A Missouri man facing trial on kidnapping and sexual assault charges after a woman said she escaped weeks in his captivity was arraigned Friday on a new charge of murder.
Authorities say they linked him to the remains of a woman found in a barrel by the Missouri River.
The case against Timothy M. Haslett gained renewed attention this week when the murder charge was filed. Prosecutors say Haslett killed 36-year-old Jaynie Crosdale.
At the same time, police accounts have laid out the extent of the brutality the surviving woman described.
Haslett, 41, appeared in court Friday and entered a plea of not guilty.
The case against Haslett emerged in October 2022 after a woman told law enforcement she escaped from weeks of torture in his locked basement, according to a probable cause statement. Police said she bore marks on her back from whippings.
The survivor said she met Haslett while walking in a Kansas City area known for prostitution. She said Haslett offered her money, and she agreed to go with him to his home. Once she was in his pickup truck, the woman told law enforcement that he held a gun to her, raped her and forced her to take narcotics.
He then took her to his basement, which police described as a “dungeon” filled with torture devices, cameras and restraints.
She said he raped and tortured her every day, and would cut off her breathing.
She escaped while she believed he was taking his child to school.
