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Michigan cannibal, Mark Latunski, sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the 2019 murder and mutilation of 25-year old Kevin Bacon. Latunski pleaded guilty in September to killing and eating the victims genitals after having met on dating app Grindr. The killer received an additional 11 to 120 months for the mutilation of Bacon’s body. Latunski met and murdered the 25-year old hairstylist on Christmas Eve 2019. He has confessed to cutting the victim’s throat before hanging him in the basement and eating his genitals. Court documents unveiled that Bacon was aware that the murderer had violent tendencies. Bacon’s father said that “what was released shows that Kevin had a dark side." Adding that, "he obviously got into something that he wasn't prepared for. I'm going to remember hi...

Grindr’s debut on the New York stock market has been called “remarkable” as its stock soared by more than 400% after the company went public on Friday. The dating app first announced that it was going public in March. Yet it wasn’t until Friday that Grindr announced its successful merger with a special purpose acquisition company and debuted on the New York stock market. The app launched in 2009 and has since become popular among LGBTQ+ communities across the globe. "Today marks an important milestone not only for the team at Grindr, but for the LGBTQ community we serve," Grindr CEO George Arison, said in a statement. "We enter the public markets with momentum, carried by our market leadership, strong financial performance and significant growth runway as we step up inve...

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Grindr Cannibal Gets Life Sentence

Grindr’s Stock Rose by More Than 400% After Going Public