Aurora Phelps, 43, has been arrested in Mexico and faces serious charges including wire fraud and one count of kidnapping leading to death. Her alleged crimes involved using online dating apps to find and lure at least four older, lonely men between 2021 and 2022. After gaining their trust, she incapacitated them with sedatives, robbed them of money and valuables, and in three cases, resulted in their deaths. The FBI described Phelps's scheme as a 'romance scam on steroids', with authorities detailing one incident where she allegedly transported a victim across the border after sedating him.
Phelps is accused of using popular dating apps to lure lonely older men, incapacitating them with drugs, then stealing significant amounts of money, resulting in three deaths.
The woman allegedly kidnapped one victim by heavily sedating him and then taking him across the US-Mexico border, where he was later found dead in a hotel room.
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