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A double murder at Gallaudet University, a college for the deaf, was committed by student Joseph Mesa Jr. for petty robbery, after he initially framed another student, leaving the campus terrified until FBI forensics and a small financial detail exposed him as the killer of both Eric Plunkett and Ben Varnner. In September 2000, the tranquil campus of Gallaudet University, the world's premier school for the deaf, was shattered by the brutal murder of freshman Eric Plunkett in his dorm room. The initial investigation stalled, caught between theories of a hate crime, a crime of passion, and a wrongful arrest. Just three months later, the fear gripping the community became a devastating reality when a second student, Ben Varnner, was found stabbed to death in the exact same building. With students and staff terrified that a serial killer was loose inside the campus walls, the case was handed to the FBI. Investigators were relentless, using forensic evidence like bloody footprints, a recovered jacket, and a discarded knife to narrow down their suspect pool. Make sure you subscribe to get your regular crime fix: youtube.com/c/RealCrime Real Crime On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0JLjqhHBRN8qMTGKikm97B?si=Fnshg5sfSxmljxiW7wJrZg Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com #truecrime #realcrime #crime
