Daniel Drayton31, was charged this week in New York with murder a nurse he met on Tinder and then rape his corpse. Prosecutors filed charges of murder, sexual misconduct, identity theft and grand theft, among others, in a Queens court.
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Through a statement, the Queens District Attorney’s Office reported that it will prosecute Drayton for the death of Samantha Stewart, a 29-year-old nursewhom he had met on the dating app called Tinder.
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Drayton, who lived in New Haven, Connecticut, dated Stewart on a romantic date on July 16, 2018. After they returned home, he strangled herprosecutors say.
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Nurse’s killer had sex with her corpse, prosecutors say
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After the crime, which happened in 2018, Drayton stole the nurse’s credit cardsand with one of them he bought a ticket to California, where he has lived for the last few years. Last week, he was flown to New York for his trial.
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Stewart’s brother found his naked body wrapped in a blanket in the corner of his bedroom the next day. His teeth had been knocked out.
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“This was a brutal crime that makes every person who uses a dating app fearful,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said after her arraignment.
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18 charges against alleged killer of Tinder
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“The victim was tricked into going out on a date with the defendant, who he played a charming role online, but in reality he was an alleged sexual predator.”
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Danueal Drayton, 31, was arraigned Friday in Queens Supreme Court, after spending four years in custody in Los Angeles for an unrelated crime.
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According to a press release issued by the Queens District Attorney’s Office, the indictment covers a total of 18 counts.
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