FL - Nichole Maks, 35, stabbed male roommate, 79, to death and set home on fire - Aug 8, 2023

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Woman allegedly beat and stabbed elderly roommate to death, then doused herself in soda

Nichole Maks allegedly killed her roommate, who was found dead in the burning house, then tried to prevent authorities from obtaining her DNA by dousing herself with soda.

lawandcrime.com

A 35-year-old woman in Florida was arrested more than a month after she allegedly killed her 79-year-old roommate, beating and stabbing him to death in the home they shared before setting the house on fire and fleeing the scene.

Nichole A. Maks was taken into custody on Saturday evening and charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of tampering with evidence, and one count of resisting arrest with violence in the slaying of Michael Cerasoli, court records reviewed by Law&Crime show.

 

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LAURA E. ROTH - Clerk of the Circuit Court

Case Number: 2023 303690 CFDB

 

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A Florida murder suspect shocked police by asking them for a Mountain Dew and then covering herself in the soda, apparently in a desperate attempt to rid herself of DNA evidence, Law and Crime reported.

Nichole Maks, 35, allegedly stabbed her 79-year-old roommate, Michael Cerasoli, to death before setting fire to their Daytona Beach residence. She was taken into custody on August 6.

As firefighters attended to the blaze early on July 1, investigators discovered a bloody knife and a pair of cellphones near the victim's body.

They determined that one of the phones belonged to Maks, who they later found shoeless at a nearby restaurant. She was armed with a knife and a hammer, had blood on her leg, and wore a ripped shirt.

After she was taken into custody, police told Maks they had a warrant to obtain DNA from her.

According to an affidavit obtained by Law and Crime, Maks asked for a can of Mountain Dew while seated inside a police vehicle, then began pouring the soda all over her body and hair. As officers tried to wrestle the can from her, Maks allegedly started kicking them and pulling away.

Florida Woman Accused of Killing Roommate Poured Mountain Dew on Herself To Erase DNA: Police

Detectives said they managed to gather samples from Nichole Maks, which matches those taken from the bloody knife found near the victim.

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[PayrollNerd]

Good grief. Darwin Award Winner for 2023.