SPOKANE, Wash. —
A Washington man is accused of killing his daughter's boyfriend because he reportedly believed he sold her into sex trafficking.
The City of Spokane Police Department called the case "complex," and said officers have been working diligently to solve the case.
Officers were first called on Oct. 22 when people began reporting an abandoned vehicle giving off a foul odor. Inside, officers found a deceased 19-year-old man. KXLY identified the victim as Andrew Sorenson.
A week later, 60-year-old John Eisenman was arrested for first-degree murder.
According to police, in Oct. 2020, Eisenman received information that his daughter's boyfriend had sold her into sex trafficking in Seattle. KIRO reports the girl was sold for $1,000.
Police say Eisenman was able to rescue his daughter and bring her back to Spokane.
"In November 2020, Eisenman learned his daughter’s boyfriend was going to be at a location in Airway Heights, Washington. Eisenman waited for the victim and confronted the 19-year-old as he arrived. During that encounter, Eisenman abducted the victim, tying him up and placing him in the trunk of a vehicle. Eisenman subsequently assaulted the victim by hitting him in the head with a cinder block and then stabbed him repeatedly, causing his death," police wrote in a report.
Police say Eisenman then drove the vehicle to a remote area and abandoned it with the body still inside. Eventually, people rummaging through the vehicle alerted police to the smell.
Police say Eisenman has no other recent criminal history, nor any violent criminal history.
He has been booked into Spokane County Jail. His bond was set at $1 million.
SPOKANE, Wash. — A Washington man is accused of killing his daughter's boyfriend because he reportedly believed he sold her into sex trafficking.
The City of Spokane Police Department called the case "complex," and said officers have been working diligently to solve the case.
Officers were first called on Oct. 22 when people began reporting an abandoned vehicle giving off a foul odor. Inside, officers found a deceased 19-year-old man. KXLY identified the victim as Andrew Sorenson.
A week later, 60-year-old John Eisenman was arrested for first-degree murder.
According to police, in Oct. 2020, Eisenman received information that his daughter's boyfriend had sold her into sex trafficking in Seattle. KIRO reports the girl was sold for $1,000.
Police say Eisenman was able to rescue his daughter and bring her back to Spokane.
"In November 2020, Eisenman learned his daughter’s boyfriend was going to be at a location in Airway Heights, Washington. Eisenman waited for the victim and confronted the 19-year-old as he arrived. During that encounter, Eisenman abducted the victim, tying him up and placing him in the trunk of a vehicle. Eisenman subsequently assaulted the victim by hitting him in the head with a cinder block and then stabbed him repeatedly, causing his death," police wrote in a report.
Police say Eisenman then drove the vehicle to a remote area and abandoned it with the body still inside. Eventually, people rummaging through the vehicle alerted police to the smell.
Police say Eisenman has no other recent criminal history, nor any violent criminal history.
He has been booked into Spokane County Jail. His bond was set at $1 million.
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