out of his home, Carmody said.
http://woodtv.com/2014/07/21/wyoming-pd-to-provide-updates-on-craigslist-murders/
Picture of the murderer at link above. Looks super creepy.
Additional info: http://jezebel.com/teen-couple-brutally-murdered-after-arranging-for-sex-o-1608668850?utm_campaign=socialflow_jezebel_facebook&utm_source=jezebel_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
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