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The Facebook Killer
A cold-hearted Facebook Killer played a cruel trick to lure his victim to her death.
Peter Cartwright looked like a normal, attractive 19-year-old boy. That’s why, when 17-year-old Ashleigh Hall received an unexpected friend request from him, she accepted. Peter’s profile looked authentic. Not a new profile, with plenty of photographs, comments from friends, a local hometown, Peter Cartwright looked like the real deal.
As so often happens on Facebook, Peter and Ashleigh began chatting.
After a few weeks of casual conversation, Peter Cartwright came across as the kind and funny 17-year-old he claimed to be, and theirs seemed to have the making of a friendship.
Within the month, Peter became very complimentary and he began to express romantic feelings for Ashleigh. Young, innocent, and impressionable, Ashleigh believed the overtures and told friends about how excited she was about the budding romance.
Ashleigh and Peter made plans to meet each other in late October 2009.
When the day arrived, Peter canceled at the last minute and left Ashleigh upset and disappointed.
Peter told her that he’d make it up to her and invited her over for a romantic evening. Trusting this, Ashleigh packed an overnight bag and…
