Craigslist ad for murder leads to arrest
SEATTLE – Seattle police have arrested a 24-year-old Kent man they say placed a murder ad on Craigslist.
Police say they were notified last Wednesday of an ad labeled “A strange desire” posted in the Casual Encounters section of the listing for the Seattle-Tacoma area.
The ad indicated a man wanted to have sex with a woman, then kill her.
Vice detectives exchanged e-mails with the man. They made arrangements for him to find the victim Monday at a motel. They arrested the man who showed up for investigation of attempted murder.
Bail was set at $1 million Tuesday for Shawn Tyler Skelton.
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