Private Investigator Claims Very Dangerous Side to Online Dating on Grindr, Bumble, Hinge, Tinder, OKCupid That Includes Rape and Murder

Be forewarned most dating apps do not do background checks on clients. Steven Gress has been charged with first-degree murder for the killing of Miranda Corsette who he met on the dating app Grindr. On Thursday, March 6th, a witness contacted police and said they had information about a possible kidnapping and homicide involving a missing teen. Through their investigation, detectives learned that 16-year-old Miranda Corsette was lured through social media app Grindr to meet 35-year-old Steven Gress on February 14th. After meeting him the first time, she went home and then the next day she returned to his home, a duplex at 2708 27th Ave. N. She was reported missing to Gulfport Police on February 24th. Miranda remained with Gress and his domestic partner, Michelle Brandes at the home. On February 20th, a dispute occurred and she was beaten. Sometime between February 20th and February 24th, she was killed. Gress then put her body in a car and drove to a house at 12243 Mallory Drive in Largo. Evidence at the Largo home indicates the body was dismembered, driven to Hillsborough County and placed in a dumpster at 2893 14th Avenue S.E., Ruskin. Detectives located the dumpster and are working to find the body. Gress is in custody. He was already in jail on unrelated charges. Police arrested him on March 5th for pointing a harpoon at his domestic partner, and for possessing drugs. 

The vast majority of dating apps do not conduct criminal background checks on their users. Most platforms explicitly state in their terms of service that they do not perform these screenings, as they are costly ($30–$100 per check), logistically difficult to standardize across jurisdictions, and can provide a false sense of security. Instead, most apps rely on basic photo or identity verification to confirm that users match their profile pictures. Online Dating Sites Have Included Serial Killers, Art Imitates Life; When a software developer creates a dating app that a serial killer uses to find his next targets, a woman is drawn into a dark world of romance and murder. Woman of the Hour, directed by Anna Kendrick, depicts the crimes of Rodney Alcala, who became known as the "Dating Game Killer". Alcala appeared as a bachelor on the Blind Date-style show in 1978, two years before he was convicted of the murder of a 12-year-old girl. He was eventually found guilty of eight murders in total, however it's thought he killed many more women and girls. Alcala died in prison in 2021. Rodney Alcala was a serial killer and sex offender who was found guilty of eight murders across New York, California, and Wyoming between 1971 and 1979. However, he is suspected of killing more than 100 women and girls.

Feb 23, 2023; Benjamin Foster accused of kidnapping and assaulting a woman in Oregon years after being charged with holding another woman captive in Nevada had been on the run and active on dating apps, authorities say. A spokesperson from Match Group, which owns Tinder, Hinge, OKCupid, Match and Plenty of Fish, said in a Monday afternoon email that it did not have any information to confirm Foster is on its platforms, but was continuing to look into it. Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, was considered "an extremely dangerous suspect" and was wanted for attempted murder, kidnapping, rape and assault, according to the police department in Grants Pass in southwestern Oregon. Police have been pursuing Foster since Jan. 24 2023, when they responded to a call about an assault at a residence and found a woman who had been "bound and severely beaten into unconsciousness." She was hospitalized in critical condition. Foster died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after being taken into custody during a standoff with law enforcement. Most dating apps do not run criminal background checks. As of late last year, four Match Group sites — Tinder, Match, Plenty of Fish and the single parent dating app Stir — allow users to run background checks using the platform Garbo, provided they have at least their match's first name and phone number. Or, You Better Call Bill 941-926-1926!

FAKE PROFILES at OurTime, eHarmony, Siver singles, Bumble, Hinge, Tinder, OKCupid, Plenty of Fish, the video chat app Azar, the League, Match, and others. DON'T BE FOOLED FIND OUT WHO THEY REALLY ARE. With as many as 40 million single Americans using online dating services or web-networking sites to look for love, it would seem that there has never been an easier time to find a soulmate online. Private investigator Bill Warner warns that the world of internet romance is fraught with peril with scammers who hide their motives behind seemingly innocuous virtual identities. Scammers use fake profiles to get with lonely people online and eventually start the money train to them. The apps don’t create fake profiles, people do. DON'T SEND CASH! See private investigator Bill Warner's "Romance Scammers" interview for International News article concerning “The dangerous side of online dating” by Gretchen Peters Foreign Correspondent, see https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/the-americas/the-dangerous-side-of-online-dating-1.594340

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Toronto ISIS Jihadist Muhammad Khan Planned Terror Attack Brooklyn Heights Jewish Ctr Terrorists fire shots at US Consulate in Toronto

UPDATE; March 10, 2026, Terrorists fire shots at US Consulate in Toronto in ‘absolutely unacceptable’ attack. Nothing good comes out of Toronto Canada. Shots were fired at the US Consulate in Toronto early Tuesday in the latest attack on an American diplomatic outpost amid the ongoing war with Iran. At a late morning news conference, Toronto police said they were looking for two men in a white Honda CR-V. Investigators believe the men stopped in front of the consulate around 4:30 a.m. and fired shots from a handgun at the building.

UPDATE Nov 30, 2024, CANADA TERROR CENTRAL, The National Post of Canada, citing statistics from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), noted Friday that 87 percent of individuals identified as “terror suspects” trying to enter America through a land border came from Canada. “Terror suspect” refers to individuals identified in the American “Terrorist Screening Dataset (TSDS),” an expansive list that includes individuals facing legal action for terrorism, confirmed to be members of terrorist organizations, or others with family ties to individuals identified as terrorists or others affiliated with people suspected of having ties to foreign or domestic terrorist organizations. Their appearance in the TSDS does not guarantee that they are terrorists, and the individuals identified in the National Post report are those who attempted to enter America legally, not the unknowns crossing the border while evading law enforcement. The consistent high percentage of TSDS-listed individuals stopped at the Canadian border nonetheless brings attention to national security concerns in the north that are often eclipsed by calls to secure the more crowded and chaotic southern border with Mexico. The Canadian newspaper highlighted the data in the context of President-elect Donald Trump announcing on Monday that he is considering imposing a 25-percent tariff on Canadian goods, and Mexican goods, until both countries help contain what he described as out-of-control mass migration, human trafficking, drug trafficking, and other transnational crime. “In the last fiscal year, 358 individuals on the terror watchlist were stopped at a Canadian border crossing, as compared to 52 stopped at a Mexican border crossing,” the National Post reported. “And this has been the ratio for the entire post-COVID era.” “In 2022, Canada yielded 82 percent of the 380 terror suspects stopped at a U.S. land border crossing. In 2023, Canada yielded 86 percent of the 564 total suspects stopped at a land border crossing,” it observed. Only thing Toronto Canada is good for is terrorists and the mob!

Toronto ISIS Jihadist Muhammad Shahzeb Khan Planned Terror Attack at Brooklyn Heights Chabad Jewish Center in New York City. ISIS terrorist Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, a/k/a “Shahzeb Jadoon.  Islam is the second-largest religion in Canada. Toronto, the heart of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), boasts a significant Muslim population of 626,015 including nearby  Mississauga which has been a hotbed of Muslim extremists and terrorists for decades. When a father and son were arrested this summer 2024 in Toronto, Ontario over an alleged terrorist plot, U.S. authorities say the news spooked a 20-year-old Pakistani national and Canadian resident named Muhammad Shahzeb Khan. They say Muhammad Khan used encrypted messaging to warn that because of the arrests “here in Toronto,” there was a need to “lay low” on his own alleged plans: killing as many Jewish people as possible at Chabad Lubavitch Center Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn New York around the Oct. 7 anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel. 

In a complaint filed in New York’s southern district the day of Khan’s arrest, FBI special agent Khajae Hester said Khan used encrypted messaging apps to communicate with undercover agents posing as willing participants in the plot, asking them to buy “automatic and semi-automatic weapons.” The complaint says that since last November, Khan “repeatedly and explicitly expressed his support for ISIS and his desire to carry out terrorist attacks in support of ISIS.” The complaint says Khan boasted the mass shooting would be “the largest attack on US soil since 9/11.” It said he would face one count of attempting to provide material support and resources to a terrorist organization. The U.S. complaint against Khan alleges he told the officers of his desire to create “a real off-line cell” of the Islamic State, directing them to obtain assault rifles and ammunition and “some good hunting (knives) so we can slit the throats of Jews.”

Starting Dec 26, 2025 Trump administration requiring non-citizens including Canadians staying over 30 days to register with U.S. Immigration. Trump administration's renewed enforcement of the Alien Registration Act (INA), most non-citizens (including Canadians) staying over 30 days must register with U.S. Immigration (DHS) by April 11, 2025, with a separate rule requiring Canadian border crossings starting December 26, 2025, to use facial biometrics, turning these into serious compliance requirements with potential fines and jail time for non-compliance, as detailed in advisories from late 2024/early 2025. There's a major U.S. immigration policy shift under the Trump administration requiring most non-citizens, including Canadians staying over 30 days, to register with U.S. authorities, a rule effective April 11, 2025, with penalties for non-compliance, though many already documented individuals (like Green Card holders, those with I-94s) are considered registered, but still must carry proof. 

This "Alien Registration Requirement" (ARR) mandates carrying proof of status and reporting address changes, with registration done via USCIS, creating new burdens for some Canadians. Beginning Dec. 26, 2025, all non-Americans—including Canadians—who stay in the U.S. longer than 30 days must register with US Govt! Mandatory registration for non-Americans, including Canadians, staying over 30 days starts Dec. 26, 2025, reflects a significant, existing U.S. immigration law (Alien Registration Act of 1940, part of the INA) that was newly enforced and broadened in 2025 by the Trump administration, requiring registration for many, particularly those entering by land without an I-94, but generally not impacting short-term visitors with standard visas or I-94s. Key aspects include creating a USCIS account, potentially submitting Form G-325R, getting biometrics, and carrying proof, with failure to comply carrying criminal penalties. The E-2 Treaty Investor Visa: For Canadians who make a substantial investment (e.g., buying or starting a restaurant, auto repair shop, clinic) and own at least 50% of the U.S. business, allowing them to live and work in the U.S.. In my interaction with men from Toronto Canada and Alberta Canada, who own a business and who live part time in Sarasota Fl, I find them to be thugs and grafters. 

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