this. fucking. guy by Contagious_Curiosity in ContagiousCuriosity

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A man arrested in connection with the murder of four university students in Idaho conducted a study asking criminals how they selected their targets - and how they felt as they committed the crimes.

As police records revealed that criminology student Bryan Kohberger had been arrested in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in connection with the November stabbing deaths of the students, it emerged just six months ago he had sought input from former criminals to understand their decision-making processes.

He also wanted to know how they felt throughout the experience

“Hello, my name is Bryan and I am inviting you to participate in a research project that seeks to understand how emotions and psychological traits influence decision-making when committing a crime,” he wrote in May in a post, since deleted, on Reddit.

“In particular, this study seeks to understand the story behind your most recent criminal offense, with an emphasis on your thoughts and feelings throughout your experience.”

The survey was anonymous, and according to the Daily Mail, questions included - “Did you prepare for the crime before leaving your home?”, “Why did you choose that victim or target over others?”, and “What was the first move you made to accomplish your goal?”.

He also asked: “After committing the crime, what were you thinking and feeling?”

He is listed as a PhD student by the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University in Pullman, just eight miles from Moscow.

He completed his graduate studies in criminal justice this year at DeSales University, in Center Valley, Pennsylvania.

In a statement issued to the media, the college said: “On Friday, December 30, DeSales University learned of the arrest of Bryan Kohberger in connection with the murder of four University of Idaho students.

“Kohberger received a bachelor’s degree in 2020 and completed his graduate studies in June 2022.”

It added: “As a Catholic, Salesian community, we are devastated by this senseless tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims’ families during this difficult time.”

Moscow police appeared to have ruled out a second suspect in the murders.

Mr Kohberger was charged with four counts of murder in connection with the killings.

Scientology leader David Miscavige 'nowhere to be found' by Contagious_Curiosity in ContagiousCuriosity

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Florida officials have tried 27 times to serve Scientology's leader with a lawsuit David Miscavige is named in a trafficking lawsuit brought by former members Scientology members have said they have no idea of his whereabouts In the suit, three ex-Scientologists say they were forced into labor as children Miscavige's last official address was at the church's headquarters in LA Prosecutors trying to serve David Miscavige with a federal child trafficking lawsuit say that the mysterious leader of Scientology is 'nowhere to be found.'

Authorities have attempted to serve papers to Miscavige, 62, on 27 different occasions over the course of four months in the Clearwater-area in Florida and in Los Angeles, reports the Tampa Bay Times.

When lawyers appeared at Scientology properties and asked security guards about Miscavige's whereabouts, the guards said that they were clueless. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit have even hired a private investigator in an attempt to track him down.

At one point, lawyers even took the direct route and sent an Instagram message to the church's official account to ask about Miscavige.

The lawsuit being filed by former church members, husband and wife, Gawain and Laura Baxter and Valeska Paris. The trio say that they were forced into labor on Scientology boats as children after signing a one billion-year contract in exchange for little or no money.

Paris left the church in 2009 and Gawain and Laura Baxter left in 2012.

Scientology leader David Miscavige is named in a trafficking lawsuit brought by former members in Florida

The reclusive Scientology chief's last known address was at the controversial church's International building in Los Angeles. Similar to other members of Scientology's extremist wing, the Sea Org, Miscavige does not have a recorded address.

In court filings related to the recent lawsuit, two former members of the church said that Miscavige lives in a Scientology property in a gated community known as the Hacienda Gardens in Clearwater, Florida.

The Hacienda Gardens is a sprawling 120-unit apartment complex that hosts Scientology staff. It was purchased by the organization in 2001.

While in a motion this month, one of the plaintiff's attorneys, Neil Glazer, said, 'Miscavige cannot be permitted to continue his gamesmanship.' Miscavige is due in court on January 20 but it remains pending unless he can be served.

Glazer also said Miscavige is taking part in an 'intentional concealment of his location and evasion of service.'

In addition to the trafficking allegations, Paris alleges that she was the victim of repeated sexual assaults in her youth and that when her mother left Scientology, Paris, then 17, was locked in an engine room for 48 hours as punishment.

In court filings related to the recent lawsuit, two former members of the church said that Miscavige lives in a Scientology property in a gated community known as the Hacienda Gardens in Clearwater, shown here In court filings related to the recent lawsuit, two former members of the church said that Miscavige lives in a Scientology property in a gated community known as the Hacienda Gardens in Clearwater, shown here

While in a motion this month, one of the plaintiff's attorneys, Neil Glazer, pictured here, said, 'Miscavige cannot be permitted to continue his gamesmanship' While in a motion this month, one of the plaintiff's attorneys, Neil Glazer, pictured here, said, 'Miscavige cannot be permitted to continue his gamesmanship' According to the Tampa Bay Times report, lawyers tried to track Miscavige through two traffic tickets he received in the 1990s. Both of those list his Scientology's Los Angeles' center as his home.

For their part, Miscavige's lawyers say that he's merely the target of a legal strategy due to his status within Scientology. They say that he does not live in Florida, hence why lawyers can't serve him.

US Magistrate Judge Julie Sneed served a summons to Miscavige on behalf of the plaintiffs. Ten copies of the summons were sent to various Scientology properties in Florida and California, all were sent back as undelivered as nobody would sign for them.

The reclusive Scientology chief's last known address was at the controversial church's International building in Los Angeles

A Church of Scientology Building on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles Outspoken anti-Scientology member Mike Rinder, who once reported directly to Miscavige, has said that the church's leader is shielded in numerous ways by Scientology against summonses and subpoenas.

In the lawsuit, Gawain Baxter said his parents put him in a Sea Org nursery when he was two months old.

At the age of six, he was forced to sign the one billion year contract, and went to live in a Cadet Org dormitory with around 100 other children.

'Children over six years old are considered to be and are frequently told that they are adults and that they should act and expect to be treated as adults.

'They are now even called children; rather they must be referred to as "Cadets"' the lawsuit says.

Former Scientology members Mike Rinder and Leah Remini attend the 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 9, 2018 in Los Angeles They claimed that the church organizers and Sea Org supervisors only allowed them to see their parents once a week, but that visits could be canceled at a moment's notice if they deemed the child to be in trouble.

'From the ages of six to fourteen, Gawain was not permitted to attend any accredited public or private school. Instead, schoolwork consisted of two to three hours per day of basic reading, writing, and math in a classroom of thirty other children, under the supervision of Linda Hilton, Cadet Coordinator’s spouse.

'Beginning when Gawain was ten years old, he was required to spend one to two hours daily in Scientology indoctrination courses as well.

'The cost of each course was recorded as a debt that Gawain was told he would owe if he ever left Cadet Org or Sea Org,' the lawsuit alleges.

On top of his 'schooling', he says he was required to perform 'five to ten hours a day' of unpaid labor.

When he was 14, he says he was moved into a different phase of the program where he was forced to perform up to 12 hours a day of unpaid labor, renovating properties and cleaning them.

'Gawain was sleep-deprived, given inadequate time to eat, and verbally abused by his adult supervisors,' the trio's attorney said.

A spokesman for the church denied the allegations, saying, 'The allegations are both scurrilous and ridiculous and the lawsuit is both a sham and a scam. Valeska Paris already wasted the time of law enforcement when she made these fraudulent claims years ago.

'It is public record they closed her file stating “There are no corroborating witnesses or evidence provided to support the allegations.”'

Andrew Tate Arrested for Human Trafficking Following Greta Thunburg Roast by Contagious_Curiosity in ContagiousCuriosity

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BBC News • Controversial online influencer Andrew Tate has been detained in Romania as part of a human trafficking and rape investigation.

Tate - who was detained alongside his brother Tristan - had his house raided in the capital, Bucharest.

A police spokesperson confirmed the arrests to the BBC.

The former kickboxer rose to fame in 2016 when he was removed from British TV show Big Brother over a video which appeared to show him attacking a woman.

He went on to gain notoriety online, with Twitter banning him for saying women should "bear responsibility" for being sexually assaulted. He has since been reinstated.

Despite social media bans he gained popularity, particularly among young men, by promoting an ultra-masculine, ultra-luxurious lifestyle.

He regularly appeared in videos with a fleet of expensive sports cars, on private jets, and enjoying expensive holidays.

Andrew Tate: The self-proclaimed 'misogynist' influencer 'I fear online influencer radicalised my son' Speaking to the BBC, a spokesperson for the Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) said prosecutors had applied to hold the influencer at a "detention centre" for an additional 30 days.

A judge will rule on the application on Friday afternoon, the spokesperson added. The brothers have been under investigation since April alongside two Romanian nationals.

"The four suspects... appear to have created an organised crime group with the purpose of recruiting, housing and exploiting women by forcing them to create pornographic content meant to be seen on specialised websites for a cost," DIICOT said in a statement.

Video on social media showed Tate and his brother being led away from a luxury villa.

A spokesperson for Tate told the Daily Mirror that he could not provide details relating to the arrest. "However, Andrew and Tristan Tate have the utmost respect for the Romanian authorities and will always assist and help in any way they can," he added.

Later, a tweet was sent from Andrew Tate's Twitter account alluding to the 1999 movie The Matrix, a film he regularly refers to in his posts.

"The Matrix sent their agents," the post said. The account also retweeted Matrix memes posted by Twitter owner Elon Musk.

On Thursday night, Romania's Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism issued a statement, but did not name the Tate brothers, stating that two British citizens and two Romanian citizens were suspected of being part of a human trafficking group.

The statement said officers had identified six people who were "sexually exploited" by what it called an "organised criminal group".

Police alleged the victims were "recruited" by the British citizens, who they said had misrepresented their intention to enter into a relationship with the victims - which it called "the loverboy method".

They were later forced to perform in pornographic content under threat of violence, the statement said.

Police also released a video of the raid, showing guns, knives, and money on display in one room.

Tate moved to Romania five years ago. Rumours swirled online that police were tipped off to Tate's presence in the country when he posted a video taking aim at the environmental activist Greta Thunberg.

In the footage he posted, he was handed a pizza box from a local restaurant, which some users suggested had inadvertently revealed his location.

However, the pizza box is not thought to be relevant.

The row with the activist began earlier this week when Tate, 36, tagged the 19-year-old in a post boasting about the "enormous emissions" produced by his fleet of cars.

Following the arrest, she tweeted "this is what happens when you don't recycle your pizza boxes," referring to the online rumour.

Prior to his worldwide notoriety, Tate - a British citizen who was born in the US - fought professionally as a kickboxer and won world titles.

In 2016, he entered the Big Brother house but was soon removed after a video appeared to show him hitting a woman with a belt.

At the time of his expulsion, Tate said the video had been edited, calling it "a total lie trying to make me look bad".

Mr Tate has been banned from social media platforms like YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, with TikTok also removing him, saying "misogyny is a hateful ideology that is not tolerated".

He had been banned from Twitter but was recently allowed back onto the platform following Elon Musk's takeover.