A bizarre case has taken an even stranger turn after District of Columbia police arrested a 21-year-old woman and charged her with first-degree murder in the killing of young newlywed David Messerschmitt.
It all began Feb. 9, when Messerschmitt, 30, logged into Craigslist and posted an ad looking for gay sex under the name "dcguy456." He believed he was chatting with a guy who went by the name "chrissanchez0906," authorities said. The two agreed to meet up later that evening. Around 7 p.m., Messerschmitt checked into the posh Donovan hotel in downtown D.C. Around 7:45 p.m., he texted his wife, telling her that he would be home later.
According to court records viewed by the Daily Maill, the person on the other end of those messages was allegedly 21-year-old Jamyra Gallmon. The Daily Mail reports that Gallmon allegedly posed as a man in her responses with the intention of robbing Messerschmitt. Gallmon was reportedly seen on surveillance footage inside the hotel wearing black pants, boots and a black hooded jacket, with the hood over her head to make her look more like a man, according to the Daily Mail.
Court records allege that Messerschmitt's hotel-room door was open when Gallmon arrived. 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," the Daily Mail reports.
The next day, police found Messerschmitt dead inside the hotel room. Messerschmitt's credit cards were scattered and police also found a "computer, lubricant, condoms, cellphone and enema kit." They soon discovered Messerschmitt's Craigslist correspondence and reportedly linked the incoming emails back to Gallmon. According to the Daily Mail, a search of Gallmon's apartment turned up a black coat, boots, knife, gloves and a packet of zip ties.
"Gallmon made an initial appearance on the felony murder charge in Superior Court in DC on Thursday," the Daily Mail reports.
Gallmon's mother told NBC that her daughter has never been in any trouble before.
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