The Date and the Aftermath
The case involves Jacqueline Ades and a man she met on Luxy, a dating app for millionaires. They went on exactly one date, which the man reportedly enjoyed, but he told her afterward that he wasn’t interested in a relationship.
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The Message Count: Over the next 10 months, she sent him roughly 159,000 text messages. At her peak, she was sending approximately 500 texts per day.
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The Escalation: When the man stopped responding, the messages turned dark and threatening. One of the most famous (and gruesome) texts read:
“I’d make sushi outta ur kidneys n chopsticks outta ur hand bones.”
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The Break-In: In April 2018, while the victim was out of the country, he checked his home security footage and saw Ades in his house. When police arrived, they found her taking a bath in his tub.
The Trial and 2026 Status
During her time in custody, Ades gave a legendary, rambling jailhouse interview where she claimed she was “the person who discovered love” and that her victim was her “soulmate.”
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The Verdict: In 2019, Ades was found guilty except insane on charges of stalking and criminal trespassing.
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The Sentence: She was sentenced to time served (she had already spent over a year in jail) and 10 years of probation.
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Mental Health: A key part of her sentence was a mandatory mental health treatment plan. In 2026, her case is often used in law and psychology classes as a textbook example of “erotomania”—a delusional belief that another person is in love with you despite clear evidence to the contrary
