Matthew_Pyke
Matthew Pyke
British student and murder victim
Matthew Pyke of Stowmarket, Suffolk, was a British student who had resided in Nottingham since 2006 with his girlfriend Joanna Witton. He was murdered by 21-year-old David Heiss from Limburg, Germany, on 19 September 2008.[1][2] Pyke's murder was motivated by Heiss's obsession with Witton.[3]
Pyke, known online as Shade, and Witton were administrators on the Advance Wars fansite Wars Central,[4] where Heiss was a registered user under the screen name "Eagle_the_Lightning".[5]