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This is Chelsea Perkins, a US Coast
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Guard veteran better known as Selena
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Savage. On the surface, Chelsea seemed
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like a woman with an unusual path. A
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former service member turned mother and
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then eventually only fans model. And
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whether you agree with her lifestyle or
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not, she knew exactly how to captivate
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an audience and how to hide her darkest
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secrets hidden in plain sight. However,
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behind that carefully crafted image
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lurked something that was far more
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sinister, including a festering
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obsession, a plan for revenge and blood
0:32
spilled on federal grounds.
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Unfortunately, that is where Matthew
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Dunmier enters the story. A man who was
0:39
not only a beloved friend and father,
0:41
but also someone who had his own shadowy
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past. Whatever lay between these two,
0:46
and whatever messy history they shared,
0:48
it would ultimately create a monster in
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Chelsea. And not only would her actions
0:53
result in multiple deaths, but it would
0:55
also force long-forgotten secrets right
0:58
back into the spotlight. Hi there folks,
1:01
my name is Adrien and welcome or welcome
1:03
back to Coffee House Crime. And today,
1:05
do I have a story for you. This one has
1:07
got everything your mother warns you
1:09
about. A military veteran turned Only
1:11
Fans model, a secret revenge plot that
1:13
had been brewing for years, and a murder
1:16
in a national park. Oh, and also a
1:18
Facebook post that basically gave the
1:20
entire story away before it even
1:22
happened. So, top up your coffee,
1:24
silence that phone, and maybe lock your
1:26
front doors for good measure. On that
1:28
note, please grab yourself a coffee and
1:30
let's caffeinate while we investigate.
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This is the case of Selena Savage.
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Welcome to Ohio, folks. Today we begin
1:47
near the city of Hudson and with a man
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named Matthew. Matthew Dunmier was in
1:52
many ways your typical Ohio guy. At the
1:54
age of 31, he was a free spirit, someone
1:57
who loved music, played guitar, and
2:00
cherished time with his friends.
2:01
Originally from Virginia, those who knew
2:04
Matthew described him as selfless, loyal
2:06
to a fault, and always the first to lend
2:08
a hand when someone needed help. Born on
2:11
November the 26th, 1989 to his mother,
2:14
Tommy Lynn, Matthew was just a happy and
2:16
cheerful boy. He was goofy, loved
2:18
listening to Frank Zapper with his
2:20
father, and found his guitar at a very
2:22
young age. He also shared a deep bond
2:24
with his circle of friends, most of whom
2:27
were just as passionate about music as
2:29
he was. and moving into his adulthood
2:31
with a long-term partner, two kids, and
2:34
a solid crew he saw almost every day.
2:36
Well, Matthew seemed happily grounded in
2:38
his small town just outside of Hudson,
2:40
Ohio. Which is why when he suddenly
2:42
stopped responding to all text messages
2:45
and didn't show up like he usually
2:46
would, people knew that something was
2:48
wrong.
2:52
On the morning of March the 6th, 2021,
2:55
Matthew disappeared under abnormal
2:57
conditions. However, the real story
2:59
began the evening before on March the
3:01
5th. It was over drinks at the Tiki
3:04
Underground, a local bar that he would
3:06
often go to with his friends and
3:07
co-workers that Matthew said that he had
3:09
plans for the weekend. He explained that
3:12
a friend from Virginia was passing
3:14
through Ohio. And so, the two had
3:16
decided to catch up. But rather than
3:18
meet for dinner or coffee, they instead
3:20
booked an Airbnb 40 mi north of Hudson,
3:23
where they planned to spend the night
3:24
together and then take a walk the
3:26
following day. At around 6:00 p.m. that
3:28
evening and while still sharing a drink
3:31
with friends, Matthew's phone lit up
3:33
with a text message. He glanced down and
3:35
then looked up and said to his friends
3:37
that a so-called girl he knew online was
3:40
here. That is when he stood up, grabbed
3:42
his coat, and made his way outside.
3:45
Wanting to be polite, his supervisor
3:47
followed him, stepping outside to say
3:49
goodbye for the weekend. The two
3:51
exchanged a few words outside before
3:53
then shaking hands. Meanwhile, his
3:55
supervisor noticed a white smart car
3:57
idling in the parking lot, its rear
3:59
lights glowing in the dusky darkness.
4:01
The car was for Matthew, and behind the
4:04
wheel was a woman with brown hair. His
4:06
supervisor couldn't make out much else,
4:08
but Matthew did appear to be happy when
4:11
he saw her. He then waved goodbye to a
4:13
supervisor, got into the passenger seat,
4:15
and then just like that, the car pulled
4:18
away, heading north along Acron
4:20
Cleveland Road and towards the big city.
4:22
Now, at the time, it did seem like this
4:25
was just another farewell. However,
4:27
little did his supervisor know that he
4:29
would be the last of Matthew's loved
4:31
ones to ever see him alive.
4:35
Although Matthew remained reachable that
4:36
evening and even into the next morning,
4:39
his messages would eventually stop. In
4:41
fact, his final message was sent at
4:43
10:29 to his girlfriend simply saying,
4:46
"Okay, I'll see you in a little while."
4:48
Wherever Matthew was at that moment in
4:50
time, it is clear that he intended to
4:52
return home later that day. But the
4:54
thing is, he never did. He didn't reply,
4:56
didn't call, and never came back. As the
4:59
day wore on, his girlfriend, who by the
5:01
way was already upset with him, grew
5:03
concerned. I mean, Matt wasn't
5:04
responding to any of her messages. But
5:06
now, his friends were also saying that
5:08
they couldn't get a hold of him either.
5:10
And by the next day, well, that concern
5:12
grew into fear. This was not like Matt
5:14
at all. I mean, he had two kids at home
5:17
after all. and all of those who knew him
5:19
knew that he would not leave them
5:20
hanging. Now, obviously, it is quite
5:22
safe to say that his colleagues were
5:24
already quite curious about this
5:25
mysterious woman. I mean, it's not
5:27
normal to go out of town with an old
5:29
friend and then never return. And there
5:31
were many questions on to why he was
5:33
doing this in the first place. And now,
5:35
his friends, they were openly alarmed.
5:37
Who was she? And more urgently, what
5:41
happened after she picked Matthew up?
5:43
This mysterious woman's name was Chelsea
5:46
Perkins. And it turns out that she was a
5:48
high school friend of Matthews back when
5:50
he lived in Virginia. It's unclear how
5:52
close the two of them were back then,
5:54
but what we do know is that the two did
5:56
in fact know each other, and their
5:58
connection would prove to be pivotal
6:00
only several years later. After
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graduating in the year 2009, Chelsea
6:05
made a decisive move to enlist into the
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US Coast Guard. By the age of 19, she
6:09
was stationed at Coast Guard Station
6:11
Houston in Texas, where she worked as a
6:14
small boat crew member and held the rank
6:16
of seaman. Her military service was
6:18
rather short-lived, however, lasting
6:20
only 3 years until her departure in
6:22
March of 2012. But it turns out that her
6:25
time there would not be entirely
6:27
fruitless because while in the US Coast
6:29
Guard, she met and then eventually fell
6:31
in love with a fellow service member.
6:33
The couple married a couple of years
6:35
later before then having two children
6:37
and settling down in Northern Virginia.
6:39
So, so far so good. And to the outside
6:42
world, it seemed like a stable and
6:44
respectable life. But behind closed
6:46
doors and soon to be very public,
6:48
Chelsea's lifestyle was transforming
6:49
into something that no uniform could
6:51
contain. And by no uniform, I mean quite
6:54
literally no uniform. Because Chelsea
6:56
had made the decision to become an Only
6:58
Fans model. Now look, can I be really
7:00
honest with you here for a minute? But
7:02
do you know how hard it is to try and
7:03
research an Only Fans model without it
7:05
getting a little bit risky? All I wanted
7:07
was a bit of historical background and
7:09
maybe a few pictures of her face. But
7:11
Chelsea, she definitely had other ideas.
7:14
So, let's just say that now my eyeballs
7:15
are in therapy and my search history
7:18
needs a priest. To put this another way,
7:20
after leaving the military, Chelsea did
7:22
a full career pivot into the adult
7:23
entertainment industry, rebranding
7:25
herself as a porn model under the name
7:27
Selena Savage. Now, listen guys, I know
7:30
you're curious, but don't go typing that
7:31
name into Google. I'm serious and I'm
7:33
watching you. Focusing on the more PG
7:36
friendly version of Chelsea, she still
7:38
has an active Instagram account under
7:40
the name of Selena Savage Official,
7:42
where she would previously promote her
7:44
uh content and other various life
7:47
updates. From there, you can see that
7:49
she likes motorbikes, hairless cats, and
7:51
tattoos. And despite now operating in a
7:54
very different world from the military,
7:56
it does look like that she managed to
7:58
leverage her online persona into a new
8:00
source of income and attention. By early
8:03
2021, and at the same time that Matthew
8:05
disappeared, she was a wife and a mother
8:07
of two children. While online, she went
8:10
by the name of Selena Savage. Friends
8:13
and those who knew Chelsea described her
8:15
as a very expressive person who at times
8:18
had somewhat of a bad behavioral
8:20
reputation. A former classmate of hers
8:22
from the Coast Guard described her as
8:24
insane, while another former shipmate of
8:26
hers described her as bizarre. However,
8:29
it is important to note here that at the
8:31
time she had no recorded criminal
8:33
incidents and no violent behavior on
8:36
record before the year 2021. There is no
8:39
known prior criminal history here. No
8:41
arrests, no charges, and no civil
8:44
lawsuits. It appears that after Matthew
8:46
moved away from Virginia and to Ohio, he
8:49
and Chelsea slowly drifted apart. Their
8:52
connection, for whatever it once was,
8:54
faded. That would be until a brief
8:56
encounter in the year 2017. Now, we will
8:59
get to the significance of that
9:01
encounter soon. But for now, it's worth
9:03
realizing that from that point onwards,
9:05
they stopped speaking altogether. 4
9:08
years passed and then in February of
9:10
2021, that changed yet again. During the
9:14
icy stretch of that winter, Chelsea
9:16
decided to add Matthew back on Facebook.
9:18
It was a move that seemed casual and
9:20
maybe even a little nostalgic. The two
9:23
began to talk and Chelsea mentioned to
9:25
Matthew that she had plans to travel
9:27
through Cleveland in only a few days
9:29
time. She told him that she was heading
9:31
northwest of Detroit for a tattoo
9:33
appointment and since she would be in
9:35
the area, well, they should catch up.
9:37
Matthew agreed. I mean, sure, why not?
9:39
It sounded simple enough. just two old
9:42
acquaintances reconnecting for the
9:44
weekend. But of course, that weekend
9:46
would be the last time that anyone ever
9:48
saw him alive. While both friends and
9:51
co-workers knew that he was meeting
9:53
someone, either an old friend or a woman
9:55
that he'd met online, nobody actually
9:57
knew her name, there were no contact
9:59
details to remember and no ways to trace
10:02
him or his friend. And so when Matthew
10:05
stopped responding, well, panic began to
10:08
set in. And then he was officially
10:10
reported as missing. But of course, with
10:12
no leads and no trail to follow, nobody
10:15
had any idea where he had gone. That
10:17
would be until only 3 days later.
10:21
At 11:00 a.m. on March the 9th, 2021,
10:24
officers from the Valley View Police
10:26
Department were dispatched to the Terra
10:28
Vista Natural Study Area inside Kaoga
10:31
Valley National Park. Hikers had
10:33
stumbled upon a very gruesome discovery.
10:36
Just off the trail and near an old
10:38
cemetery, they found the body of a young
10:40
adult male. The victim appeared to be
10:43
dressed in all black, wearing fingerless
10:45
gloves, a leather jacket, a hoodie,
10:47
jeans, and boots. Lying beside him was a
10:50
half empty bottle of Aquafina. And
10:53
inside his pocket, officers found his
10:55
ID, which sadly would confirm that it
10:58
was Matthew Dunmier. Although his body
11:00
was then prepared for autopsy, it was
11:02
already obvious what had killed him.
11:05
Officers observed a single gunshot wound
11:07
to the back of his head, therefore
11:09
ruling that this was a homicide and
11:11
likely not in self-defense.
11:14
When his family and friends learned of
11:16
the news, that grief was sure to hit
11:18
hard and the sadness rippled through his
11:20
community. But no one took it harder
11:22
than his mother, Tommy Lynn, who quite
11:24
clearly was shattered more than anyone
11:26
realized. And trust me, there is more to
11:28
this story coming up. As the reality of
11:31
his death started to sink in, attention
11:33
quickly turned to that mysterious woman,
11:35
the one that he'd told everybody that he
11:37
was with that weekend. Everyone who
11:39
heard about her had the same burning
11:41
questions. Who was she? Why was Matthew
11:43
at the cemetery with her? And what
11:45
happened between them? Now, at that
11:47
point in time, nobody had the answers.
11:49
But thankfully, the FBI were just about
11:51
to get involved. And when they did and
11:54
eventually solved the case, let me tell
11:56
you, they were surprised. But before we
11:58
get there, let's first talk a little bit
12:00
more about Chelsea because it's not like
12:02
an old friend would have a motive for
12:04
murder, right? Well, sadly wrong. In
12:07
2017, Chelsea went to the police with a
12:10
very disturbing claim. She reported that
12:12
Matthew had sexually assaulted her and
12:14
that she wanted to press charges. Now,
12:17
the details surrounding this allegation
12:19
are still unclear to this day, but it
12:21
does seem that the authorities
12:22
investigated her claim and ultimately
12:24
determined that there was not enough
12:26
evidence to pursue charges, not even
12:29
circumstantially. Not to say that it
12:31
didn't happen, of course, but officers
12:33
found nothing. Needless to say, Matthew
12:35
denied the allegation, and not just in
12:38
passing either, because those close to
12:40
him say that he was utterly stunned,
12:42
shaken, and horrified by the accusation.
12:45
He claimed that it was entirely
12:46
consensual and that she must be lying
12:48
for her own benefit. His friends were
12:51
also shocked by the news. They described
12:53
him as a gentle and laid-back man, the
12:56
kind of guy who wouldn't hurt a fly. So,
12:59
what really happened? The truth is that
13:02
we don't know and we never will. But
13:04
what we can say is that moment clearly
13:07
stuck with Chelsea. It lingered and
13:09
festered, and those close to her would
13:12
later say that she could never move past
13:14
this incident. They say that she was
13:16
haunted by the belief that Matthew had
13:18
gotten away with something terrible.
13:23
So, despite it initially sounding like
13:25
an outrageous leap, it turns out that
13:27
Chelsea did actually have a motive after
13:29
all. Beneath the surface of their messy
13:31
encounter lay a resentment that never
13:33
really died. But here is the $1 million
13:36
question. Could the FBI prove it? Well,
13:39
as it turns out, yes. And the evidence
13:42
amounts to laughable levels. On the
13:44
evening of March the 5th, and at 5:46
13:47
p.m., security cameras at an Ohio
13:49
Turnpike toll plaza caught a glimpse of
13:51
something interesting. That being a
13:53
white smart car slipping through the
13:55
Acron exit. Now, if you're from the
13:57
area, you will know that this leads
13:59
towards the Tiki underground bar, which
14:01
is precisely where Matthew just happened
14:03
to be that night. Only a few minutes
14:05
later, at 6:00 p.m., Matthew got that
14:08
text message. He then turned to his
14:10
co-workers, said goodbye, and stepped
14:12
outside with his supervisor. The
14:14
supervisor would later tell the
14:15
investigators that he watched Matthew
14:17
climb into a small white or silver car,
14:20
which seemed to be driven by a woman
14:21
with brown hair. The bar surveillance
14:23
cameras would later confirm this. And
14:25
for those still wondering if this really
14:27
was Chelsea, well, license plate
14:30
trackers would later match the car to
14:32
her husband, who out of respect will
14:34
have his identity kept private. About 15
14:37
minutes later, and just down the road at
14:39
a BP gas station, that same small white
14:42
car would show up on another
14:43
surveillance camera. Only a few seconds
14:46
later, Matthew was seen stepping inside
14:48
to buy cigarettes, a red canned drink,
14:50
and a bottle of Aquafina, which, as we
14:53
know, would later become crucial
14:55
evidence to this case. Multiple
14:57
surveillance cameras, license plate
14:59
readers, and GPS data would all confirm
15:01
that the two then headed north together,
15:03
eventually arriving at an Airbnb located
15:06
on Ashbury Avenue on the eastern side of
15:08
Cleveland, Ohio. The Airbnb in question
15:11
was reserved under the name of Chelsea
15:13
Perkins with a credit card under her
15:16
name also being used. Not subtle at all,
15:19
hey? Later that evening, a surveillance
15:21
camera from a Verizon store showed the
15:23
two entering a Potbelly sandwich shop
15:25
together. After that, the two then
15:27
headed back to their Airbnb with nearby
15:30
cell towers holding a consistent record
15:32
of the two of them. The following
15:34
morning at 9:03 a.m., Matthew texted his
15:37
girlfriend to say, "I'm guessing you
15:38
don't miss me." And I bet you're mad
15:40
with me. I pissed this chick off anyway,
15:43
so I hope you're happy. At 11:9 a.m., he
15:45
then pulled up Google Maps and typed in
15:48
directions to the Terra Vista Natural
15:50
Study Area, a quiet pocket of trails
15:52
which are tucked away inside Kaoga
15:54
Valley National Park. And by 9:45 a.m.,
15:58
GPS data confirmed that he had arrived.
16:01
Cell Towers would also confirm that
16:02
Chelsea was there, too, with her device
16:04
pinging off a cell tower at 9:59 a.m.
16:07
While nobody can say for sure what
16:09
precisely happened between the two under
16:11
that canopy of trees, what we do know is
16:14
that at 10:29 a.m., Matthew sent a final
16:17
text message to his girlfriend simply
16:19
reading, "Okay, I'll see you in a little
16:22
while." Except he wouldn't because not
16:25
long after that, Matthew vanished for
16:27
good. Chelsea and Matthew may have
16:29
remained in privacy visually, but only a
16:31
couple of minutes later, a couple heard
16:33
a gunshot echoing through the trees.
16:36
Fearing for their safety, they turned
16:37
around and darted towards the car park.
16:39
And when they eventually got there, what
16:41
do you think they saw? It was Chelsea's
16:44
white smart car. Only a few minutes
16:45
later, another couple who were
16:47
completely unaware of the commotion
16:48
arrived at the car park. And once they
16:50
got out of the car and walked up the
16:52
trail, they saw Chelsea near the
16:54
cemetery, which by the way was pretty
16:56
much exactly where Matthew's body was
16:58
found. So now there wasn't just two, but
17:00
four people that could now pin Chelsea
17:02
at the exact time and place that Matthew
17:04
was murdered. However, this is where it
17:06
gets really interesting. Do you remember
17:08
that bottle of water that Matthew bought
17:10
at the gas station? Well, it turns out
17:12
that he'd actually brought that with him
17:13
to the cemetery with investigators later
17:15
finding it next to his body. And when
17:17
they tested it, they found that it
17:19
contained both Matthews and Chelsea's
17:21
DNA. And if you think that's bad enough,
17:23
well, it only gets worse because her DNA
17:25
wasn't only found on that bottle, but
17:27
also under his fingernails and all over
17:30
his pubic hair. So, I guess you could
17:32
say it's the physical evidence that
17:33
really turned heads. It is also worth
17:35
highlighting here that the bullet found
17:37
in the back of Matthew's skull was a 9
17:39
mm round, and the gun that was licensed
17:41
underneath Chelsea's name was a 9mm
17:44
Springfield Armory.
17:47
So, what did Chelsea do after Matthew
17:49
was gone? Well, the road keeps talking,
17:52
and it turns out that she really did go
17:54
to that tattoo parlor. Turnpike Easy
17:56
Pass records show that she was traveling
17:58
northbound by 1:00 p.m. She then slipped
18:00
onto the Ohio Turnpike at North
18:02
Ridgeville and then headed west straight
18:04
towards Toledo. From Toledo, she then
18:07
crossed state lines into Michigan before
18:09
then eventually arriving at Family Inc.
18:11
And while Matthew's body lay lifeless in
18:14
the park, Chelsea celebrated by getting
18:16
herself a brand new tattoo, kind of like
18:18
a trophy after her horrific actions. She
18:22
would even talk about it on Instagram,
18:24
posting a photo with the caption, "What
18:26
a great weekend." I got a little blast
18:28
from the babe in her sick ass new shop.
18:31
So proud. And yes, by the way, it does
18:34
mean that this picture of Chelsea was
18:36
taken only hours after she murdered
18:38
another human. The following day, more
18:40
surveillance cameras and plate checkers
18:42
would track her driving all the way back
18:44
home before then carrying on with her
18:46
life as if nothing had happened. But
18:49
fast forward to the end of the month on
18:50
March the 30th, investigators were done
18:53
playing nice. And that is when they
18:55
showed up at Chelsea's home in Arlington
18:56
with a search warrant in hand.
18:58
Thankfully, what they found inside was
19:00
all they had hoped for because hidden
19:03
away in a backpack was a Springfield
19:05
Armory 9mm pistol with her ID card right
19:08
beside it. Forensic experts then
19:10
compared the bullet pulled from
19:12
Matthew's skull to rounds fired from
19:14
Chelsea's handgun. And the markings left
19:16
behind were so eerily similar to the
19:18
fatal bullet that it was impossible to
19:21
ignore. Oh, and by the way, here is
19:23
something that I almost forgot to point
19:25
out. But only 3 days before the murder,
19:28
Chelsea jumped on Facebook and posted,
19:30
"Dead men tell no tale." I mean, that is
19:33
a little too on the nose if you ask me.
19:35
And guess what? But that was actually
19:37
posted on the same day that she
19:39
reconnected with Matthew. So now the
19:42
police had well, pretty much everything
19:43
you'd expect in a rockolid case. Of
19:46
course, that being multiple witnesses,
19:48
DNA, a murder weapon, and a motive far
19:50
darker than most people could stomach.
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However, despite having all of that
19:54
stacked against her, the detectives
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hesitated to arrest her. Maybe they were
19:58
just being cautious. Or maybe they
20:00
wanted more time. The bottom line is
20:03
though that for now, Chelsea walked
20:05
free. And this is where our story twists
20:07
and turns into a very bizarre nightmare.
20:09
Matthew's mother, Tommy Lynn, was
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consumed by grief because, well, her son
20:13
was dead. Yet, with every day that
20:16
passed, she knew that his killer was out
20:18
there somewhere living their best life.
20:20
And so when the police hesitated to
20:22
arrest the person they believed murdered
20:24
her son, Tommy Lynn flipped out and
20:26
instead she decided that she would take
20:28
justice into her own hands.
20:32
So this is when Tommy decided to launch
20:35
her own investigation instead. However,
20:37
as Tommy dug deeper into her son's case,
20:40
her mental health slowly began to
20:42
unravel. She eventually convinced
20:44
herself that it must be one of Matt's
20:46
ex-girlfriends that was behind his
20:48
murder. And to be fair, she was half
20:50
right. But this burden of trying to
20:52
uncover the truth would slowly begin to
20:55
consume her. Sleepless nights turned
20:57
into her new normal, and she spent
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countless hours pouring over every scrap
21:02
of evidence, chasing leads, and
21:04
replaying what-ifs in her mind. The
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deeper she went, the more isolated she
21:08
became. Friends started to drift away,
21:11
and the family worried that they
21:12
couldn't reach her. Her obsession with
21:14
solving her son's case slowly eclipsed
21:16
everything until one day that obsession
21:19
turned into a plan far more dangerous
21:21
than she could have ever imagined.
21:23
Together and with her husband, she
21:25
planned an act of revenge so desperate
21:28
that it barely felt real. She purchased
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a fake UPS uniform, loaded up the family
21:33
car, and then drove all the way to
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Washington DC to what they believed was
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Matthew's killer's doorstep. When Tommy
21:39
knocked on that front door, her hands
21:41
were trembling so violently that she
21:44
could barely keep her grip on the gun,
21:46
which was hidden underneath her delivery
21:48
jacket. She had now made up her mind.
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The woman who killed her son would now
21:52
have to pay in blood. And that came at
21:54
the cost of two bullets to the stomach.
21:57
But fate, or maybe just a cruel twist of
21:59
tragedy, seemed to have other plans
22:01
instead. Because that woman who opened
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the front door, that was not Chelsea
22:05
Perkins. Not even close. And although
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she may have had some faint resemblance
22:10
towards Chelsea, she was a completely
22:12
innocent stranger and someone who had no
22:14
connection in Matthew's death, Tommy
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Lynn had made a terrible mistake and had
22:18
shot the wrong person. And now with a
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gun in her hand and in a stranger's
22:22
hallway, her revenge came crashing down
22:25
around her. Matthew's mother then fled
22:27
the scene and of course the police were
22:28
right behind her. But unfortunately, it
22:31
was already too late. Tommy Lynn was
22:33
convinced that there was no way out of
22:35
this. And so she did the unthinkable.
22:38
She grabbed her gun, raised it to her
22:40
head, and then pulled the trigger.
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In an instant, the Dunmier family lost
22:47
not just a son, but a mother, too. A
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second life that was swallowed by the
22:51
same darkness that started it all. And
22:54
as for Chelsea, well, her story wasn't
22:57
finished yet. Although she carried on as
22:59
if nothing had happened, posting on
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Instagram in her skimpy outfits and in
23:03
other outfits like this, she was now on
23:06
borrowed time. On December the 9th of
23:08
2021, Chelsea was finally arrested on
23:11
suspicion of murder. Neighbors watched
23:13
from behind curtains as she was led away
23:16
in handcuffs, apparently looking just as
23:18
stonefaced and silent as she did at the
23:20
cemetery. Down at the station,
23:22
detectives finally interviewed her. They
23:24
laid out the facts, including the smart
23:26
car, the gas station water bottle, the
23:28
DNA found on Matthew, and the bullet
23:30
that matched so perfectly. However,
23:33
Chelsea decided to stick to her story
23:35
and denied any involvement whatsoever.
23:37
She swore that she did not kill Matthew
23:40
and that she couldn't explain her DNA,
23:42
which was found on his body. Many of her
23:44
friends were shocked by the news. I
23:46
mean, Chelsea openly hated Matthew,
23:48
sure, but murder, that was a surprise.
23:52
There were no major red flags. She had
23:54
no criminal record and no history of
23:56
violence and hadn't been diagnosed with
23:58
anything either. On paper, she did
24:00
appear to be a stable person, even if
24:02
that did include her double life as
24:04
Selena Savage. And now that I think
24:07
about it, the surname really did not
24:09
work in her favor. Detectives were
24:11
convinced this would be an easy
24:13
openand-shut case. After all, Chelsea
24:15
didn't just snap in an undocumented
24:18
fashion. She planned every step. She
24:20
booked an Airbnb, drove more than 300 m
24:23
to meet him, and then even scheduled a
24:25
tattoo appointment for after the murder.
24:28
To investigators, it all pointed towards
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one thing, cold-blooded premeditated
24:33
murder. After being arrested, Chelsea
24:35
was ultimately denied bail, meaning she
24:38
had no choice but to sit in a jail cell
24:40
until her trial. But before that would
24:42
begin, the prosecution offered her a
24:44
deal, a sentence of 27 to 31 years
24:47
behind bars if she were to admit to
24:49
murdering Matthew. If Chelsea had taken
24:52
this offer, then she would be free again
24:54
by the time she turned 65. However, she
24:57
would ultimately refuse this plea deal
24:59
and then stand by her own story, but
25:01
only for a short while
25:05
because eventually she had a change of
25:07
heart. And on May the 27th, 2025,
25:10
Chelsea Perkins pleaded guilty to
25:12
secondderee murder, unfortunately
25:15
excluding firstdegree. It's interesting,
25:17
but if the court accepts this plea
25:18
agreement, then she will spend 20 to 25
25:21
years behind bars, which actually is a
25:23
25% cut to the first plea deal that she
25:26
rejected. Now, if I had to hazard a
25:28
guess, I would probably say that Chelsea
25:30
realized that the evidence was simply so
25:32
strong that there was no way she would
25:34
win this. So, I've known about this
25:36
story for probably 3 weeks now, and if
25:38
I'm honest with you, every time I think
25:40
about it, it just stops me dead in my
25:41
tracks. From Coast Guard to Only Fan's
25:44
murder, then to convicted killer. What a
25:46
slide. It's just absolutely crazy. And
25:49
if that wasn't enough already, throwing
25:50
Tommy Lynn's revenge and then death into
25:52
the mix. Well, now you've got a script
25:54
that even Hollywood would call a bit
25:56
much. Chelsea has always maintained that
25:58
the main motive was revenge, which,
26:00
okay, fair enough. Maybe not that
26:02
degree, but still fair enough. But I
26:05
can't be the only one thinking this. Why
26:07
did she sleep with him that night? With
26:09
her DNA being found on Matthew's private
26:11
region, there is no room for doubt here.
26:14
The two were intimate shortly before she
26:16
pulled the trigger, which boggles my
26:17
mind a little bit because, well,
26:19
parenthood aside, Chelsea claimed that
26:21
he'd assaulted her only a few years
26:23
prior. And look, I'm not here to
26:25
question whether it happened or not
26:26
because quite frankly, I have no
26:28
authority to do so. I do have one
26:30
question for you. If that were to happen
26:33
to you, would you ever in a million
26:35
years sleep with that person again? It's
26:37
just another twist in this story that
26:38
makes it so messy and unpredictable.
26:43
Regardless of what you believe, one
26:45
thing is clear that Chelsea had two
26:47
lives. There was the life that she
26:49
showed the world. That being a smiling
26:52
face, a new tattoo, snapshots of
26:54
ordinary moments and not so
26:56
familyfriendly moments. And then there
26:58
was the darker side of her too. The side
27:01
where she determined that justice would
27:03
not be handed down by a judge, but taken
27:05
by force on her own terms instead. To be
27:08
blunt, it is quite hard to believe that
27:10
she actually believed that she would get
27:12
away with his death, too. I mean, her
27:14
plot contained not one but several
27:16
glaring holes. And I still can't wrap my
27:19
head around this photo, which was taken
27:21
the very day she murdered Matthew. In
27:23
fact, there are dozens more photos after
27:26
it. And it's kind of unsettling to
27:28
realize that even after pulling that
27:30
trigger, she just seemed to carry on,
27:32
smiling for selfies, posing for the
27:35
camera, and living like nothing ever
27:37
happened. It's moments like this that
27:39
remind me that sometimes the scariest of
27:41
monsters don't actually look like
27:43
monsters at all. Well, maybe just a
27:46
little bit.
27:50
And on that note, folks, I'm going to
27:51
wrap up this video here, but I genuinely
27:53
want to know what you think about this
27:55
one. Do you think it was revenge or just
27:57
coldblooded murder? Or do you think it
27:59
was something even more complicated?
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Please share your thoughts down below.
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Thank you so much for making it this far
28:05
today, folks. I really do appreciate you
28:07
being here. And if you haven't yet,
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really does help me out. As always, I'll
28:12
see you in the next video, which will be
28:14
next week now. But until that moment
28:15
arrives, remember to look after
28:17
yourselves, look after each other, and
28:19
of course, stay curious. Thank you and
28:21
goodbye.