SERIAL KILLER: Khalil Wheeler-Weaver
When a New Jersey family is rocked by the disappearance of one of their own, they set up a trap to catch the man they believe to be responsible. But once that man is behind bars, police discover that the full extent of his crimes goes beyond what they expected.
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Episode Source Material
- The Record and NorthJersey.com: He murdered three women and was hunting a fourth. These women outsmarted a serial killer.
- North Jersey: Fake profile by Montclair woman’s family helped catch serial killer suspect, prosecutors say, by Julia Martin
- The Herald-News (Passaic, NJ): Cops: Murder suspect had gloves, zip ties, by Tom Nobile
- The Herald-News (Passaic, NJ): Victim’s friends set up sting to catch suspect in killing, by Julia Martin
- The Herald-News (Passaic, NJ): Detective: Suspected killer left data trail, by Tom Nobile and Christopher Maag
- The Herald-News (Passaic, NJ): Friend: Serial killer suspect told him to lie, by Tom Nobile
- North Jersey (Woodland Park, NJ): Montclair woman found dead; remembered as passionate dancer, by Andrew Wyrich, Mollie Shauger, Keldy Ortiz and Lisa Marie Segarra
- The Montclair Times (Montclair, NJ): Community morns Montclair woman found in county park, by Lisa Marie Segarra
- NorthJersey.com: ‘He messed with the wrong girl’: Why targeting Sarah Butler was killer’s final mistake, by Julia Martin and NorthJersey.com
- The Herald-News (Passaic, NJ): Not the ‘look,’ but the serial killer traits, expert says, by Julia Martin
- The Herald-News (Passaic, NJ): ‘You’re not a serial killer?’ asked victim, by Christopher Maag and Julia Martin
- NorthJersey.com: Tiffany Taylor: Victim, victor and star witness in serial killer’s trial, by Christopher Maag and NorthJersey.com
- NJ.com (Iselin, NJ): Victim testifies about surviving rape, escaping the grasp of an alleged serial killer, by Rebecca Panico
- NJ.com (Iselin, NJ): Convicted serial killer, rapist says cops got the wrong guy before judge sentences him to 160 years in prison, by Rebecca Panico
- The Record (Hackensack, NJ): Serial killer suspect left blood, DNA at crime scenes, jury told, by Tom Nobile
- The Herald-News (Passaic, New Jersey): Orange man indicted in 3 killings, 1 attempt, by Lisa Marie Segarra and Keldy Ortiz
- Essex County Prosecutor’s Office: Serial Killer Sentenced to 160 Years
- Daily Record (Morristown, NJ): Wheeler-Weaver guilty in serial killing case, by Tom Nobile, Julia Martin, and Christopher Maag
- Essex County Prosecutor’s Office: Orange Man Charged with Murder of Missing 15 Year Old Girl
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