In court Friday, Hoffman’s father propped up a large, framed version of her senior photo in the gallery, telling reporters, “I wanted him to see the face of the girl that he got killed."
Darin Schilmiller, 21, is facing multiple state and federal charges over his alleged online involvement with the Anchorage teens accused of killing 19-year-old Cynthia Hoffman.
Denali Brehmer, 18, and Darin Schilmiller, 21, face federal child pornography charges.
Two women who attended high school with Darin Schilmiller, the Indiana man charged with a group of Alaska teens in the killing of Cynthia Hoffman, said he used a phony name and asked for troubling videos of their young children.
Investigators believe Darin Schilmiller posed as a millionaire and offered Denali Brehmer $9 million or more to “rape and murder someone in Alaska” and send him photos and videos of the killing, according to an indictment.
The father of Cynthia Hoffman, who police say was killed near the Thunderbird Falls trailhead, asked for a joyful ceremony in her honor.
Denali Brehmer, who’s been charged with murder in the death of Cynthia Hoffman, sent videos of sexual abuse to a man who referenced the killing in text messages, according to new federal charges.
Anchorage police say they now believe five teenagers were involved in a planned, coordinated attack on Cynthia Hoffman.
Anchorage police said they have now arrested 18-year-old Denali Brehmer on suspicion of murder in the killing of Cynthia Hoffman.
Kayden McIntosh has been charged with first-degree murder and evidence tampering. The father of Cynthia Hoffman, 19, described her as an innocent and sweet person who was always trying to make him proud.
