First Date Horror Stories That Ended In Criminal Charges

Adam Hilarie met 18-year-old Hailey Rose Bustos on PlentyOfFish in August 2016. The two agreed to meet. Hilarie, then 27, took Bustos bowling in Winter Haven, FL. They stayed at Hilarie's house after the date; everything seemed fine. They planned to meet the next night.18-year-old Hailey Rose Bustos met Adam Hilarie on PlentyOfFish in August 2016. The two agreed to meet. Hilarie was 27. The older man took Bustos bowling in Winter Haven, FL. They spent time at Hilarie's house after the date. All seemed well. They planned to meet the next night.

Bustos returned to Hilarie's house, bringing two male criminals. The teen girl and her partners shot Hilarie and stole his valuables. Police later arrested the three for the fatal crime.

In September 2014, a 53-year-old Washingtonian...Leon Shaw went on a first date with a woman in his Seattle town. The two drank heavily during their romantic encounter. The woman decided she wanted a tattoo. Shaw took his date to a professional artist to satisfy her.He went on a first date with a woman in his Seattle town. They drank heavily during their romantic evening. The woman wanted a tattoo. Shaw took his date to a professional artist to satisfy her.

The woman and the tattoo artist became intimate. Shaw got angry. He allegedly slapped his date. The woman left the shop and stole Shaw's car. Shaw chased her, but the car hit her, killing her.

Tennessee man Craig Mangrum was 30 when he dated an unnamed woman in December 2016. They visited several Nashville bars and got very drunk. The woman wanted to drive them home in Mangrum's car. Mangrum eventually agreed, but once in the car, he threatened to kill his date.

Tennessee manCraig MangrumCraig Mangrum was 30 when he met an unnamed woman on a first date in December 2016. The pair visited several Nashville bars and got very drunk. The woman wanted to drive them home in Mangrum's car. Mangrum finally agreed, but inside the car, he threatened to kill his date.

The pair lounged in Tostee's Australia apartment in August 2014 before things turned bad. An argument allegedly caused Tostee to choke the younger woman. He then locked her on his 14th-floor balcony.

Wright tried to escape but fell to her death. The Australian man faced arrest and murder charges for his date's death. Audio recordings from the incident proved useful during his trial.

A week after meeting on Tinder, 26-year-old Warriena Wright and 28-year-old Gable Tostee met.They agreed to meet in person.The pair relaxed in Tostee's Australia apartment in August 2014 before things turned bad. An argument caused Tostee to choke the younger woman. Tostee then locked her on his 14th-floor balcony.

Wright tried to escape but fell to her death. The Australian man was arrested for the date's death and charged with murder. Audio recordings from the incident proved useful during his trial.

Tostee was acquitted.The court cleared Tostee of all charges. Wright's death was ruled accidental.

A 31-year-old woman from Sunnyvale, CA, had a first date with 24-year-old Charles Robinson in June 2010. Later that evening,Robinson convinced the woman to get into his vehicle so he could give her flowers. She agreed, but then the younger man refused to let her out.

During the date, Robinson slowed at an intersection. The woman used this chance to escape the van, ran to a 7-11, and called the police. Authorities found Robinson, arrested him, and charged him with kidnapping.

Eighteen-year-old Devin Norling and nineteen-year-old Sydney Sanders, both from South Florida, had their first date in October 2011. They chose TGI Fridays at Indian River Mall in Vero Beach, FL.The pair decideddecided to leave without paying the $25.16 bill since they were already seated on the restaurant's patio.The pair decided to leave without paying the $25.16 bill since they were already seated on the restaurant's patio.

Sanders left the restaurant first. She went to a nearby Macy's in the mall. Norling then tried to escape through a fire exit door. After setting off an alarm, he jumped over the patio fence. Security found the couple running through the parking lot.

Police arrested both and charged them with theft. Officers found marijuana residue in Sanders's purse, so she also faced charges for possessing paraphernalia.

Lindy Lou Layman, a 29-year-old court reporter from Houston, TX, dated 49-year-old attorney Anthony Buzbee in December 2017. The date finished at Buzbee's $14-million-dollar mansion. When the homeowner called Layman an Uber, the younger woman tried to hide inside the house. Apparently, she did not want the date to end.

The inebriated person was discovered.Layman allegedly caused $300,000 in damages.ripped paintings off the wall and threw sculptures across the room. Buzbee claimed Layman tore at least twoThe damage included original Andy Warhol paintings, a Renoir, and a Monet.The spurned woman supposedly poured red wine over the famous art. Buzbee estimated his date caused about $300,000 in damages.

The evening ended after...Police arrested Layman.

In February 2016, ...Rachel Lynn Camardamet a man online and agreed to hang out at his Cookeville, TN house. The two drank alcohol to feel more comfortable on their first date. Allegedly, Camarda became so aggressive that the homeowner asked her to leave. The woman refused and became aggressive when she saw a cab waiting outside.

The man claimed Camarda grabbed his genitals and bit his amputated leg near his groin. He then threw Camarda off him, and she passed out on his couch. Police arrived soon after and put her in an ambulance. The drunk woman tried to escape the moving vehicle, but they restrained her.

Later, Camarda was taken to the county jail.

Gerald Tietz meta woman on OKCupid in February 2015, and they both decided to try a first date. The 53-year-old man went to his date's Atco, NJ home afterward and then drove off in her red 2007 Toyota Solara. Luckily, the victim's vanity license plate (JRSYGRL) stood out.

Tietz ran for two weeks before the car appeared near Cherry Hill, NJ. Police arrested him for the crime.

Virginia native Alan Richard Schmitt met a 23-year-old woman on PlentyOfFish. The pair set their first date for October 2017. Schmitt drove to meet her, but the young woman learned her prospect was 77. This age stopped her from pursuing a relationship.

The woman let Schmitt take her shopping. Schmitt then demanded she return the $400 worth of clothes he bought her. When she refused, Schmitt allegedly threw her down and choked her. She somehow survived.

Schmitt claimed the woman made him lose balance. He supposedly only grabbed her neck to steady himself, but police arrested him for.Felony strangling..

In January 2013, a 45-year-oldStuart MasonStuart Mason of Bolton UK arrived at Amanda Hodgkinson's home in Blackpool for their first date. After talking with Mason, Hodgkinson saw they did not match. She asked him to leave, but the man got angry. Mason pushed his date down, yet she grabbed a knife from the kitchen. Hodgkinson did not hurt the attacker, but police found both people were drunk.

Mason faced arrest and a fine for assault.