The sickening evidence that helped convict Alexander brothers of lenghty reign of sexual terror
Vulgar messages boasting about needing to hunt more prey, a vile rape blog and disturbing graphic footage were among the trove of evidence used to finally bring an end to the years-long reign of sexual terror inflicted by the infamous Alexander brothers.Luxury real estate agents Tal and Oren Alexander and their older brother Alon were convicted in Manhattan federal court on Monday of sex trafficking for drugging and raping scores of women they lured in with their vast wealth and opulent lifestyle over a decade-long stretch.During the month-long trial, prosecutors laid bare the cache of sickening evidence that showed how the brothers preyed on women — and then boasted about their exploits.Jurors heard nightmarish testimony, too, from 11 victims describing sexual assaults by the brothers after meeting them on dating apps and at glitzy parties between 2008 and 2021.Here’s some of the most disturbing revelations to have emerged during the scandalous trial: Prosecutors routinely spotlighted messages pulled from the brothers’ devices that they exchanged among themselves, or posted online, during their reign of terror.
In one text message, Oren told his siblings that the “boys need to hunt” because “we are running out of prey.” Alon, at one point, had boasted in a separate message that Oren “took down a 17-year-old,” prosecutors said.Jurors were also shown multiple blog entries from a site — titled “Bent on Bitches” — set up by friends of Oren and Alon back in 2008.
Prosecutors argued the real estate twins penned some of the posts and that the blog was proof of their mindset that encouraged drugging and raping women.Some of the more disturbing posts referenced that “it’s not rape if she doesn’t remember” and if “she secretly wants it.”During the trial, defense attorneys acknowledged the blog was “horrific” but repeatedly attacked the prosecution’s efforts to tie the brothers to the disturbing entries.“There is zero proof tha...