A West Chester Township woman was being stalked by an unknown person before her slaying, multiple friends and acquaintances told The Enquirer.
Ellen “Ellie” Weik, 23, was reported missing to West Chester police on Aug. 1. Michael A. Strouse, 29, allegedly strangled Weik to death in his Liberty Township home. Last week, her body was found in a field in the area.
West Chester Chief Joel Herzog said during a Tuesday press conference that Weik made a “telecommunications harassment report” to police at some point before her death. He declined to discuss suspect information.
The report shows Weik received “harassing text messages from an unknown person.”
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“She said, ‘If I ever come up missing, it would be my ex-boyfriend with dreadlocks or (another man),'” said Dave Poynter, who lives across the street from the home where Weik and her mother lived.