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An active duty Marine, Pfc. Willie Ellington, stationed in Florida was charged with first-degree murder in connection to the death of a woman whose body was found in a pond in the neighboring state of Alabama, December 18, 2024.

Ellington was stationed at Naval Air Station Pensacola, where he met an escort by the name of Tshey Bennett. Bennett was discovered in a pond located in an abandoned neighborhood in Mobile, Alabama. Ellington was identified via security footage through a vehicle he rented.

Authorities believe that the alleged murder was premeditated. When they searched Ellington's phone, Lewis said investigators found child pornography and Google searches "pertaining to 'can someone scream when they're strangled? What is the statistic of prostitute’s homicides being solved ...' and 'How does a dead body look in two days?'"

Ellington was also charged with possession of child pornography.

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She had even made an appearance earlier this year on Season 1 of the HollyHoodTV series Skrippa Bootcamp – a reality television show that followed the lives of 12 women and their exotic dance careers.