The Australia Tinder Murder Just Topped Your Worst Dating Horror Story

The Australia Tinder murder began with a swipe, as do most dating nightmares these days. Warriena Wright was visiting Australia from New Zealand when she met Gable Tostee in a bar, seven days after they first matched on the app. That night, she messaged her sister that he was the Australian answer to Supernatural actor Sam Winchester, and the two decided to head back to his apartment together. Their first date would end with Warriena falling 14 stories to her death.

According to The Guardian, the whole case revolves around a 199-minute recording made on Gable's phone, which begins shortly after the two began to argue. As their altercation escalated to the physical, Gable alleges that he locked Warriena on the balcony for their protection.

"I want to go home. Just let me go home," Warriena is heard saying on the tape. "I would, but you’ve been a bad girl," Tostee responds.

Later, Gable's reportedly says, "You’re lucky I haven’t chucked you off my balcony."

Apparently, this chilling tape is being used by both the prosecution and the defense, with the former alleging Gable forced Warriena to her death, and the later arguing he was attempting to keep them both safe.

From The Guardian:

The crown case is that Tostee, who had locked Wright out on the balcony after their night had deteriorated into verbal and physical altercations, had left Wright in such a state of fear and intimidation that she felt compelled to flee.

When Wright’s attempt to climb down from the balcony went horribly awry, Tostee was thus responsible for her death, the prosecution contends.

The prosecutor, Glen Cash, told the court in his opening address that at the very least Tostee meant to cause Wright grievous bodily harm, causing her to flee, resulting in her death.

Whatever happened that night, this makes for a somber reminder to stay safe when online dating. Tinder has become a fact of life in recent years, but whether you meet virtually or IRL, it's crucial you take steps to make sure you're safe when hanging out one-on-one with a stranger for the first time.

Head over to The Guardian for the full story, and then check out our piece on Tinder nightmares worth reading before the next time you swipe right.

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