Aftab Amin Poonawalla, the main accused in the most horrific and chilling Shraddha Walker Case which saw the deceased being strangled to 35 pieces has made a shocking confession in the course of the investigation in the case.
As per the police, Aftab took inspiration from several crime-related movies and web series including the American Crime Drama Dexter to execute the murder which sent the country into a state of shock.
What is the show Dexter all about?
Dexter is an American crime drama television series that revolves around the titular character of Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a forensic technician specializing in bloodstain pattern analysis for the fictional Miami Metro Police Department. The series aired from October 1, 2006, to September 22, 2013, on Showtime. Dexter also leads a secret parallel life as a vigilante serial killer, hunting down murderers who have not been punished due to the failure of the legal system.
The show received instant success and has gone on to inspire several other people in committing similar heinous crimes in different parts of the globe and this wasn’t the first time the show has inspired the crime of this short.
Several other reports came to the fore which detailed that the murderers were inspired by these chilling crime thrillers and went on to kill people whom they knew over certain differences.
Presenting to you 5 such chilling incidents that sent shockwaves among people apart from the latest Aftab Poonawalla case:
Mark Twitchell:
Twitchell was a devoted fan of Dexter and would talk about it often. He posted as him on Facebook and made an eight-minute film called House of Cards, which was a Dexter spoof. He also wrote a story entitled “SK Confessions,” which began with the following statement: “This story is based on true events. The names and events were altered slightly to protect the guilty. This is the story of my progression into becoming a serial killer.”
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Steven Miles:
At the age of 16, Miles, who was obsessed with Dexter Morgan, stabbed his 17-year-old girlfriend to death in his bedroom in 2014. He then used tools from his father’s tree-cutting business to dismember the body before wrapping the limbs in trash bags.
Andrew Conley:
Andrew had fantasized about killing people since the eighth grade and told his girlfriend he wanted to be just like Dexter. In 2010, he admitted to holding his ten-year-old brother in a choke hold while they were wrestling and then dragging him into the kitchen once he passed out.
Brian Campbell
Brian was tired of paying so much child support, so in 2017, he decided to kill his ex-girlfriend and their two kids to remedy the problem. When he arrived at her home, he pushed his way inside and pinned down the man who answered the door. The man assured Brian that they were not there and that he was just there to house-sit and take care of the dogs.
Manuel Pardo:
If anyone could be described as a real-life Dexter Morgan, it would be Manuel Pardo. After his firing from Miami Metro Police Department, he began a 92-day rampage of robberies and murders in 1986. When it was over, he had killed six men and three women, most of whom were involved in drugs. In place of cleaning the blood stains, this psycho-killer went on to write the names of the person whom he killed in a special diary that he maintained.