In a heart-wrenching story that has shocked the Detroit community, 25-year-old Kellie Harris’s search for financial security through the dating app Tinder ended in a horrific tragedy.
Detroit man kills wife with a hammer and feed her to the community to hide his act
Harris, who had hoped to find an older man to help pay her bills, matched with 45-year-old Ronald Gordon.
Gordon, a former military man, owned Ronny’s Meats, a well-known butcher shop in Detroit.
With his VA benefits, he enjoyed a comfortable lifestyle, including a nice home on the east side of Detroit and two new vehicles.
The pair’s first date was at Baker’s Jazz Lounge, which seemed to go well, leaving Harris hopeful.
However, the situation took a dark turn after Harris went out with friends the following night.
Dressed in a short leather skirt and leather top, she posted pictures of herself on social media, receiving over 100 likes and comments from men and women.
The next day, Gordon called her, furious about the provocative photos and the attention she received. “I thought we had something real! Why are you out here posting pics like that?” he demanded.
Harris tried to explain that the people commenting were just friends and that he needed to calm down, but Gordon abruptly hung up on her.
Realizing he was too controlling, Harris decided she no longer wanted to be involved with him.
A day later, Gordon called again, but Harris sent him to voicemail. She went out with friends once more and posted additional pictures of their fun night.
When she returned home, she discovered she had 8,000 missed calls from Gordon and a single ominous text message that read, “Alright then, bet ;-)”.
Over the next few days, she heard nothing from him, although she shared the disturbing number of missed calls with her friends.
Unbeknownst to her, Gordon had applied to move into her apartment building and managed to secure a one-bedroom apartment directly across from hers.
On a fateful night, as Harris came home, Gordon seized the opportunity to ambush her. He swung his door open, pulled her into his apartment, and covered her mouth.
Wrestling her to the floor, he beat her to death with a hammer and then dismembered her body.
The following morning, Gordon arrived early at his butcher shop and gruesomely ground her body parts in the meat grinder.
The horror came to light when a customer found a human tooth in their hamburger patty, prompting them to call the police.
The investigation led authorities back to Ronny’s Meats, where Gordon confessed to the gruesome crime.
When confronted about the tooth, Gordon put his head down and said, “Damn, I thought I knocked all that bitch’s teeth out.” Dental records confirmed the remains belonged to Kellie Harris.
Latasha Moore, a close friend of Harris who had been informed about the missed calls, was devastated. “Kellie told me about all the missed calls from Ronny.
We thought it was just over-the-top jealousy. I never imagined it would end like this. She didn’t deserve this,” Moore recounted.
The community is left reeling from the senseless loss of a young woman whose only mistake was seeking companionship and security.
Gordon’s shocking confession has left a permanent scar on the city, as friends and family mourn the tragic end of Kellie Harris’s
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