A 30-year-old man who wore a Scream Movie costume resembling the villain in the horror movie Scream was arrested for allegedly stabbing and killing his neighbor.
Man-Wearing Chainsaw-Wielding Man In Scream Movie Costume Accused Of Stabbing His Next-Door Neighbor To Death (Photo: Yahoo)
A man who killed his neighbor by attacking him with a chainsaw wore a Scream Movie costume
On Monday, March 25, 2024, at 3:30 of the afternoon, Lehighton Borough Police were called to a home on Carbon Street regarding a stabbing incident and found a 59-year-old victim with life-threatening injuries. The victim was transported to the nearest hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Officers found out that the suspect left the area on foot, so they took precautions to make community residents and school children who were actively being released from school, safe. They later identified a suspect and traced him to a home, also on Carbon Street, where he was barricaded inside.
The suspect identified as Zak Moyer, allegedly went to Edward Whitehead Jr.’s home wearing a “Scream Movie” slasher with a knife and chainsaw to scare him. The suspect hit the victim in the head with the chainsaw and knife, then left the home through the back.
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The victim sustained wounds to his head, arms, and hands
State police arrested the suspect wearing the Scream Movie Costume into custody on a charge of criminal homicide.
Days before the attack, the suspect allegedly told his sister he wanted to kill Ed the neighbor. After the stabbing, he allegedly went home and watched the Scream Movie. Police searched his house and found the chainsaw, knife, and “Scream Movie” costume.
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