Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, 20, faces 11 criminal counts in the alleged murder of three women. A year-old New Jersey man is facing multiple charges in the murder of three women, including a former escort from Philadelphia, as prosecutors now allege he targeted a fourth victim all during a spree within the last six months. Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, a security guard at a ShopRite in Union Township, was first picked up by authorities in early December after year-old college student Sarah Butler, who had been missing since Nov.
Searching for a pattern in a disturbing string of murders, state investigators linked Wheeler-Weaver to the murder of year-old Joanne Brown, who was also found strangled to death inside a vacant building in Newark on Dec. Brown had last been seen on Oct. The third alleged target was year-old Robin West, a Philadelphia escort who had been living at a Union Township motel prior to her disappearance.
On September 1, West's body was found burned inside an abandoned building in Orange that Essex County prosecutors say Wheeler-Weaver set on fire. A year-old, unidentified fourth victim has since accused Wheeler-Weaver of attempting to murder her, prosecutors revealed this week, though details surrounding the allegations were not disclosed. The common thread in all of the defendant's alleged attacks is that he targeted young African-American women and, in at least two of the cases, strangled them to death.
Authorities said Wheeler-Weaver had been acquainted with Butler and at least had contact with Brown before they were killed, but his connection to West wasn't clear, NJ. According to NBC New York , Wheeler-Weaver came from a family including at least two law enforcement officers, one of whom he lived with before he was arrested. He had no criminal past. He has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Butler and Brown and will be arraigned March 13 for an indictment in West's death and a fourth victim's allegations.
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