Tinder Murders: 18 True Stories of Dates, Obsession, and Death

One swipe can open the door to romance. It can also open the door to someone who has carefully chosen what to hide.

Tinder Murders: 18 True Stories of Dates, Obsession, and Death takes readers inside eighteen real cases in which an online match became the beginning of a deadly chain of events. Some victims had known their match for only a few hours. Others found themselves trapped in relationships marked by jealousy, control, stalking, and an escalating refusal to accept rejection. In several cases, Tinder was not the scene of the crime but the first link in a chain involving robbery, revenge, deception, obsession, or murder.

From New Zealand to the United States, from India and Colombia to Europe and Australia, John De Santi reconstructs each case through court records, forensic evidence, witness testimony, digital communications, surveillance footage, and judicial decisions. Messages, deleted chats, cell phone locations, online searches, and security cameras reveal how investigators followed the victims' final movements, exposed false alibis, and uncovered plans that began long before the crime itself.

Inside this book, you will discover:

- first dates that turned deadly before the night was over;

- relationships in which affection gradually became possession and control;

- fake identities, carefully constructed traps, and revenge plots born years after a match;

- digital evidence that dismantled lies and connected crimes across different jurisdictions;

- investigations shaped by missed warnings, previous reports, and information that was never shared in time;

- trials in which murder convictions brought justice-and others in which acquittals left painful questions unanswered.

These are not sensationalized stories designed to demonize online dating. Millions of people use dating apps without ever encountering violence. The danger lies not in the swipe itself, but in the person who decides to exploit trust, conceal an identity, punish rejection, or turn private information into a weapon.

What makes Tinder Murders different is its commitment to both suspense and accuracy. The book clearly distinguishes proven facts from allegations, testimony, investigative theories, and unresolved questions. It examines the strategies of prosecutors and defense attorneys without losing sight of the people at the center of every case. The victims are not reduced to crime scenes, private messages, or the final moments of their lives. Their ambitions, relationships, personalities, and the families left behind remain an essential part of every story.

Gripping, carefully documented, and deeply human, Tinder Murders explores the fragile distance between a profile and the real person behind it-and shows how trust, desire, jealousy, and deception can converge with devastating consequences.

If you are drawn to true crime that combines compelling storytelling, digital investigation, courtroom drama, and respect for the victims, this is a book you will not want to put down.

Buy Tinder Murders now and discover the eighteen true stories hidden behind the match.