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Ladybbird · 22-03-24, 08:24

Fentanyl Poisoning: The Nerdy Weird Killer Who Murdered an Essex Couple

Luke D'Wit volunteered at a soup kitchen, helped with a town carnival and appeared willing and ready to assist anyone who needed it.

In reality, the computer science graduate was a cold, calculating murderer described by a senior police officer as "one of the most dangerous men" he had ever dealt with. How was he caught?

BBC 22 MAR 2024

Stephen Baxter and Carol Baxter
Ellie Baxter said her parents were looking forward to enjoying life post-retirement

Stephen and Carol Baxter were discovered unresponsive at their seaside home in April

Luke D'Wit went to elaborate lengths to win the trust of Stephen and Carol Baxter.

He used fake personalities to trick them into taking medication and visited their home so frequently that it came across as "nerdy weird", their daughter said.

It was all part of his ruse that would ultimately see him poison the couple with fentanyl, before rewriting their wills to make himself a major beneficiary.

It was just before 20:00 BST on 7 April 2023 when D'Wit double-locked the front door of Mr and Mrs Baxter's house on West Mersea, Essex, and began the short walk home.

D'Wit planned to settle in for the night and watch crime drama Beyond Paradise at the home he shared with his mum.

A CCTV camera on the Baxters' house showed him leaving the property after administering lethal doses of fentanyl

What his mum did not know was that the previous night, her son had poisoned the Baxters by administering lethal doses of the opioid painkiller fentanyl into their medication.

Mr Baxter, 61, and Mrs Baxter, 64, were slowly dying in their armchairs. The next day, they would be found dead by their daughter, Ellie.

The day after administering the fatal doses, D'Wit calmly took his mother out for breakfast and an ice cream.

The 34-year-old was on Wednesday found guilty of murdering the couple and is awaiting sentence.
'He was always there'

D'Wit appeared to be a friendly member of the close-knit island community who gave his time to helping others.

A freelance website designer, he had grown close to the Baxters after building a site for their shower mat business, Cazsplash.

Heidi Cornish, who met D'Wit at a meeting of the Mersea carnival association, told the murder trial he "loves to be involved where people need help".

"He has a good sense of what's right and wrong," she added.

Footage showed D'Wit calling at the home of the Baxters

And so it made sense that D'Wit, who kept Mrs Baxter company on walks and helped her take her medication, would run to the family house in Victory Road after they were found dead.

"I need to check on them," he told a police officer at the scene. "I always pop in."

Kate Dawson, a good friend of the Baxters, says his presence in and around the house - even after their deaths - was not unusual.

"He was never rude but just very odd, an odd character. He wouldn't say a lot but was always there, always," she explains.

"He'd just be sitting around having a cup of tea with them but he was always there."

The moment a suspected double murderer is arrested

The trial at Chelmsford Crown Court was told D'Wit's frequent visits over the years were far from friendly. He had sinister intentions and a plot of calculated manipulation was unfolding.

After the bodies were discovered, it was the catalyst for the next stage - to plant a fake will he had created in the house, giving him control of the Baxters' business.

"In hindsight, there's a lot of things that add up," Ms Dawson says. "But at the time I wouldn't have even thought about it."

Drugs and Poison

During the trial, the court heard D'Wit first met the Baxters sometime around 2012 or 2013 and became more involved in their lives over the years.

Mrs Baxter was suffering with the thyroid condition Hashimoto's and her mental state was deteriorating.

According to daughter Ellie, the autoimmune disorder was making her mum "do silly things".

So when a doctor from the United States offered her services and access to a wide network of fellow sufferers, it seemed to be the reassurance Mrs Baxter needed.

The only problem was that neither Dr Andrea Bowden nor the other sufferers were real. They were created by D'Wit to manipulate Mrs Baxter and to trick her into distancing herself from her family.

Police and paramedics were called to the Baxters' home on Victory Road on Easter Sunday 2023

An aerial shot of the home showing the conservatory in which they were found dead

The couple were found dead in the conservatory by their daughter

D'Wit, the trial heard, would help Mrs Baxter by making her smoothies that he claimed were rich in health benefits.

But those smoothies were, in fact, ****tails of drugs and potions that were making her far more unwell than she already was.

And during a hospital scan Mrs Baxter had for a stomach pain, a metal tack inside a medicine capsule was found in her system. Those same tacks would later be found at D'Wit's house.

On the night of 7 April, D'Wit administered fatal doses of fentanyl to the Baxters in what they thought was their medication.

'Our Dear Friend Luke'

The day after the Baxters were found dead, a new will was drawn up in their name. It detailed how their "dear friend Luke D'Wit" would be made the director and person with significant control of Cazsplash should they die.

It would be a key piece of evidence in bringing him down.

The Will

When police visited D'Wit's home in July 2023, they found 80 electronic devices. Many had been used to communicate with the Baxters while posing as the fake personalities.

One even had images of the couple dead in their armchairs, taken by a hidden camera he had watched them die on.

And a bag found in his bedroom contained fentanyl patches, medication capsules and metal tacks.

But why would a murderer keep his weapons out in the open? Det Supt Rob Kirby, head of major crime at Essex Police, believes he was planning to strike again.

Det Supt Rob Kirby led tributes to Mr and Mrs Baxter alongside their children, Ellie and Harry

"He is, without doubt, one of the most dangerous men I have ever experienced in my policing career," the officer says.

"He fooled everyone. He befriended people, came across as a very amenable, helpful person.

"But in the background he was a cool, calculated killer who spent years planning the demise of Carol and Stephen Baxter.

"I have absolutely no doubt that had he not been caught, he would have gone on to commit further murders."

D'Wit was arrested at an office he was renting on the University of Essex's campus in Colchester and taken into custody in Chelmsford.

During his trial he gave evidence from a wheelchair, which prosecutor Tracy Ayling KC said was unnecessary and simply an attempt to attract sympathy from the jury.
Media caption,

D'Wit was arrested at his office in Colchester

"D'Wit's downfall was the arrogance that existed within him," Mr Kirby adds.

"He didn't cover his tracks properly and he was deluded in thinking he could use fentanyl to kill two people, and that wouldn't be found to be suspicious.

"Unfortunately for D'Wit, the trail of fentanyl led straight back to him."

Ladybbird · 22-03-24, 17:22

Fentanyl Killer Who Completely Brainwashed and Killed Family Jailed For Life

An IT worker who befriended a married couple before giving them a fatal overdose of fentanyl has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 37 years.

BBC 22 MAR 2024

A “cruel and manipulative” IT worker “hacked into the lives” of a married couple and spent 18 months poisoning the wife with drugged health drinks. Fentanyl killer who ‘hacked into the lives’ of married couple poisoned victim for 18 months

Luke D’Wit was sentenced to life in prison on Friday and told he must serve a minimum of 37 years behind bars for the deaths of Carol Baxter, 64, and husband Stephen, 61.

D’Wit, described as a “nerdy and weird” loner, spent almost a decade ingratiating himself with the couple and their family before “scheming and planning their demise”.

At Chelmsford Crown Court, the Baxters’ children, Harry and Ellie, said they had been “completely brainwashed” by the 34-year-old, whom they viewed as a brother.

The couple were discovered slumped in their armchairs in the conservatory of their detached home in the seaside village of West Mersea, Essex, by their daughter on April 9 last year.

In the months before giving the couple a fatal dose of fentanyl, D’Wit had created multiple fake identities of doctors to trick Carol into taking medication that left her with dementia-like symptoms.

The court heard he would film her and giggle at the footage, after making her drink “health drinks” that would supposedly help with her thyroid condition, but were laced with drugs.

Ellie, 22, read a victim impact statement at Chelmsford Crown Court in which she laid bare the horror of finding her parents’ bodies.

Mr Justice Lavender said that while D’Wit had hoped to gain financially from the couple’s deaths, the primary motivation may have been a “desire to control others” as he had done with Mrs Baxter in the months before he murdered her.

“Deciding whether another person lives or dies is the ultimate form of control,” he added.

The judge told D’Wit, who was in a wheelchair and remained emotionless as he was sentenced, that he had been viewed as a member of the Baxter family.

He added: “You spent a great deal of your time in their home and, in particular, you accompanied Carol Baxter on walks and visits to the gym and you regularly mixed what were supposed to be health drinks for her.

“I am sure that it was by means of one such drink, which you had recommended to Carol and Stephen Baxter in the guise of… one of many false identities created by you, that you administered the drugs to Carol and Stephen Baxter without their knowledge.”

22-03-24, 08:24	#1
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,643 Thanks: 27,645 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	Dangerous Nerdy Serial Killer Sentenced to LIFE in Prison Fentanyl Poisoning: The Nerdy Weird Killer Who Murdered an Essex Couple Luke D'Wit volunteered at a soup kitchen, helped with a town carnival and appeared willing and ready to assist anyone who needed it. In reality, the computer science graduate was a cold, calculating murderer described by a senior police officer as "one of the most dangerous men" he had ever dealt with. How was he caught? BBC 22 MAR 2024 Stephen Baxter and Carol Baxter Ellie Baxter said her parents were looking forward to enjoying life post-retirement Stephen and Carol Baxter were discovered unresponsive at their seaside home in April Luke D'Wit went to elaborate lengths to win the trust of Stephen and Carol Baxter. He used fake personalities to trick them into taking medication and visited their home so frequently that it came across as "nerdy weird", their daughter said. It was all part of his ruse that would ultimately see him poison the couple with fentanyl, before rewriting their wills to make himself a major beneficiary. It was just before 20:00 BST on 7 April 2023 when D'Wit double-locked the front door of Mr and Mrs Baxter's house on West Mersea, Essex, and began the short walk home. D'Wit planned to settle in for the night and watch crime drama Beyond Paradise at the home he shared with his mum. A CCTV camera on the Baxters' house showed him leaving the property after administering lethal doses of fentanyl What his mum did not know was that the previous night, her son had poisoned the Baxters by administering lethal doses of the opioid painkiller fentanyl into their medication. Mr Baxter, 61, and Mrs Baxter, 64, were slowly dying in their armchairs. The next day, they would be found dead by their daughter, Ellie. The day after administering the fatal doses, D'Wit calmly took his mother out for breakfast and an ice cream. The 34-year-old was on Wednesday found guilty of murdering the couple and is awaiting sentence. 'He was always there' D'Wit appeared to be a friendly member of the close-knit island community who gave his time to helping others. A freelance website designer, he had grown close to the Baxters after building a site for their shower mat business, Cazsplash. Heidi Cornish, who met D'Wit at a meeting of the Mersea carnival association, told the murder trial he "loves to be involved where people need help". "He has a good sense of what's right and wrong," she added. Footage showed D'Wit calling at the home of the Baxters And so it made sense that D'Wit, who kept Mrs Baxter company on walks and helped her take her medication, would run to the family house in Victory Road after they were found dead. "I need to check on them," he told a police officer at the scene. "I always pop in." Kate Dawson, a good friend of the Baxters, says his presence in and around the house - even after their deaths - was not unusual. "He was never rude but just very odd, an odd character. He wouldn't say a lot but was always there, always," she explains. "He'd just be sitting around having a cup of tea with them but he was always there." The moment a suspected double murderer is arrested The trial at Chelmsford Crown Court was told D'Wit's frequent visits over the years were far from friendly. He had sinister intentions and a plot of calculated manipulation was unfolding. After the bodies were discovered, it was the catalyst for the next stage - to plant a fake will he had created in the house, giving him control of the Baxters' business. "In hindsight, there's a lot of things that add up," Ms Dawson says. "But at the time I wouldn't have even thought about it." Drugs and Poison During the trial, the court heard D'Wit first met the Baxters sometime around 2012 or 2013 and became more involved in their lives over the years. Mrs Baxter was suffering with the thyroid condition Hashimoto's and her mental state was deteriorating. According to daughter Ellie, the autoimmune disorder was making her mum "do silly things". So when a doctor from the United States offered her services and access to a wide network of fellow sufferers, it seemed to be the reassurance Mrs Baxter needed. The only problem was that neither Dr Andrea Bowden nor the other sufferers were real. They were created by D'Wit to manipulate Mrs Baxter and to trick her into distancing herself from her family. Police and paramedics were called to the Baxters' home on Victory Road on Easter Sunday 2023 An aerial shot of the home showing the conservatory in which they were found dead The couple were found dead in the conservatory by their daughter D'Wit, the trial heard, would help Mrs Baxter by making her smoothies that he claimed were rich in health benefits. But those smoothies were, in fact, **tails of drugs and potions that were making her far more unwell than she already was. And during a hospital scan Mrs Baxter had for a stomach pain, a metal tack inside a medicine capsule was found in her system. Those same tacks would later be found at D'Wit's house. On the night of 7 April, D'Wit administered fatal doses of fentanyl to the Baxters in what they thought was their medication. 'Our Dear Friend Luke' The day after the Baxters were found dead, a new will was drawn up in their name. It detailed how their "dear friend Luke D'Wit" would be made the director and person with significant control of Cazsplash should they die. It would be a key piece of evidence in bringing him down. The Will When police visited D'Wit's home in July 2023, they found 80 electronic devices. Many had been used to communicate with the Baxters while posing as the fake personalities. One even had images of the couple dead in their armchairs, taken by a hidden camera he had watched them die on. And a bag found in his bedroom contained fentanyl patches, medication capsules and metal tacks. But why would a murderer keep his weapons out in the open? Det Supt Rob Kirby, head of major crime at Essex Police, believes he was planning to strike again. Det Supt Rob Kirby led tributes to Mr and Mrs Baxter alongside their children, Ellie and Harry** "He is, without doubt, one of the most dangerous men I have ever experienced in my policing career," the officer says. "He fooled everyone. He befriended people, came across as a very amenable, helpful person. "But in the background he was a cool, calculated killer who spent years planning the demise of Carol and Stephen Baxter. "I have absolutely no doubt that had he not been caught, he would have gone on to commit further murders." D'Wit was arrested at an office he was renting on the University of Essex's campus in Colchester and taken into custody in Chelmsford. During his trial he gave evidence from a wheelchair, which prosecutor Tracy Ayling KC said was unnecessary and simply an attempt to attract sympathy from the jury. Media caption, D'Wit was arrested at his office in Colchester "D'Wit's downfall was the arrogance that existed within him," Mr Kirby adds. "He didn't cover his tracks properly and he was deluded in thinking he could use fentanyl to kill two people, and that wouldn't be found to be suspicious. "Unfortunately for D'Wit, the trail of fentanyl led straight back to him."

22-03-24, 17:22	#2
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,643 Thanks: 27,645 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	Re: Dangerous Nerdy Serial Killer Sentenced to LIFE in Prison Fentanyl Killer Who Completely Brainwashed and Killed Family Jailed For Life An IT worker who befriended a married couple before giving them a fatal overdose of fentanyl has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 37 years. BBC 22 MAR 2024 A “cruel and manipulative” IT worker “hacked into the lives” of a married couple and spent 18 months poisoning the wife with drugged health drinks. Fentanyl killer who ‘hacked into the lives’ of married couple poisoned victim for 18 months Luke D’Wit was sentenced to life in prison on Friday and told he must serve a minimum of 37 years behind bars for the deaths of Carol Baxter, 64, and husband Stephen, 61. D’Wit, described as a “nerdy and weird” loner, spent almost a decade ingratiating himself with the couple and their family before “scheming and planning their demise”. At Chelmsford Crown Court, the Baxters’ children, Harry and Ellie, said they had been “completely brainwashed” by the 34-year-old, whom they viewed as a brother. The couple were discovered slumped in their armchairs in the conservatory of their detached home in the seaside village of West Mersea, Essex, by their daughter on April 9 last year. In the months before giving the couple a fatal dose of fentanyl, D’Wit had created multiple fake identities of doctors to trick Carol into taking medication that left her with dementia-like symptoms. The court heard he would film her and giggle at the footage, after making her drink “health drinks” that would supposedly help with her thyroid condition, but were laced with drugs. Ellie, 22, read a victim impact statement at Chelmsford Crown Court in which she laid bare the horror of finding her parents’ bodies. Mr Justice Lavender said that while D’Wit had hoped to gain financially from the couple’s deaths, the primary motivation may have been a “desire to control others” as he had done with Mrs Baxter in the months before he murdered her. “Deciding whether another person lives or dies is the ultimate form of control,” he added. The judge told D’Wit, who was in a wheelchair and remained emotionless as he was sentenced, that he had been viewed as a member of the Baxter family. He added: “You spent a great deal of your time in their home and, in particular, you accompanied Carol Baxter on walks and visits to the gym and you regularly mixed what were supposed to be health drinks for her. “I am sure that it was by means of one such drink, which you had recommended to Carol and Stephen Baxter in the guise of… one of many false identities created by you, that you administered the drugs to Carol and Stephen Baxter without their knowledge.”

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