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Woman passing as a gay man for sex, Killed married man
Murdered newlywed lawyer who was stabbed to death and robbed by female military school grad had solicited her on Craigslist for gay sex, thinking she was a man
- David Messerschmitt, 30, who met his wife in college, had been using Craigslist to solicit men, according to an affidavit on Tuesday
- Jamyra Gallmon, 21, 'contacted victim using a masculine-sounding email address and went to hotel with the intention of robbing him'
- The pair got into a struggle on February 9 and she stabbed him repeatedly in the abdomen, back and groin
- The lawyer was found dead at the upscale Washington DC hotel after being reported missing by his wife
- Gallmon made an initial appearance on the murder charge Superior Court in DC on Thursday
Jamyra Gallmon, 21, (pictured graduating from her military academy high school) has been charged with first-degree felony murder while armed for allegedly stabbing to death 30-year-old David Messerschmitt on February 9
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According to Gallmon, who was seen on surveillance camera entering the hotel wearing androgynous clothing including black boots, black pants and a black hooded jacket, the room door was open when she arrived.
The affidavit stated that the pair got into a struggle and the defendant pulled a knife from her pants and stabbed the victim repeatedly until he fell to the floor where she stabbed him several more times.
The victim was found with multiple stab wounds to the back, groin and abdomen along with one wound which pierced his heart and another which hit his spinal cord.
His hands had been bound with zip-ties into a pair of makeshift cuffs. His hands were covered in defensive wounds.
Messerschmitt had texted his wife Kim Vuong at 7.45pm on February 9 to tell her he would be home in an hour after leaving his law office.
He never returned and the next day he was found dead at his hotel room with 'various credit cards strewn about'. He death was declared a homicide.
Among the items recovered from the room were a computer, lubricant, condoms, cell phone and enema kit, Fox DC reported. Fingerprints were also found in the room.
Investigators discovered that Messerschmitt had posted a Craigslist ad on February 9, soliciting responses from other men, using 'dcguy456'.
The lawyer began an exchange with an individual, using the name 'chrissanchez0906', around 2pm which continued throughout the day.
Messerschmitt told the individual his room number at the hotel and gave a meeting time of 7pm - 7.30pm.
The email address that the lawyer had been in contact with was linked to Gallmon. On a search of the woman's DC apartment, police found a knife, black boots and gloves, and a pack of zip ties.
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Messerschmitt texted his wife Kim Vuong on February 9 that he would be home in an hour but never showed. It appears he had gone to the Donovan hotel after arranging to have sex with an individual on Craigslist who he believed to be a man
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Gallmon made an initial appearance on the felony murder charge Superior Court in DC on Thursday.
The 21-year-old attended the Forestville Military Academy in Maryland, a coach toldFox 5 on Thursday and had been an exemplary student. She graduated in 2011.
Her mother told NBC that her daughter had never been in trouble before and had an ambition to join the military.
Coach and teacher, Vincent McDuffie, told the station that she had wanted to play basketball in college but had suffered a knee injury. He said that her supportive family always turned up to watch her high school games.
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Gallmon's mother said that her 21-year-old daughter (pictured) had never been in trouble before and had an ambition to join the military. She told police she stabbed the lawyer multiple times, according to an affidavit
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz3WC2lNdhg
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