Matthew Pyke

Matthew Pyke, of Stowmarket, Suffolk, was a British student who had lived in Nottingham since 2006 with his girlfriend, Joanna Witton. He was murdered by 21-year-old David Heiss from Limburg, Germany, on 19 September 2008.[1][2] Pyke's murder was motivated by Heiss's obsession with Witton.[3]

Pyke, known online as Shade, was an administrator on the Advance Wars fansite Wars Central, as was Witton,[4] while Heiss was a registered user under the screen name Eagle_the_Lightning.[5]

Murder

Heiss developed an obsessive infatuation with Witton and travelled to Nottingham in both June and August 2008 to meet Witton and Pyke in person. As Heiss didn't have a hotel reservation he stayed one night at the flat of Pyke and Witton.[6] After being admonished and rebuffed by Witton, Heiss travelled to Britain twice more and met Pyke and Witton. During his last visit to the UK, on the morning of 19 September 2008 Heiss forced his way in to Pyke's flat and killed him by stabbing him 86 times. His body was found by Witton later that day.

Killer's arrest

Heiss was arrested at his home in Limburg and in May 2009 he was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in prison.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Hannah Fletcher (29 April 2009). "Cyber gamer David Heiss 'fell for girl on website, then killed her boyfriend'". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 7 May 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  2. ^ "German officer worker David Heiss guilty of murdering student Matthew Pyke". The Telegraph. London. 11 May 2009.
  3. ^ Pallister, David (11 May 2009). "Student's obsessive killer jailed for life". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ Judd, Terri (23 October 2011). "Man arrested in Germany over killing of British wargame fanatic". Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ Matyszczyk, Chris (11 May 2010). "Man found guilty of stabbing fellow gamer 86 times". CNET. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  6. ^ Documentary on CI channel, broadcast 7 June 2013
  7. ^ "German's Web obsession led to savage British murder". Reuters. London. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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