Overview

Craigslist is a terrific site in many ways. But it has a terrible safety record. While Craigslist has facilitated millions of transactions, not all of them go well. Rip-offs, robberies or rapes related to Craigslist are reported almost every day. And the rate of killings tied in some way to Craigslist is staggering. The list below is not necessarily complete (sadly). We also have broken down the types of killings; how the victims were lured to their deaths, and more. It’s a devastating story.

We highlight these killings only because we believe Craigslist should do much more to promote safety among its users, and because SafeTrade is the best way to stay safe when you’re trading in person through Craigslist or any other Internet site.

Monday, April 30, 2018

No. 127/128 Two killed in gun sale advertised on Craigslist

No.127/128
April 18, 2018 
Norman, OK
Victims: Alize Ramon Smith and Jarron Keonte Moreland

Bretty Boettler was charged with first-degree murder and Kevin Boettler and Johnny Barker were arrested as accessories  in the murders of Smith and Moreland.  The victims met the trio in a food store parking lot for a gun sale arranged on Craigslist. 

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No. 126 Man killed for posing as a woman for sex in Craigslist ad

No.126
March 7, 2018 
Orange County, KY
Victim: Francesco “Joey” Bonomolo

 Adam Anthony Ingala-Whiting is accused of stabbing Bonomolo after discovering Bonomolo was a man.  Whiting went to  Bonomolo's apartment after responding to a Craigslist ad for a man to join a woman and her boyfriend for a threesome.
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No. 125 Man charged in fulfilling requested hit advertised on Craigslist

No.125
November 7, 2016
Hardin County, KY

 Victim: Kimberly Mayberger

Paul Ellefritz, of Radcliff, KKentucky was sentenced to death for the stabbing murder of his roommate, Kimberly Mayberger 48. Ellefritz met Mayberger through an ad on Craigslist.
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