A man facing murder and other felony charges in Los Angeles and New York City has allegedly confessed to a total of seven slayings, and authorities believe he used popular dating apps to find his victims, PEOPLE confirms.
Danueal Drayton, 27,was arrested in North Hollywood, California, last weekin connection to the July 17 strangulation of 29-year-old N.Y.C. nurse Samantha Stewart.
Drayton was arrested at a hotel where police allege he had beaten and raped another woman whom he was holding captive in his room at the time he was taken into custody.
Since his capture Drayton has allegedly confessed to Stewart’s death as well as six other killings, including two unsolved homicides in Connecticut,where he has lived, according to N.Y.C. authorities.
The nurse was pronounced dead soon after first responders arrived to treat her.
N.Y.C. Police Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea told reporters last week, of Drayton: “I believe that there will be more victims.”
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He is also accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Brooklyn in June.
Sourcestold theNew York Daily Newsthat Drayton allegedly started talking to investigators almost immediately.
He told the arresting officers “My body did this, not my mind,” and later reiterated, “I didn’t want to do this. My body made me do this,” sources claim, according to the newspaper.
Drayton does not have an attorney and has yet to enter pleas to the charges he faces.
The investigation into his claims is ongoing, PEOPLE confirms.
source: people.com
