What began as an online love story ended in an atrocious crime. Sam, a 24 -year -old boy from Minnesotahe traveled to New York in September 2024 to meet a woman he had met online. But he never returned home.
Weeks after his disappearance, the police discovered that Sam had been held against his will in a motel north of the state of New York, where He was brutally tortured before being killed. The investigation has led to the arrest of five suspects, including the woman with whom Sam believed to have a relationship.
A nightmare of months
Sam’s family began to worry when he lost contact with him. His mother, Linda Norquist, recalls with anguish the last message he received from his son: “The last thing Sam said was: ‘I love you and I’ll call you tomorrow’. The day came and I never listened to a word. “
Sam should have returned to Minnesota in Octoberbut his absence lasted without explanations. In February 2025, after an intense investigation, the police discovered the frightening truth: the young man had undergone repeated beatings and torture from December to his death.
“In my 20 years of police career, this It is one of the most horrible crimes that I have investigated“The Captain Kelly Swift said of the New York Police Criminal Investigation Office.
A hate crime?
The authorities do not rule out that the reason for the crime is related to Sam’s gender identity. The brutality of the murder has shocked the police, which has described the case as A depraved act of extreme violence.
The five defendantsincluding Sam’s alleged girlfriend and other accomplices, are already under arrest and face positions for murder and kidnapping. The investigation is still ongoing to clarify the details of this case that has shaken the country.
Source: Lasexta
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