Kai was one of the most famous heroes on social networks for three months. He ends up in prison after his murder case on a lawyer who allegedly drugged and raped him.
Kai, the Netflix documentary dedicated to “the hitchhiker with a hatchet“, has been airing since January 10, 2023. The documentary traces the incredible story, then infamous of the wanderer Caleb Lawrence McGillvary. For saving a woman from the hands of a man who was going to wring his neck like a pencil, Kai became in an instant a beloved internet hero. Vanity Fair recalls that it was on February 2, 2013 that Kai appeared for the first time in an interview with the Californian subsidiary of Fox.
the homeless young man then passionately recounted this time when he saved the woman in danger using his hatchet. “Smash, smash, suh-mash!“, he mimed the three strokes of the hatchet that he gave to the aggressor, the driver who had picked him up hitchhiking. The least that can be said is that Kai has the gift for telling stories. Endearing moreover with his smooth face, his innocent look and his bandana Peace and Love as described Vanity Fair. But lo and behold, Kai turned out, three months later, be a naughty boy. He was also arrested for the murder of lawyer Joseph Galfy.
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Lawyer Joseph Galfy was found dead at his home“very messed up and undressed“, recalls the Vanity Fair. It turned out that the lawyer hosted Kai at his house. The day before the Death of Joseph GalfyKai had posted on his Facebook account thathe had been drugged and raped. He argued the same facts in court during his investigation. Investigators say the murder was premeditated and the sexual relations were consensual.
The Kai phenomenon has been imprisoned for five yearsthen got 57 years in prison in 2019. Currently Kai has somehow become a star on the Netflix platform. Moreover, very recently, he complained: “they exploit me ruthlessly“. It is of course referring to the streaming platform that wouldn’t pay him anything for his story. According to Vanity FairKai is still seeking to have his conviction overturned.
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For saving a woman from the hands of a man who was going to twist her neck like a pencil, Kai instantly became an adored hero on the internet.
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Vanity Fair recalls that it was on February 2, 2013 that Kai appeared for the first time in an interview with the Californian subsidiary of Fox.
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The homeless young man then passionately recounted this time when he saved the woman in danger with his machete.
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“Smash, smash, suh-mash!”, he mimed the three blows of ax he gave to the aggressor.