Crime

Convicted serial killer Khalil Wheeler-Weaver charged in murder of missing Newark teenager Mawa Doumbia

By CBS New York Team

/ CBS New York

Convicted serial killer charged with murder of missing teen

NEWARK, N.J. -- A convicted serial killer is now charged in the murder of a Newark teenager.

Khalil Wheeler-Weaver is accused in the death of 15-year-old Mawa Doumbia.

The teen was last seen leaving her family home in Newark in 2016.

Police allege Wheeler-Weaver strangled Mawa after meeting her online and then arranging to meet in-person.

Last year, Wheeler-Weaver was sentenced to 160 years in jail in connection with the murder of three women and the attempted murder of a fourth.

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