Teen Gets 70 Years for Catfishing Murder

Kayden McIntosh, one of the teenagers involved in a 2019 catfishing scheme that resulted in the murder of Cynthia Hoffman, was sentenced to seventy years in prison. McIntosh, who was sixteen at the time of the crime, was found guilty of second-degree murder and was sentenced by Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson. The group had planned to kill Hoffman, who had developmental disabilities, to receive millions of dollars from a wealthy man with violent sexual fantasies. McIntoshs attorney argued for a thirty-year sentence, but prosecutors pushed for the maximum, stating McIntosh minimized his role and tried to conceal evidence. The sentencing brings closure to the case, with the alleged mastermind, Darin Schilmiller, receiving a ninety-nine-year sentence in 2024. DNN | The Daily News Now! The world’s first global local news network. Every city. Every story. AI powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.