Tempted by the wrong assurance of $9 million by a male she fulfilled on-line, Denali Dakota Skye Brehmer enticed her supposed good friend proper into the Alaskan wild the place the teenager was sure with air duct tape and shot within the head as element of a harsh homicide story.
What began with a peculiar on-line catfishing system, completed within the fatality of Cynthia “CeeCee ” Hoffman, 19, that was developmentally handicapped.
A male from Indiana, Darin Schilmiller, after that 21, impersonated a millionaire from Kansas referred to as “Tyler” onSnapchat He struck up a partnership with Brehmer, that was 18 years of ages on the time, and supplied to ship her numerous bucks by way of PayPal for the “rape and murder of someone in Alaska”.
Brehmer concurred. She employed varied different buddies proper into the story and after that on June 2, 2019, they executed the homicide of CeeCee close to Thunderbird Falls, a outstanding path location merely north ofAnchorage Her fatality was recorded in footage and video clip that have been returned to “Tyler” on Snapchat as proof.
In February 2023, Brehmer begged responsible to first-degree homicide. Her buddies have been likewise butted within the homicide: 16-year-old Kayden McIn tosh shot, and 19-year-old Caleb Leyland, that equipped the car to perform the story.
Now, for the very first time, Brehmer is speaking brazenly relating to the homicide within the third episode “Catfishing for Murder” of Court tv’s brand-new minimal assortment Interview With a Killer.
“I’ve already admitted guilt so now I’m ready to fully take responsibility for what I’ve done,” Brehmer claims within the assembly on the Hiland Mountain Correctional Center.
But as she’s confronted relating to what occurred that eventful day, her story begins to remodel.
Brehmer acknowledges that the homicide was reasonably deliberate, nevertheless after that criticizes it on panic when a sure and gagged CeeCee began “freaking out” relating to mosting prone to the law enforcement officials which triggered McIn tosh getting maintain of the weapon.
“I just went along with it,” Brehmer claims steadly within the assembly. “Because… problem solved, right?”
A catfish homicide
On June 2, 2019, CeeCee– that thought of Brehmer as a buddy– was welcomed to Thunderbird Falls wherefore was meant to be a strolling. Brehmer afterward claimed within the assembly {that a} “hike” implied they have been going off to acquire excessive.
Brehmer and McIn tosh, that have been the final 2 people to ever earlier than see CeeCee to life, have been socializing along with her within the timbers when the “three of them agreed to duct tape each other and take photographs,” McIn tosh knowledgeable investigators, in line with the legal grievance. It’s imprecise why they selected to do that.
But after that CeeCee, whose wrists and ft have been sure with air duct tape, which likewise lined her mouth, “started panicking,” in line with the grievance.
When they eradicated the air duct tape from CeeCee’s mouth, she knowledgeable them she was mosting prone to name the authorities and inform them that that they had truly kidnapped her and sexually attacked her, in line with the grievance.
McIn tosh after that received maintain of the 9mm weapon that Brehmer had in her hand and shot CeeCee within the rear of the top, he knowledgeable authorities.
Brehmer knowledgeable authorities as she noticed CeeCee jerking previous to McIn tosh pressed her physique proper into the river, in line with the grievance.
But within the brand-new assembly with Court TELEVISION, Brehmer claimed the capturing occurred extraordinarily immediately attributable to the truth that that they had truly confused when CeeCee intimidated to name the authorities, no matter not having her cellphone along with her attributable to the truth that McIn tosh had truly at present taken it.
Brehmer and McIn tosh after that tried to hide CeeCee’s fatality by melting her clothes, purse and cell phone, along with the weapon, in line with the grievance.
McIn tosh after that suggested Brehmer to message CeeCee’s sis and inform them that they had truly dropped her off at a regional park. Brehmer knowledgeable authorities that she did as she was knowledgeable attributable to the truth that she was afraid of McIn tosh.
CeeCee’s sure physique was found within the river on June 4, a day after she was reported lacking out on.
The phony millionaire that apparently urged homicide
Three weeks previous to CeeCee was eradicated, Brehmer and “Tyler,” that fulfilled on Snapchat, began chatting on the applying relating to their methods to rape and homicide anyone in Alaska.
The Anchorage Police Department afterward found that “Tyler” was actually Darin Schilmiller of Indiana that had truly impersonated the millionaire on-line with phony pictures as element of the catfishing system through which he supplied to pay Brehmer “$9 million or more to commit the murder and send him videos and/or photographs of the murder,” in line with a declaration launched on the time.
Brehmer requested a couple of of her buddies to help and supplied them an unidentified amount of the supposed money prize for his or her element within the preparation of the homicide, in line with authorities.
Police claimed Schilmiller afterward confessed to focusing on CeeCee after he found that she and Brehmer had truly entered a contest a younger boy.
“Initially, when we all came up with it, I agreed and said yeah because I was mad at her and she was mad at me and I was just over her s***,” Brehmer claims within the assembly relating to the battle that they had greater than a younger boy referred to asZack “I wanted to make amends, I did want to make amends but she needed payback for what she did with Zack.”
When requested within the docudrama if she ought to have compensation along with her life, a beat Brehmer sighs and claims, “no,” together with “that’s on me.”
Brehmer was in the end jailed, and as quickly as she understood she had truly been catfished or fooled by Schilmiller, or else known as “Tyler,” she knowledgeable authorities that she had truly been gotten by him.
She was supplied the optimum sentence for her operate within the homicide, in line with the Alaska Department of Law.
“She may not have pulled the trigger, but this never would have happened it if it weren’t for [her]” Patrick McKay, Anchorage assistant space lawyer, claimed of Brehmer all through sentencing.
“She executed Cynthia Hoffman in a murder-for-hire plot. She conspired with numerous other individuals in and outside of Alaska, including juveniles, forever altering everybody’s life.”
Schilmiller, that impersonated “Tyler” on-line, was likewise punished to 99 years behind bars for his operate within the homicide.
He confessed to authorities representatives and the Indiana State Police he chosen CeeCee because the sufferer after he discovered concerning the battle and knowledgeable Brehmer to eradicate her, courtroom data claimed.
He claimed Brehmer interacted with him all through the homicide and despatched out Snapchat footage and video clips of CeeCee whereas sure and after she was eradicated.
Prosecutors claimed that Schilmiller had truly likewise gotten Brehmer to try to amass child porn, which triggered authorities charges versus Brehmer.
Leyland begged responsible to second-degree homicide in November 2023 and in August 2024, he was punished to a few a long time behind bars.
McIn tosh, that was 16 on the time, was billed with homicide for taking pictures CeeCee within the head. His sentencing is established for November 14.
Another unlucky fatality
Every 12 months on the marriage anniversary of CeeCee’s fatality, her dad had truly organized an occasion motorcycle journey.
Timothy Hoffman, 58, was among the many people on the two June event this 12 months as household and buddies collected to bear in mind CeeCee. However, he blew up of his motorcycle and was eradicated within the collision.
That journey was the very first time his associate, CeeCee’s mommy Barbara “Jeanie” Hoffman, had truly chosen him to the memotial event.
She made it via the collision nevertheless has truly withstood quite a few surgical remedies after experiencing a damaged head, broken again, and busted bones, a relative knowledgeable the Anchorage Daily News.
The Hoffman relations has truly seen their share of misfortunes, nevertheless Hoffman’s bro Donald Hoffman Jr has truly promised to stay to search for justice for CeeCee.
In a gathering with Court TELEVISION, he claims that Brehmer doesn’t ought to need to ever earlier than go away jail.
“As much as you guide your children, there are a lot of unsavory people in the world. We see the end result. My niece is not here no more. She’s dead, shot in the back of the head,” he claimed. “And for what? She was led there, she went willingly, thinking this was all a game. It’s just like the wolf leading the lamb to the slaughter.”
“I think she has no conscience,” he included roundBrehmer “She’s evil. She murdered my niece without blinking an eye. And if she could’ve gotten away with it, she would’ve.”
Interview With a Killer airs Sunday evenings at 8 pm ET on Court TELEVISION.
