{"id":95739,"date":"2024-05-02T16:14:12","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T20:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/man-convicted-of-kidnapping-girlfriend-suffocating-her-in-nevada-desert-95739"},"modified":"2024-05-02T16:14:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T20:14:12","slug":"man-convicted-of-kidnapping-girlfriend-suffocating-her-in-nevada-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/man-convicted-of-kidnapping-girlfriend-suffocating-her-in-nevada-desert-95739","title":{"rendered":"Man convicted of kidnapping girlfriend, suffocating her in Nevada desert"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A Pennsylvania man who authorities say killed his girlfriend in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/west\/nevada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nevada desert<\/a> has been convicted.<\/p>\n<p>A jury in U.S. District Court in Nevada on Wednesday found John Matthew Chapman, 44, guilty of one count of kidnapping resulting in death, court records show. He faces life in prison at a sentencing hearing scheduled for Aug. 2.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/nevada-couple-accused-locking-autistic-son-makeshift-jail-cell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NEVADA COUPLE ACCUSED OF LOCKING AUTISTIC SON, 11, IN &#8216;MAKESHIFT JAIL CELL&#8217;: REPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Authorities did not release the woman\u2019s name. They say that after killing her in September 2019, Chapman pretended to be her on her Facebook messenger account and lived at her residence.<\/p>\n<p>The woman&#8217;s neighbors in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/northeast\/pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bethel Park, Pennsylvania<\/a>, became suspicious when they hadn\u2019t seen her or her vehicle for months but saw Chapman around the house, prosecutors said. Police conducted a welfare check and found identification cards with Chapman\u2019s name and photo, the victim\u2019s cellphone, zip ties and a roll of duct tape, they said.<\/p>\n<p>Chapman admitted leading the woman to believe the two were taking a road trip to Las Vegas for a photo shoot, prosecutors said. Instead, they said, he brought her to a Nevada desert, tied her up and suffocated her. They added that he admitted killing her for her money.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/topic\/associated-press\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a> left an email message with Chapman\u2019s attorneys Thursday seeking comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/man-convicted-kidnapping-girlfriend-suffocating-nevada-desert\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/man-convicted-kidnapping-girlfriend-suffocating-nevada-desert <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Pennsylvania man who authorities say killed his girlfriend in a Nevada desert has been convicted. 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