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Donovan Austin Nicholas is an American murderer who was convicted at the age of 14 of the murder his step mother, Heidi Fay Talyor, Nicholas claimed that he was influenced by the Creepypasta character Jeff the Killer saying "it was Jeff, he's inside me".
Donovan Austin Nicholas | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9/July/2002 (aged 22) Urbana Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Parent | Heidi Fay Taylor (step mother) Noah Shane Nicholas (father) |
| Conviction(s) | life sentence with the possibility of parole after 25 years (plus 3 years due to a firearm violation) |
| Criminal charge | aggravated murder, murder (later these two charges merged) |
| Details | |
| Victims | Heidi Fay Taylor |
| Weapons | knife and 9mm handgun |
Early life
editDonovan was born in Urbana, Ohio on July 9th, 2002 to Noah Shane Nicholas and an unknown mother.[1]
Jeff the Killer
editJeffery Woods better known as Jeff the Killer is a fictional serial killer who first appeared on the Internet in 2008 and was created by a user known only as Sesseur, Jeff was a normal teenager until he got covered in bleach and vodka and lit on fire resulting in his skin turning white and his hair charred black.[2]
Murder and arrest
editOn April 6, 2017[3] Donovan called out for his mother to draw her attention, he then hugged her and proceeded to stab her 60 times with a kitchen knife, Heidi fell to the floor and attempted to crawl away, Donovan then retrieved his father 9mm handgun and shot her once in the head. Donovan then call 911 and confessed to the murder although claimed that it was not him but Jeff reportedly saying "it wasn't me who, who, it wasn't me who killed her. It was Jeff."[4]
Conviction
editDonovan Nicholas entered a long legal battle over his age and his mental sanity, which ended in Nicholas getting a life sentence with the possibility of parole, however in 2022 a narrow 4-3 decision lead to Donovan being released on his 21st birthday, and on July 9th 2023 he was released.[5]
References
edit- ^ "State v. Nicholas, 155 N.E.3d 304 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ Cotter, Padraig (2019-06-21). "Who Is Jeff The Killer? Creepypasta's Evil Villain Explained". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Obituary information for Heidi Nicholas". www.vernonfh.com. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "8th grade murder suspect's revealing 9-1-1 call: Read full transcript". springfield-news-sun. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ News, A. B. C. "At 14 he slaughtered the woman who raised him and at 21, he walked free. What now?". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
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