Police: Jealousy prompted slaying of 25-year-old Des Moines woman / Two charged with first-degree murder in August slaying
By LEVI PULKKINEN, SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF
Friday, June 24, 2011
Nearly a year after Jennifer Walstrand was found stabbed 63 times, two people have been charged in the 25-year-old Des Moines woman’s slaying.
Filing charges Friday, King County prosecutors claim a Daniel Alexander Threadgill, 23, stabbed and kicked Walstrand to death at the request of Synae Araya McMillon-Cooper, a 21-year-old Seattle woman who had worked as a prostitute with Walstrand.
Both were arrested Tuesday and have now been charged with first-degree murder in the Aug. 31 slaying.
According to charging documents, McMillon-Cooper – also known as Araya McMillon – and Walstrand were both “high-end” call girls working for the same pimp. Investigators claim the McMillon-Cooper was jealous and angry with Walstrand, and conspired with the Threadgill, a club promoter and Bellevue resident, to kill her.
Prosecutors contend McMillon-Cooper tackled Walstrand and looked on while Threadgill stabbed her repeatedly. Witnesses – who came forward months after the killing – told investigators McMillon-Cooper urged Threadgill on as a gravely injured Walstrand begged for her life.
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