Roughly three weeks before the alleged attack, the affidavit reveals, McGee ordered, from Amazon, a wig he allegedly wore as a disguise and the tire thumper that he allegedly used in his attack. In the month before his alleged attack, McGee allegedly began searching for news articles using the term “grindr murders.” The FBI agent writes that McGee accessed articles from media outlets including Out (“Police Say Gay Men Targeted for Robbery Using Grindr”) New York Daily News (“Bronx man hacks Grindr date to death with machete: cops”) and Rolling Stone (“Grindr Murder: Could Kevin Bacon’s Death Have Been Prevented?”) Yet the FBI special agent’s account also details search terms allegedly found in McGee’s brower history including “internalized homophobia” “fag in denial” “shock therapy homosexuality” “causes of homosexuality” “how i turned gay” “are homophobic people gay” and “how to overcome homosexuality.” The affidavit describes how McGee had “frequented a website… known for its ‘graphic videos’ and ‘extreme content,’ where he watched and downloaded videos of people, including specifically gay people, being harmed, beaten, or otherwise assaulted.” Titles he watched, per the affidavit, included: “Rednecks Assault Gay Couple” “Gay dies after brutal punch” and “Hanging of gays in Iran.” The FBI searched McGee’s digital devices. She also recalled that Daniel had told her “he wanted to move to Russia because they do not allow gay people there.” His mother described to detectives her son’s aversion homosexuality, which he’d long deemed “gross,” according to the affidavit. McGee has lived at home with his parents in neighboring Springfield, Oregon. It adds: “When asked whether McGee targeted Victim 1 because Victim 1 was gay, McGee replied, ‘No, he’s a demon!’” district court by an FBI special agent, McGee told police that he’d had “nightmares telling him that there were demons” and that he intended to “slay” his victim and “get rid of him.” The affidavit says that McGee told police he’d struck the victim with the tire thumper and his fists. The man survived - but suffered “life threatening” injuries, according to court documents, including head trauma that included the removal of part of the scalp “covering an area of roughly four inches by five inches on the back of his head.”Īccording to an affidavit submitted to U.S. The alleged attack was interrupted by local police who were summoned by neighbors that heard the man’s cries of pain.