John Charlton is a 37-year-old man from Seattle, Washington. Charlton is a native of Seattle and a graduate of West Auburn High School. He is self-employed. ^[undefined]

Charlton has had many brushes with the law.

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1997, Charlton was booked for assault in King County.

1997, Possession of Marijuana

2003, Robbery/Strongarm and 3 counts of battery - Miami/Dade County, Florida -Court Case No.: F-03-032873

2006, second-degree felony for aggravated robbery, Utah.

2006, restraining order with his parents (later dismissed).

It was prompted in part because he mentioned the movie Hannibal — about a serial killer — to his mother and told her she should watch it and "beware." ^[undefined]

2009, he was convicted for misdemeanor battery in Idaho.

2009, Felony theft, Montana

On April 8th, 2016, Ingrid Lyne- a mother of 3- went on a date to a Seattle Mariners game with Charlton, whom she met on the dating app Mingle. Following the date, Lyne was reported missing on April 9th when her ex-husband was unable to contact her, Soon thereafter, Lyne's remains were found in a recycling bin- her identity was confirmed when authorities found her decapitated head in the bin. Her body parts were found in large plastic bags. On April 11th, 2016, Seattle Police announced that they had taken Charlton into custody in connection with the death of Lyne. ^[undefined] He is being held on $2 million bail. ^[undefined]