Episode 224: Serial Killer Khalil Wheeler-Weaver - Part 1

Women throughout New Jersey, and Philadelphia were being targeted by a serial killer hiding in plain sight. Using charm, technology, and deceit, he lured them from the company of friends and family and discarded their bodies without detection. Even when one of the victims managed to provide police with more than enough information to track him down, he remained free to continue his hunt. This week’s episode is serial killer Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, Part 1.

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Accused killer due in court on another murder charge, NJ.com: https://www.nj.com/essex/2016/12/orange_man_charged_2nd_murder.html

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Cops didn't read 'helpful' witness his rights. Turns out he may be a serial killer, NJ.com: https://www.nj.com/essex/2018/04/accused_serial_killer_of_sara_butler_robin_west_jo.html

He murdered three women and was hunting a fourth. These women outsmarted a serial killer, North Jersey: https://www.northjersey.com/in-depth/news/crime/2020/02/03/how-group-women-stopped-nj-serial-killer/2661900001/

How police linked N.J. serial killer to death of missing 15-year-old girl, NJ.com: https://www.nj.com/essex/2022/04/how-police-linked-nj-serial-killer-to-death-of-missing-15-year-old-girl.html

How Serial Killer Khalil Wheeler-Weaver Was Brought Down By The Same App He Used To Hunt For Victims, All That's Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/khalil-wheeler-weaver

Long wait for justice for Philly woman strangled by North Jersey serial killer, WHYY: https://whyy.org/segments/long-wait-justice-philly-woman-strangled-north-jersey-serial-killer/

Man charged with killing NJCU student pleads not guilty to second murder, NJ.com: https://www.nj.com/essex/2016/12/in_heavily_guarded_courtroom_nj_man_pleads_not_gui.html

NJ serial killer victim's parents say Khalil Wheeler-Weaver 'messed with the wrong girl', North Jersey: https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/crime/2019/12/23/nj-serial-killer-victims-parents-say-khalil-wheeler-weaver-messed-with-wrong-girl/2737642001/

Officials ID woman, 19, found dead after fire in Orange, NJ.com: https://www.nj.com/essex/2016/09/officials_id_woman_19_found_dead_after_fire_in_ora.html

Orange NJ Fire Department 2nd Alarm House Fire (Lakeside Ave ) 9-1-16, JeffStang on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3ljrYHADP8

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Robin West Memorial: https://www.instagram.com/p/BKZ3OOEhg9Y/?hl=en

Serial Killer Gets 160 Years After Victim’s Sister and Friends Help Solve Case, New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/09/nyregion/khalil-wheeler-weaver-new-jersey.html

Serial killer imprisoned for 160 years now charged with 15-year-old girl’s 2016 murder, WSBTV: https://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending/serial-killer-imprisoned-160-years-now-charged-with-15-year-old-girls-2016-murder/JYCQYEHI4FATLJWQLBLZOKE2WI/

Serial killer suspect says his life is a 'nightmare' as the case reaches closing arguments, North Jersey: https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2019/12/17/khalil-wheeler-weaver-case-closing-arguments-paint-nightmare/2673240001/

Suspect Charged In Montclair Woman's Death Accused Of Killing 2nd Woman, CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/suspect-charged-in-montclair-womans-death-accused-of-killing-2nd-woman/

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Tiffany Taylor: Where is the Survivor Now?, The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/tiffany-taylor-where-is-the-survivor-now/

Woman texted man arrested in her murder ‘You’re not a serial killer, right?’ before her death, WAPT: https://www.wapt.com/article/woman-texted-man-arrested-in-her-murder-youre-not-a-serial-killer-right-before-her-death/29762749

‘You’re not a serial killer, right?’ she texted before she died. Prosecutors say that’s exactly what he was., Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/11/11/khalid-wheeler-weaver-trial-murdering-three-women-new-jersey/