A man accused of torturing women is using dating apps to look for victims, police say
Authorities are looking for Benjamin Obadiah Foster, who they accuse of kidnapping and assaulting a woman in Oregon — years after he was charged with holding his then-girlfriend captive in Las Vegas.
by Rachel Treisman
Jan 30, 2023
4 minutes
A man accused of kidnapping and assaulting a woman in Oregon — years after being charged with holding another woman captive in Nevada — remains both on the run and active on dating apps, authorities say.
Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, is considered "an extremely dangerous suspect" and is wanted for attempted murder, kidnapping and assault, according to the police department in Grants Pass, a city of roughly 40,000 people in southwestern Oregon.
Police have been pursuing Foster since Tuesday, when they responded to a call about an assault at a residence and found a woman who had been "bound and severely beaten into unconsciousness."
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