Police say ‘ ‘fetishes’ motive for Killgore killers
Fallbrook
The disappearance and gruesome slaying of Brittany Killgore, 22, whose naked body was dumped in a ditch in April while her Marine husband was fighting in Afghanistan, has drawn worldwide attention —- largely because of the sexual kinks of her three suspected killers.
In court documents released last month, police described a sex dungeon and bondage toys, and suggested that the Fallbrook suspects killed Killgore to satisfy their sexual desires. The documents mentioned no evidence that Killgore was involved in their practices.
The case has heightened fears of misunderstanding or persecution in the local bondage community, especially when the best-selling novels in America are those in the “Fifty Shades of Grey” trilogy, an erotic series that includes acts of bondage, binding and disciplining for pleasure.
Members of the local bondage community —- who organize primarily through niche social media websites, discreet clubs, and parties at neighborhood homes or specialty businesses —- fear being seen as crazy or violent.
Psychologists and sex educators said that bondage relationships can be healthy and are somewhat common, though they often remain hidden from public view.
Such secrets are usually exposed only when something has gone terribly wrong, experts said. …