After being convicted in May, a Pennsylvania man, John Matthew Chapman, has been sentenced to life in prison for the kidnapping and subsequent murder of 33-year-old Jaime Rae Feden, whom he drove to Nevada and killed in the desert of Lincoln County.
The case began on November 14, 2019, when the Bethel Park Police Department in Pennsylvania conducted a welfare check on Feden at the request of a concerned friend. Neighbors reported not having seen the victim for approximately two months, although they had observed Chapman entering and exiting her residence.
During the search of Feden’s residence, police discovered an ID card with Chapman’s name and photo, the victim’s cell phone, multiple zip ties, and a roll of duct tape. The following day, police arrested Chapman.
During his interview with the police, Chapman revealed that in September 2019, he had driven Feden from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, to Las Vegas under the pretense of going on vacation before purchasing a residence there. However, Chapman had premeditated the murder, confessing to driving the victim out to the desert.
Once there, he deceived her by suggesting a bondage photo shoot. He then bound Feden’s hands and feet with plastic zip ties and secured her to a signpost.
Chapman applied duct tape to her mouth and nose, causing her to die from asphyxiation. After committing the murder, Chapman returned to Pennsylvania and continued to impersonate Feden by using her Facebook Messenger account, residence, and money.
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