Shock: Man charged in death of woman held in torture dungeon
(WASHINGTON POST) -- A white man with a history of posting racist and misogynistic comments has been charged with murder after what a Missouri prosecutor called a scene of “barbaric” torture of black women, from which one woman escaped in 2022. Authorities charged Timothy M. Haslett Jr., 41, with first-degree murder after finding a woman’s…
Timothy Haslett Jr.
(WASHINGTON POST) -- A white man with a history of posting racist and misogynistic comments has been charged with murder after what a Missouri prosecutor called a scene of “barbaric” torture of black women, from which one woman escaped in 2022.
Authorities charged Timothy M. Haslett Jr., 41, with first-degree murder after finding a woman’s remains in a barrel linked to Haslett, Clay County prosecutor Zachary Thompson said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon.
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“The physical, psychological and sexual violence are barbaric,” Thompson said.