In the long … and I mean a long list of reasons not to use Grindr at this point… things are getting pretty grim for the app. According to reports in Michigan, a young man is dead this week after being slaughtered to death; dismembered, and then castrated by a man he met up with off of the app.
The man has been identified as 25-year-old Kevin Bacon (and I’m quoting this exactly from a police report because you cannot absolutely cannot make this up.)
“Bacon was stabbed in the back; hung upside down, and then had his testicles cut off and cooked by a 50-year-old suspect.” If that sounds like something straight out of a Freddie v Jason movie — that’s because of it fucking does.
Police information confirmed the identity of Bacon ‘s killer to be that of Mark Letunski, 50, whom is now believed to have severe mental illnesses and should have never been on Grindr to begin with.
“Mr. Latunski stated he used a knife, stabbed him in the back one time, then slit his throat,” Det. Sgt. James Moore testified, according to court documents. “Afterwards, Mr. Latunski stated he wrapped rope around the ankles of Mr. Bacon, and hung him from the rafters on the ceiling.”
We’ll be following this case as it continues to unravel. Documents show that this case occurred on Christmas Eve when Bacon first disappeared.