Murder of Matthew Pyke

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Matthew Pyke, of Stowmarket, Suffolk, was a British student who had lived in Nottingham since 2006 with his girlfriend, Joanna Witton. He was murdered by 21-year-old David Heiss from Limburg, Germany, on 19 September 2008. Pyke's murder was motivated by Heiss's obsession with Witton. Pyke, known online as Shade, was an administrator on the Advance Wars fansite Wars Central, as was Witton, while Heiss was a registered user under the screen name Eagle_the_Lightning.

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