Justin Waller (pictured, top), the live-love lover of the brutally murdered New Yorker John Lea (pictured, below), was arrested in Vermont and is being extradited to New York City, where he faces second-degree murder charges. Rookie mistake: His used Lea’s credit cards, giving authorities the easiest trail to follow, evs.
Commenter “giannirage” claims to have known the pair: “I knew both of them. They met at my gym. Watched the whole thing blossom. Justin is built like a porn star, has incredible tats and reeks of trouble from miles away. This John guy has been a Hell’s Kitchen local for quite some time and shouldn’t have been an easy mark. It’s amazing how people will put themselves in danger over a hot piece of ass. That’s the problem with Manhattan today: everyone has been so busy for so long working 17 hour days that they’ve forgotten basic street smarts. ‘People skills’ and ‘business acumen’ and ‘networking agility’ just ain’t the same thing. Very sad. I hope he was a really good lay, at the very least.”
scott ny'er
I’m glad this dude is an idiot and used John’s credit cards. Well, now it’s looking more and more like Justin did do it. What an idiot, using the victim’s credit cards.
dontblamemeivotedforhillary
It’s not clear whether this guy was “openly gay”, “A straight hustler”, “mentally deranged” which appears from eyewitness testimonials and what he was incarcerated for. In this age of Grindr, Twitter, Facebook, Craigslist, Adam4Adam and ManHunt.net and the Gymnasium, Gay men are increasingly throwing “Caution to the Wind” as we are preyed upon by opportunists, whether same-gender attracted or for monetary gain.
My own testimonial is that I found myself in a dangerous relationship where I had documented violent mood swings and carefully extrapolated myself from that person’s life who now hustles gay booth places and is successful every time for two obvious reasons. I still believe that he will kill a future partner but I was careful to make sure it wasn’t me by treating it as a hostage situation every living moment until I was anonymously relocated. I only wish that my “Gay Associates” were more forthcoming in the knowledge of his history rather clucking “Bitch got hers!” bar stool comments.
Robert
While I realize John Lea should have exercised more caution-the very idea that you(giannriage) seem to be practically gloating over his brutal murder is disgusting.No one deserves to die like that ,to imply otherwise is not only cruel but wholly fucked up on your part. I sincerely hope none of his family or love ones read these hurtful, mean spirited remarks. Do yourself a favor and get therapy now!
swine
I’m ready to give up on Queerty after this hideous post. How could u quote some random person, when all the facts are not out yet? R u glad this man died in such a horrble way? It sure seems like it. Does it all stem from jealously for u bitter queens? He deserves what he got? Cuz he was good looking & had a good job? Can’t we refrain from murdering the poor guy all over again by throwing around nasty accusations — which may or may not be true?
naprem
Well first of all, I have no idea where you’re getting “he deserved it” from the quoted comment. “Should have known better” is not the same thing at all. Which one of you hasn’t regretted some stupid decision you made at some time?
Also, @dontblamemeivotedforhillary: you mean extricated, not extrapolated.
sixsixpalmsprings
This is my last trip to QWEERTY. I think this site is detrimental to gay people everywhere. It does appear to be a front for anti-gay agenda. Ok, maybe no quite, but not far from it either. It’s the nastiest, meanest & negative ‘gay’ site I’ve seen. There’s nothing good about it; whether the ‘editors’ are bashing kids trying to voice their opinion or a poor dead guy. Whatever, the owners/managers of this site need some serious psychiatric care. Adios. I won’t be back…and I’m sure you don’t give a shit. So be it.
sixsixpalmsprings
Oops. QUEERTY, my spelling error.
terrwill
Justin is a disturbing looking individual, hideous face with pockmarks the size of craters, ugly, ugly, ugly. Only hope is that he gets his commupance in prison he deserves…..
Matt
This is indecent, and the editors at Qweerty should be ashamed of themselves. I dont know what particular trait it is that seems to bring out the worst in people when tragic things like this happen, but elevating some sick commenter’s post, based solely on a claimant’s “claim to know the pair” is base and irresponsible.
I can’t “claim” to have known “the pair,” but I did have the privilege of knowing John for a short time in my life several years ago, and he was never anything but decent and good, and he always had a smile on his face. This post, and this site’s craven desire for the lowest common denominator, does a disservice to John’s memory. Gross.
Adam Sank
I agree with the previous comments. It’s incredibly mean-spirited (and journalistically inexcusable) for Queerty to give credence to some anonymous commenter’s dubious report by highlighting it in this way.
No one really knows what went down between John and Justing except John and Justin, and to sit here and snarkily speculate about John’s sex life less than a week after the man was brutally murdered is beyond sick.
For the record, I never met Justin, but I knew John well. (And unlike “giannirage,” I’m using my real name here.) John and I lived one block away from each other for over five years. He was one of the kindest, sweetest people I ever met, and he deserves a lot better than this sort of ugliness.
Shame on you, Queerty.
vitaminE
Wow, way to blame the victim for being murdered. “It’s amazing how people will put themselves in danger for a hot piece of ass.” Disgusting comment. The only person to blame for the murder is the murderer. Did you pull that comment out to show us what a horrible person the commenter is or just for shock value?
swine
Sure, Naprem, I have hooked up w/some ruff types — probably worse looking than this one. Isn’ it lovely to know that if I do it again & one of them murders me . . . Queerty will find some anonymous commentor to trash me like I’m worthless & a fool. Way to go, Queerty — so very supportive of the gay community, eh? I wouldn’t be surprised if Queerty is really owned by anti-gays.
CHIP1218
Hello, they got a tip from someone in HK who seen them around. No one said the murder victim deserved anything. Stop hating on Queerty just because the news is not what you want to hear, reality isn’t always what you hope it will be! I hope others though will learn a lesson from this horrible loss of life, and most likely a great man (I did not know him myself).
I have friends who live in HK who meet guys online, Grindr, bars, etc. and have had them stay overnight not knowing anything about them. I also have friends who let guys they’re interested in stay with them when the object of affection is between places or what not. I hope to god they learn from this tragedy and use some street smarts before opening up their homes and vulnerabilities just for a piece of ass.
swine
Chip, Queerty should NOT have showcased this commenter before all the facts are out. We don’t know the whole situation — so u are just as guilty as Queerty fot trashing poor John Lea. We don’t know yet if this was a situation that could have been avoided by using “street smarts before opening up their homes and vulnerabilities just for a piece of ass.”
Btw Chipster, u really are an unfeeling asshole, aren’t u? Don’t be too smug tho cuz if something happens to u, then surely there will be gossipy, clucking queens that Queerty will more than happy to quote to let the whole world know what an asshole u are.
Zach
Blaming the victim is popular, gay or straight, white,black etc.
Heaven forbid we acknowledge these people are just like us.. that means it could happen to us too. Nope, better to blame them in some way to make sure it sounds they deserved what they got.
Robert
@naprem:
The overall tone suggested that he did feel that Lea had it coming. In any case, a rush to judgement without the facts is at best irresponsible,and ought to be beneath Queerty.
david
I get the writers point, but like most people of “our race” we left our traditional family because they told us that, who we are is perverted and/or we will go to hell for our “choice”… So I think this “journalist” either has no clue what “we” have and continue to face globally. This could be because this journalist maintains a deep-seeded hatred for who we are. Perhaps the journalists wanted to display simplistic ignorance as a metaphor to represent the “haters”. In either case, or for whatever reason the facts are that we gained nothing from this article except that Queerty needs to be more responsible for who and what it chooses to allow for publishing.this article shows no critical thought, or adhearance to any true standards for writing. It presumes to much, and fails to provide us with any supporting evidence with the claim that “this is the real problem with Manhattan today…” What the hell does the problems of manhattan have to do with the arrest of this person and the murder of gay male in New York. I argue that while it is true, there are problems with Manhattan, but these are not exclusive to it. Online “hookups” are a huge risk regardless of the the locale, Gay Texans take a risk everyday by walking down the street holding hands. Florida gays take a huge risk wearing a thong in public. I don’t know of any place in the US that “we” can go and have equally unconditional respect, which resembles the traditional relationship. true! We must remain aware of our surroundings but this does not mean that we should “…live in FEAR!”. So to the writer: Is it possible that you have learned something here? I hope so. And to Queerty decide how you want to be remembered.