Steve Stephens, the man who murdered an elderly man on Facebook Live, is being sought across multiple states around the east coast and mid-west after his cell phone was pinged heading east.
Steve Stephen’s cell phone last connected to cell phone towers Sunday in Erie, Pennsylvania, 100 miles east of Cleveland where the murder took place, according to CNN. At this point in time, Stephens could be almost anywhere on the east coast.
At a press conference Monday morning, Chief Calvin Williams stressed that despite the cell phone ping, his last confirmed sighting was at the scene of the murder. Chief Williams also said that the search for Stephens was spanning the mid-west and the east coast.
The victim of the murder that was live-streamed on Facebook Live has been identified as Robert Goodwin Sr., 74. Robert Goodwin’s family is asking the public not to contribute to any GoFundMe account set up in his name because they are believed to be fraudulent. There is no official way to donate at this time.
Steve Stephens was on Facebook live Sunday at around 3 PM as he pulled beside Robert Goodwin Sr., who was walking down the street on East 93rd Street just south of the Interstate 90 according to Cleveland.com.
Stephens said, “Found me somebody I’m going to kill, this guy right here, this old dude,” before stepping out of his car. He approached Goodwin and told him to say a woman’s name. Goodwin tried telling Stephens that he didn’t want any trouble before Stephens shot one round into his head. Stephens then spoke to the woman through the camera saying that it was all because of her.
In a Facebook post, Stephens said, “I lost everything I ever had due to gambling. I do not go into details but I’m a (sic) my breaking point I’m really on some murder shit. … FB you have 4 minutes to tell me why I shouldn’t be on death row!!! I’m dead serious. #teamdeathrow.”
Stephens has claimed that he has murdered 15 people so far, although police have only located the body of the elderly man from the live-stream.
His Facebook account has now been deactivated. We have a copy of the video but won’t be hosting an unedited version out of respect for the victim.
Shanice Dunning spoke with the family of Robert Goodwin Sr., who said that he was a good man who would give you the shirt off of his back.
“He was a good guy. He would give you the shirt off his back,” he said. “I’m not just saying that for these cameras … This man, right here, was a good man and I hate that he’s gone.”
You can see video of the family here:
Steve Stephens appears to be going around and picking random targets to murder. Anybody who sees him should avoid him at all costs and call 911.
Steve Stephens is wanted after live-streaming a murder on Easter Sunday.
Stephens is 6’1″, 240 pounds, and has a full beard. He was seen wearing a dark striped polo shirt in the Facebook live-stream. He is believed to be driving a white Ford Fusion.
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