I'm really glad that some of these creeps are stupid enough to post their evil deeds on social media.
A man in California has been arrested and charged in the fatal stabbing of a woman after he posted a video of the attack on Facebook, according to police.
Police became aware of the attack when an individual in Nye County, Nevada, reported that they saw the video while browsing Facebook, San Mateo police said.
The individual gave police the name and phone number of the individual who posted the video, which led police to an address in San Mateo, according to NBC News.
Police searched for nearly three hours before they located a woman dead inside a large apartment complex.
"Due to the seriousness of the crime, Nye County 'pinged' the phone number associated to the Facebook account and it came back to the area of the 200 block of 37th Ave., a large apartment complex," police said in a statement. "Without an apartment number and with the variance of the ping accuracy, SMPD officers saturated the area and initiated a door-to-door canvass of the complex to attempt to locate the possible victim and/or suspect."
Mark Merchikoff, 39, was arrested in San Jose, approximately 20 miles southeast of San Mateo.
The San Mateo police chief said Mr Merchikoff knew the victim of the stabbing. Police are still investigating to determine a motive for the attack.
“We do know Merchikoff mercilessly filmed the last moments of the victim’s life and posted the video to Facebook, then fled the area,” police said in a statement.
The victim has been identified as Claribel Marie Estrella, 41.
Merchikoff was arrested on suspicion of homicide. He was previously released from prison in 2018.
A man in California has been arrested and charged in the fatal stabbing of a woman after he posted a video of the attack on Facebook, according to police.
Police became aware of the attack when an individual in Nye County, Nevada, reported that they saw the video while browsing Facebook, San Mateo police said.
The individual gave police the name and phone number of the individual who posted the video, which led police to an address in San Mateo, according to NBC News.
Police searched for nearly three hours before they located a woman dead inside a large apartment complex.
"Due to the seriousness of the crime, Nye County 'pinged' the phone number associated to the Facebook account and it came back to the area of the 200 block of 37th Ave., a large apartment complex," police said in a statement. "Without an apartment number and with the variance of the ping accuracy, SMPD officers saturated the area and initiated a door-to-door canvass of the complex to attempt to locate the possible victim and/or suspect."
Mark Merchikoff, 39, was arrested in San Jose, approximately 20 miles southeast of San Mateo.
The San Mateo police chief said Mr Merchikoff knew the victim of the stabbing. Police are still investigating to determine a motive for the attack.
“We do know Merchikoff mercilessly filmed the last moments of the victim’s life and posted the video to Facebook, then fled the area,” police said in a statement.
The victim has been identified as Claribel Marie Estrella, 41.
Merchikoff was arrested on suspicion of homicide. He was previously released from prison in 2018.
