Khalil Wheeler-weaver

Serial Killer

Khalil Wheeler-Weaver: The Social Media Serial Killer

Overview

Khalil Wheeler-Weaver is an American serial killer and sexual predator from Orange, New Jersey, who used social networking and dating platforms to locate vulnerable young women. During a period spanning from August through November 2016, Wheeler-Weaver arranged private meetings with women he encountered online, drove them to isolated locations and attacked them. Three women were murdered, while a fourth woman survived a kidnapping, sexual assault and attempted strangulation. Wheeler-Weaver was later charged with the murder of a fifth victim, 15-year-old Mawa Doumbia, although that case remained a separate accusation from the three murders for which he was convicted. Wheeler-Weaver was only 20 years old when the known attacks occurred. He appeared outwardly ordinary, worked as a security guard and reportedly expressed an interest in becoming a police officer. Behind that appearance, prosecutors said, he was searching online for women he believed could be isolated, exploited and killed without attracting immediate attention.

Finding Victims Through the Internet

Wheeler-Weaver used social media and dating applications, particularly the platform Tagged, to communicate with women. He operated under different usernames and frequently offered money in exchange for meetings. Some of the women he contacted were experiencing homelessness, financial hardship or other difficult circumstances. Prosecutors argued that he deliberately selected victims he believed society would overlook. Once a meeting was arranged, Wheeler-Weaver used his vehicle to transport the woman to a secluded area, vacant building or other location where she would have little chance of receiving help. Strangulation became the central pattern linking the attacks. He also attempted to conceal or destroy evidence by abandoning bodies in vacant structures, hiding remains and, in one case, setting fire to both the victim and the building where she had been left. ...

Confirmed Victims: (4)

Robin West Age: (19), Date of Death: 2016-08-31

Survivors:

Tiffany Taylor Age: (34), Date of Attack: 2016-11-15

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