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Naked college swimmer killed security guard before fleeing on foot in Maui, police say

Nbcwashington · · 337 words · By Matt Lavietes; NBC News
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What to know about Naked college swimmer killed security guard before fleeing on foot in Maui, police say

A college athlete was arrested Thursday and accused of killing a 63-year-old security guard after police found him wandering naked through the streets of Maui.

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What happened

A college athlete was arrested Thursday and accused of killing a 63-year-old security guard after police found him wandering naked through the streets of Maui.

Why it matters

Legend Storer, 20, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, first-degree burglary and indecent exposure, according to online court records.

Common ground

Storer was a student at Concordia University Irvine and a member of the university’s NCAA Division II swim team during the 2024 to 2025 academic year, according to the team’s roster.

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Claim 1: “Legend Storer, 20, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, first-degree burglary and indecent exposure, according to online court records.”
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Three independent web sources (Fox News, Hawaii News Now, Oxygen.com) explicitly name Legend Storer, age 20, and list the charges as second-degree murder, first-degree burglary, and indecent exposure.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael J. Storer (born 28 February 1997) is an Australian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Tudor Pro Cycling Team.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Storer
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Storer House is a residence at 8161 Hollywood Boulevard in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles in California, United States. Designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the Mayan R…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a 1998 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was the first Legend of Zelda game with 3D graphics. It was released in…
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Claim 2: “A biography for Storer on his swim team’s website says he swims the breaststroke and sprints and that he is majoring in business finance.”
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Claim 3: “Police said they apprehended the man around 3:30 a.m. and took him to Maui Memorial Medical Center for evaluation.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia definitions of 'Police' and 'Law Enforcement' and does not mention the specific apprehension of the suspect or transport to Maui Memorial Medical Center.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Philadelphia Police Department is one of the largest municipal police forces in the United States, serving over 1.5 million residents across a city of 142 square miles.
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web search NEUTRAL — A police force may also be referred to as a police department, police service, constabulary, gendarmerie, crime prevention, protective services, law enforcement agency, civil guard, or civic guard.
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web search NEUTRAL — Law enforcement in the United States operates primarily through governmental police agencies. There are 17,985 police agencies in the United States which include city police departments, county sherif…
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Claim 4: “Authorities then transported Storer to Wailuku Police Station without incident, according to the police department.”
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Claim 5: “officers learned from medical personnel that Dyer had died of his injuries at the scene, police said.”
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Claim 6: “Storer was a student at Concordia University Irvine and a member of the university’s NCAA Division II swim team during the 2024 to 2025 academic year, according to the team’s roster.”
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Three independent sources (AOL, Los Angeles Times, and a Concordia University spokesperson) confirm Storer was a student and member of the NCAA Division II swim team at Concordia University Irvine for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and 1 in Canada. It also organizes the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nebraska Cornhuskers women's volleyball team competes as part of NCAA Division I, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference. Nebraska played nearly four decades at …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The UCLA Bruins are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Los Angeles. The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Big Ten Conference and …
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Claim 7: “the Maui Police Department... said it received calls about a 20-year-old nude man wandering the streets of the nearby Kahana neighborhood around 3 a.m. on Thursday.”
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Multiple sources (including a report explicitly mentioning the Maui Police Department) confirm calls were received about a 20-year-old nude man in the Kahana neighborhood around 3 a.m. on Thursday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ʻIolani Palace (Hawaiian pronunciation: [ʔi.oˈla.ni]; Hawaiian: Hale Aliʻi ʻIolani) was the royal residence of the rulers of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi beginning with Kamehameha III under the Kamehame…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to the U.S. state of Hawaii:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Honolulu County (Hawaiian: Kalana ʻo Honolulu), officially known as the City and County of Honolulu and formerly as Oʻahu County, is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Hawaii, one of five…
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Claim 8: “Storer has pleaded not guilty to the charges.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Wikipedia entries for movies titled 'Legend' and does not contain any information regarding Legend Storer's legal plea.
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web search NEUTRAL — Legend is a 1985 American epic dark fantasy adventure film directed by Ridley Scott, written by William Hjortsberg, and starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent, Alice Playten, Billy Ba…
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web search NEUTRAL — Legend is a 2015 biographical gangster film written and directed by Brian Helgeland, adapted from John Pearson 's 1972 book The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins. [6][7] The …
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web search NEUTRAL — Legend: Directed by Ridley Scott. With Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent. A young man must stop the Lord of Darkness from destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves.
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Claim 9: “He was “still unclothed and had sustained numerous abrasions” when officers found him, police said.”
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The provided evidence for this claim discusses unrelated arrests in Philadelphia, Thailand, and Auburn, and does not mention the physical condition of the suspect in the Maui case.
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web search NEUTRAL — An Auburn man is facing a number of charges after a ‘dangerous’ incident unfolded at a bar late-Saturday, according to police. Officers were called to Swaby’s on South St. after a receiving a complain…
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web search NEUTRAL — Philadelphia police say that they have identified the man accused of wearing a Chucky-style Halloween mask and terrorizing residents in Center City. An arrest warrant has been issued for 22-year-old Z…
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web search NEUTRAL — Upon a stakeout later that day, the police located and apprehended the man, who readily confessed to the act, attributing it to excitement and recklessness. Surprisingly, a background check found no p…
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Claim 10: “Dyer was working as a security guard at a residential building in Lahaina, on Maui’s west coast, according to a news release by the Maui Police Department.”
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Multiple sources (AOL, GoFundMe, and news reports citing Maui Police) confirm Michael Dyer was working as a security guard at a residential building (Sands of Kahana) in Lahaina.
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web search NEUTRAL — He is accused of killing Michael Dyer, 63, of Lahaina, Hawaii, according to the court records. Dyer was working as a security guard at a residential building in Lahaina, on Maui’s west coast, accordin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dyer was working the graveyard shift as a security guard at Sands of Kahana when he was killed, according to a GoFundMe organized by family and friends of his wife, Joy. Click here for more u.s. news.…
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web search NEUTRAL — Maui police said officers responded to the Sands of Kahana condominium complex at around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, where they found the body of a 63-year-old man. Authorities identified the man as Michael …
https://www.wect.com/2026/08/07/naked-man-accused-beating-se…
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Claim 11: “After reviewing surveillance footage, police said they determined that the naked 20-year-old man approached the victim’s office at 1:45 a.m. that same morning and “assaulted him before fleeing on foot.””
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Claim 12: “A college athlete was arrested Thursday and accused of killing a 63-year-old security guard after police found him wandering naked through the streets of Maui.”
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Multiple independent sources (Flipboard, Fox News, Hawaii News Now, AOL) report that a college athlete was arrested on a Thursday in Maui after being found wandering naked and is accused of killing a 63-year-old security guard.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 Hawaii wildfires were a series of wildfires that broke out in early August 2023 in the U.S. state of Hawaii, predominantly on the island of Maui. The wind-driven fires prompted evacuations an…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maui Time Weekly (also known as Maui Time Magazine, Maui Time, and the Maui Times) is a free alternative newspaper published weekly in the county of Maui, state of Hawaii. The newspaper is owned mostl…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moana is a 2026 American adventure film and a live-action adaptation of Disney Animation's 2016 film. As the overall third installment and the first live-action film in the Moana franchise, the film …
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Claim 13: “At about 5:35 a.m., police said they responded to a call about Dyer being found unresponsive.”
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Claim 14: “He is accused of killing Michael Dyer, 63, of Lahaina, Hawaii, according to the court records.”
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Multiple sources (Hawaii News Now, Fox News, and other reports) identify the victim as 63-year-old Michael Dyer of Lahaina, Hawaii.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — One of the major early human migrations was the maritime Austronesian expansion into the islands of the Indo-Pacific, believed to have begun between at least 5500 and 4000 BP (3500 to 2000 BCE). These…
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web search NEUTRAL — Legend Storer, a former Concordia University Irvine swimmer, was allegedly naked when he is accused of attacking a Maui, Hawaii resort security guard found dead later.
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web search NEUTRAL — LAHAINA (HawaiiNewsNow) - A champion swimmer was charged Thursday, accused of beating a 63-year-old security guard to death at a West Maui condominium complex. Maui Police Department officials identif…
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