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Elle
28-05-2025
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- Elle
Exclusive: Lindsay Lohan Fronts Her First Old Navy Campaign
Like any good millennial, Lindsay Lohan has an Old Navy commercial that's permanently wedged into her subconscious. That would be the Dating Game parody promoting the brand's low-rise jeans. (For some of us, it was Carrie Donovan in owlish glasses making us aware that 'fashion editor' could be a job.) Now, our Summer Issue cover star has her very own moment sure to implant in the memory bank of Gen Alpha: she's starring as an '80s-style aerobics queen in the 'Old Navy, New Moves' activewear campaign, shot by Ethan James Green, styled by Dara, and costarring Dylan Efron, Quen Blackwell, and Charo. Lohan, whose leg extension in the clip is nothing less than impressive, has many warm and fuzzy memories of back-to-school shopping at the retailer growing up. 'It's such a family-friendly place,' she says. 'And it made fashion accessible without compromising style and comfort.' Since Zac Posen began his creative takeover of Gap Inc., the whole portfolio of brands has gotten a fresh coat of paint. Posen and Lohan have known each other for some time, and he even dressed her for the 2007 Met Gala. This project was 'so nostalgic for me,' Lohan tells ELLE, 'because Zac and I have always been close. To work together in this capacity is a really nice moment for us both to have, and to see what he's doing and how great he's doing in this space is just wonderful....I always feel like life comes full circle.' The sporty red set and throwback leg warmers Lohan wears in the campaign also took things full circle, back to the days when her mom did those famous Jane Fonda workout videos. 'It was such a movement then, of women in the exercise space and spotlight,' she says. Lohan is an activewear fan, but not necessarily a stay-in-your-gym-clothes-all-day type. She's back and forth between Dubai, L.A., and New York, and says, 'Depending on where I am, that also kind of [determines] what I'm going to be [dressed] like. If I'm in L.A., everyone's in athleisure all day every day. When I'm home, I get ready in my workout clothes, do my workout, and then they're in the hamper. You know what I mean?' 'But I'm a leggings girl,' she says, (as if anyone who once yearned for a pair of her 6126 designs could ever forget.) 'I've always been, since forever. I like to be able to have a good pair of comfortable high-waisted leggings always on hand. Especially now, having a kid, you always want to have comfort. I have days where I'm in leggings all day.' She continues: 'I've always been comfort-focused. If I'm not comfortable in it, I'm not going to put it on. That's always been a big thing for me. With time, maybe I've become a bit more modest. I'm not as comfortable risking certain things. But it depends. If it's a nice dinner date with my husband, I want to feel sexy and look nice. And then my daywear is more casual, usually. But when I'm in New York, I like to dress because I'm in New York.' Speaking of millennial touchstones, the fashion of her '90s and 2000s films is still all over our Pinterest boards. And she is not immune to their lure. 'I loved Annie's play on Chanel tweed in The Parent Trap. That's got to be my favorite favorite,' Lohan says. 'Even down to Hallie's Hard Candy nail polish; that was such a big thing then.' She also cites Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, where she got to be involved with the costume design, and of course the iconic looks from Mean Girls. With Freaky Friday sequel Freakier Friday hitting theaters in August, she also indulges in some nostalgia for the fashion of her character Anna: 'I remember I was like, 'I want her to be like Avril Lavigne!' [Director] Mark Waters was like, 'Why Avril Lavigne?' I'm like, 'Because she's a teenager with angst.'' Lohan has still hung onto much of her wardrobe from that time in her life, though that doesn't mean she's going to revisit every single fashion moment. 'You have your favorite things you never want to get rid of, and you hoard them. Will I wear low-rise jeans? Will I do it? I don't know. I look back at pictures and I'm like, 'I think I'm good.'' As for the beauty moment she's unlikely to revisit, 'I don't think I would ever put those blonde streaks in my hair again. Just because I know it will damage my hair.' One throwback moment she's more enthusiastic about is her '80s turn in the new campaign. 'It was a really nice vibe and energy on set, and everyone was laughing and having fun,' Lohan says. 'That's kind of the best, when work doesn't really feel like work—and you're getting a workout in.'
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Yahoo
Florida teen tortured, killed by couple after dating app meetup: police
A Florida couple is behind bars for allegedly using an online dating app to lure a 16-year-old girl to their home, brutally torturing and murdering her before dismembering her remains. The body of Miranda Corsette was discarded in a dumpster days after she was reported missing on Feb. 24, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department. Authorities allege that Steven Gress, 35, used the online dating app Grindr to lure Corsette to his house, located approximately 20 miles southwest of Tampa, on Feb. 14. "After meeting him the first time, [Corsette] went home and then the next day she returned to [Gress'] home," police said. Valentine's Day Dangers: Dating App Killers Lure Love-seekers In Unsuspecting Ways Grindr did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Read On The Fox News App Police believe that the teen, who was a frequent runaway and the mother to an 11-month-old baby, was staying at the home with Gress and his domestic partner, 37-year-old Michelle Brandes. Ten days after she initially met the couple, Corsette's grandmother, her primary caregiver, reported her missing to the Gulfport Police. "[Her grandmother] said she normally comes home, so she doesn't report her missing every time she leaves," Commander Mary Farrand, acting police chief for the city of Gulfport, said in a press conference. "[Corsette] just didn't come back in a timely manner this time." On Feb. 20, Corsette, Gress and Brandes got into an argument over a missing ring that the couple believed Corsette had stolen, according to police. 'Dating Game' Serial Killer's Rise To Fame Was Key To His Downfall, Arresting Officer Reveals For First Time Gress and Brandes allegedly tortured Corsette repeatedly over the course of several days, eventually causing her to suffocate by stuffing a billiard ball in her mouth and wrapping her face with plastic wrap, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital. "From the 20th through the 24th, she was beaten and tortured, because they could not find this piece of jewelry," St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway said. Authorities believe that Corsette was killed between Feb. 20 and Feb. 24. Following Corsette's murder, authorities allege that Gress transported her body to a house owned by Brandes' mother in nearby Largo, Florida. Evidence found at the home indicated that Corsette's body had been dismembered before Gress drove the remains to Hillsborough County and disposed of them in a dumpster, police said. On March 6, a witness reached out to police to report a possible kidnapping and homicide involving a missing teen, according to authorities. Trans Killer Sentenced For Murder Of Nyc Antiques Dealer, Decapitated Oklahoma Man In Separate Slaying "Detectives located the dumpster and are working to find the body," St. Petersburg police said in a statement. A representative from the St. Petersburg Police Department confirmed to Fox News Digital that the investigation into Corsette's murder remains ongoing. Gress was already in police custody for weapons and drug offenses when police charged him with first-degree murder and kidnapping on March 7. The next day, Brandes turned herself in to police and was subsequently charged with first-degree murder. "This is a classic case of a vulnerable young lady who most likely sought attention online," Patrick McCall, a security expert at McCall Risk Group, told Fox News Digital. "This attention came from a man who easily preyed on her and who told her the right things, and she fell into his trap." Follow The Fox True Crime Team On X Gress' and Brandes' attorney did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. "This is a horrific crime," Holloway said. "We want to ensure that we bring justice to Miranda. I want to say that we want to hold all of the responsible parties accountable." Corsette's murder comes as predators continue to use online dating apps to lure victims to their deaths. In July 2024, a Pennsylvania man was arrested, having allegedly used Grindr to meet a 14-year-old transgender teenager. DaShawn Watkins, 29, is currently facing murder charges after Pauly Likens' dismembered remains were found at Shenango River Lake in Clark Borough, Pennsylvania. Earlier this year, a Virginia man was found guilty of using dating apps to kill two women in 2021. Anthony Robinson is awaiting sentencing for the murders of Beth Redmon and Tonita Smith, after a jury convicted him of killing both women and dumping their bodies in a nearby wooded area. Personal safety experts are warning parents to keep an eye on their kids' social media usage and look for warning signs that could indicate that they are talking to strangers online. "A lot of times teens are preyed upon by people who will portray themselves as someone their age or express similarities to them to gain their trust," McCall said. "[Some signs include] being secretive with the phone, taking phone calls outside, hiding the phone, talking about a new friend or sudden interest in something they normally wouldn't be interested in that could relate to the person they are talking to. Usually, there is a tale or sign the child will slip out in conversation or in a behavior which deviates from their normal routine."Original article source: Florida teen tortured, killed by couple after dating app meetup: police
Yahoo
26-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Officer Who Arrested ‘Dating Game Killer' Says This 1 Thing Is What Led to Rodney Alcala's Downfall
Rodney Alcala's infamous appearance on The Dating Game may not have resulted in an actual date, but it did set him up for a date with destiny. The retired police officer who led the investigation that ultimately took 'The Dating Game Killer" off of the streets is reflecting on the convicted serial killer and sex offender's case — and the TV show appearance that led to his downfall. Craig Robison, a retired detective with the Huntington Beach Police Department, headed the investigation into Alcala before his 1979 arrest. Now, he is giving an exclusive look into the mind of the notorious California serial killer, whose real-life case inspired the recent Netflix special Woman of the Hour. Alcala — who is confirmed to have murdered at least seven women and girls and suspected of more — had 'a very high IQ,' Robison told Fox News in a new interview, 'but the problem with a guy like that, I think, is most of his IQ isn't focused on developing personal relationships … it's all focused on my next victim and how to exploit women and girls.' Related: Woman of the Hour Ending Explained: What Happened After Rodney Alcala's Arrest — and Where Did the Real Cheryl Bradshaw End Up? Despite his intelligence, however, Robison was able to pin the convicted murderer down, and it was all thanks to his appearance on The Dating Game. In the episode, contestant Cheryl Bradshaw selected Alcala out of a lineup of three for a date, though it was later revealed that she opted out of the commitment, reportedly telling the producers that he was 'very strange' and had 'weird vibes.' Regardless of the episode's outcome, however, investigators were able to find Alcala — who already had a record of arrests and had served time for child molestation for the rape of then-8-year-old Tali Shapiro — because of his appearance on the popular '60s and '70s TV program, according to Robison. The breadcrumb trail that led to the serial killer's capture can be traced back to the June 1979 disappearance of one of his victims, 8-year-old Robin Samsoe. Investigators had Bridget Wilvurt — Samsoe's friend who was on the beach with her when she disappeared — sit with a sketch artist, Robison recalled to Fox News. She got a good look at Alcala as he had approached her and Samsoe and asked to take their picture. The composite drawing that resulted from Wilvert's description was subsequently released to the public, and a tip line was established, the retired detective explained. Soon after, detectives received a fateful call from someone who had seen Alcala in a very unexpected place: his television. A parole officer who had seen the sketch told detectives that he believed the man they were looking for may be a contestant he spotted during a reality TV show re-run from the previous year. 'He's reading the newspaper,' the retired detective recalled of the officer, 'and you hear [Dating Game host] Jim Lange come on ... he says, 'And now let me tell you a little bit about your date … he's this, he's that, he's a photographer, he's all of these great things … meet your date — Rodney Alcala.' ' "If you believe in divine guidance … that certainly would be a good clue,' he later added. 'The finger of God comes down and says, 'Hey, you should look at this guy.' ' Related: 2 Women Who Survived the Same Serial Killer Speak Out: 'I Didn't Pray to Live, I Prayed to Die' The detectives had also 'just identified [Alcala] as a potential suspect' because of another rape case that occurred months before Samsoe's disappearance. In February 1979, the serial killer was arrested — and later released on bail — for the rape of a 15-year-old hitchhiking girl. She escaped him by pretending to enjoy their time together and running away at a gas station. With his long rap sheet and most recent rape case, all signs pointed to Alcala. Then, with her friend still missing, Wilvert confirmed that he was the man they met on the beach. Detectives brought the elementary student into the police station, and when she saw Alcala's face, 'You could see a complete change in her demeanor,' Robison told Fox News. 'It was like her blood ran cold,' the retired cop added. The month after she disappeared, authorities discovered Samsoe's remains in a mountain ravine, per Fox News. Weeks later, Robison arrested Alcala for her murder. But the investigation into the now-convicted killer didn't stop there, and Robison and his team soon uncovered a Seattle storage locker brimming with 'boxes and boxes' of implicating evidence like photographs and jewelry. 'Trophies,' according to Robinson — including earrings that Samsoe's mom recognized as her daughter's. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. In 1980, Alcala was sentenced to death for Samsoe's murder; the judgment was reversed in 1984, though, and he was granted a new trial. He was sentenced to death again in 1986, only for that judgment to be overturned in 2003. However, prosecutors soon discovered that Alcala's DNA matched evidence connected to four other women murdered between 1977 and 1979: Jill Barcomb, 18; Jill Parenteau, 21; Georgia Wixted, 27; and Charlotte Lamb, 31. In 2010, a jury convicted Alcala on five counts of first-degree murder, for which he was sentenced to death again. Following his conviction, Alcala faced more murder charges in other states and continued to be the subject of active investigations in unsolved murders until his death. On July 24, 2021, he died of natural causes at age 77 while on death row in California. And though the true death toll remains unknown, authorities believe he may have killed up to 130 people, per the Associated Press. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
26-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Dating Game' serial killer's rise to fame was key to his downfall, arresting officer reveals for first time
The man who arrested serial killer Rodney Alcala, whose case inspired the recent Netflix special "Woman of the Hour," detailed the true story behind the popular film and how Alcala's appearance on a 1970s dating show led authorities to his capture. Alcala has been dubbed the "Dating Game killer" because he appeared on the television show "The Dating Game" as Bachelor No. 1 in 1978 during his killing spree. "He had a very high IQ… but the problem with a guy like that, I think, is most of his IQ isn't focused on developing personal relationships…and things like that… it's all focused on my next victim and how to exploit women and girls," Craig Robison, the lead detective in Alcala's investigation with the Huntington Beach police, told Fox News Digital in his first public interview on the case. "He would still be doing it if we didn't catch him." Robison is also a retired California prosecutor and judge. Since judges in the state are not permitted to speak on "pending" cases, he has never spoken publicly about the investigation previously and was even prohibited from testifying during the serial killer's third trial. Robison said the case was considered "pending" from Alcala's arrest up until he died in prison in 2021. 'Dating Game Killer' Kept 'Trophies' That Ultimately Led To His Downfall: Detective While the Netflix movie shows Alcala winning "The Dating Game" show's competition and going on a date with female bachelorette Cheryl Bradshaw, many may not know the true story behind their exchange. Read On The Fox News App Robison revealed that Bradshaw never actually went on a date with Alcala. "From the moment that she met him, he kind of creeped her out," he said, adding that her "intuition" might have saved her life. The former detective disclosed that he met with Anna Kendrick, who played Bradshaw in the film, to help her research the serial killer's case. He said Kendrick was interested in "what made [Alcala] tick." Dna Links California Man To 1979 Cold Case Murder, Years After Passing Lie Detector Robison began investigating Alcala's case in June 1979 after the disappearance of 12-year-old Robin Samsoe, who was last seen riding a bicycle to her dance class. "Missing children in her age category, sometimes are runaways, and so I think that was probably the first suspicion," he said. "It started to feel…more like something may have happened to her." On the day she disappeared, Samsoe had gone to the beach with her friend Bridget Wilvurt before heading off on the bike to class. The girls were approached by a man "dressed in civilian clothes, not beach attire" with an "Afro-style hairdo and a camera," who asked to take their picture, Robison said. Follow The Fox True Crime Team On X Detectives brought Wilvurt in to sit with their sketch artist, and they released the composite drawing to the public. Robison said authorities also set up a tip line, and they received a significant call from a parole officer, who had seen the sketch and believed the man police were looking for was Alcala – a convicted felon with a hefty rap sheet. Detectives learned that in 1968, a witness spotted Alcala driving off with a young girl, followed them to an apartment and called the police. Officers discovered 8-year-old Tali Shapiro, on the verge of death, having been raped and beaten with a steel bar. While Shapiro survived the attack, Alcala fled the scene but was later caught and arrested, pleading guilty to child molestation. He served just 34 months before being paroled in 1974, and he was soon arrested again for marijuana possession while with a 13-year-old girl and was imprisoned again until 1977. News Anchor's Mysterious Disappearance Was Crime Of 'Jealousy': Private Investigator Authorities learned that just months before Samsoe disappeared, Alcala was arrested for the rape of a 15-year-old girl, who was hitchhiking in Pasadena in February 1979. The surviving teen convinced Alcala that she enjoyed the time with him before ultimately bolting and alerting police when he pulled over at a gas station. "For some reason, he didn't kill her and leave her out there," Robison said. "She played to him in a way that instead of panicking and screaming and fighting and resisting and getting murdered and strangled, she took a different approach." Alcala was arrested for the rape, but he was released on bail. Robison said this case was still pending at the time of Samsoe's disappearance in June 1979. Cop Who Survived Serial Killer As A Teen Is Now On Track To Become A Detective After he learned of the hitchhiker's case, Robison retrieved the booking photo from Alcala's arrest. That same day, one of the other detectives went home and noticed something pivotal for the case airing on television – an episode of "The Dating Game" from the prior year. "He's reading the newspaper, and you hear Jim Lange come on... he says, 'And now let me tell you a little bit about your date…he's this, he's that, he's a photographer, he's all of these great things… meet your date – Rodney Alcala… there's the guy that we just identified as a potential suspect." Robison said. "If you believe in divine guidance…that certainly would be a good clue. The finger of God comes down and says, 'Hey, you should look at this guy.'" Detectives then brought Wilvurt back into the police station, where they showed her the clip of Alcala in the dating show. "When she saw the picture of this man, you could see a complete change in her demeanor," Robison recalled. "It was like her blood ran cold…'That's the guy that was at the beach,' she said." Police discovered Samsoe's remains in early July 1979 in a remote mountain ravine, and weeks later, Robison arrested Alcala for her murder. "Craig Robison…at 27 years old …of all the really good cops involved in this case…the youngest detective on the first homicide is the one that figured it out and arrested Rodney Alcala," Matt Murphy, the lead prosecutor on Alcala's case, told Fox News Digital. GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE True Crime Hub Robison and his team soon discovered a storage locker that Alcala had opened in Seattle after Samsoe's murder, where he stored many implicating items, including hundreds of photographs of women and jewelry. "He had boxes and boxes of stuff in there," Robison said. "One of the things that I saw when we were doing our search was a little bag…yellow and red with a zipper on it. …It's full of jewelry…there were these set of earrings… had a gold post and a little gold ball on them." His investigative team showed the earrings to Samsoe's mother, who helped authorities confirm what they had already suspected – that the earrings belonged to her daughter, though they didn't have the DNA to prove it at the time. "He kept these little trinkets as trophies of the things that he'd done, the murders he committed over the course of his career," Robison added. Alcala was sentenced to death in Samsoe's murder twice – in 1980 and again in 1986 – but both convictions were overturned. The "trophies" Robison and his team originally found in the storage locker connected Alcala to his crimes forensically decades later. In the very same red and yellow pouch where Samsoe's gold-ball earrings were found, another set of rose-shaped earrings carried DNA belonging to a different victim – Charlotte Lamb, who was murdered in 1978 in Los Angeles. "We finally had the forensic connection that arguably was missing before," Murphy told Fox News Digital. In 2010, Alcala was sentenced to death for five murders in California in the late 1970s, including that of 12-year-old Samsoe. He was charged in the additional killings of 18-year-old Jill Barcomb, 21-year-old Jill Parenteau, 27-year-old Georgia Wixted and 32-year-old Charlotte Lamb after new DNA evidence connected him to the victims. "I'll be convinced to the day I die that we had enough evidence in all three trials to convict him," Robison said. "All we succeeded in doing in the third trial was establishing that, yes, he is the serial killer that we all knew that he was before." SIGN UP TO GET True Crime Newsletter In 2013, he received an additional 25 years to life after pleading guilty to two slayings in New York, and in 2016, he was charged again, this time with the murder of a 28-year-old pregnant woman after DNA evidence connected him to her 1977 death in Wyoming. "Once we had the DNA in the system, then other agencies … New York PD and police agencies around the country started looking into their homicides and their Jane Doe's," retired detective Steven Mack, who began investigating the case in 2003 after the first two convictions were overturned, previously told Fox News Digital. "They were able to connect Alcala to their crimes." Investigators have either suspected Alcala of or linked him to other murders in Los Angeles and Marin County in California; Seattle, Washington; New York; New Hampshire; and Arizona, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Search For Missing News Anchor Expands After Authorities Get New Tip Alcala died of natural causes on July 24, 2021, while awaiting execution in California. He was 77 at the time of his death. Though it took over 30 years to sentence Alcala for his crimes, he remained incarcerated from the time Robison arrested him in 1979 up until his death. "Huntington Beach back at the time, I think maybe they had 150 police officers, but it was a small, much smaller community than it is today…locals were able to catch this guy with all of this intelligence and put him behind bars," Robison said. "That's what started his complete undoing, was his arrest that we made in July of 1979."Original article source: 'Dating Game' serial killer's rise to fame was key to his downfall, arresting officer reveals for first time
