The home of adult performer and model Matthew Camp has been destroyed in a horrific fire.
The house is at 27 South Clinton Street, Poughkeepsie, in upper New York state. The fire took place at around 5am last Thursday.
Over the weekend, local media reported on the fire at the historic building. However, it was only when Camp, 36, shared details to his social media yesterday that most people realized it was his home.
On Instagram, he posted the following message, along with an image of the inferno that engulfed his home.
“January 14, 2021. An arsonist poured gasoline on the front porch of my home and set it on fire in an apparent hate crime. I was asleep inside. I am alive to face this person one day but everything I have ever owned is gone. Share this story because queer people are still under attack all over the world. Our voices will not be silenced.
“Right now I’m just living day to day trying to piece together what’s left. If you are able to help there’s a link in my bio. Thank you for the love and support and continued fight to keep our queer families safe.”
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His bio links to a GoFundMe set up yesterday, which states.
“In the early morning of January 14, 2021, Matthew Camp’s home shared with his friend Six Carter was targeted in an apparent hate crime where an unknown person poured gasoline on the front porch creating an explosion that woke Matthew up giving him moments to get himself and roommate out in safety.
“The entire home eventually burned for 3+ hours leaving no personal possessions salvageable inside. Camera footage caught the attack (see below) and the perpetrator is being sought for attempted murder by the authorities.”
The page includes a YouTube clip of the perpetrator caught on CCTV, carrying containers of gasoline on to the porch of the house.
At the time of writing, the GoFundMe has raised over $73,000 on a $60,000 goal. A GoFundMe has also been set up to help roommate Six Carter cover the cost of possessions lost. This has raised around $4,000.
According to the Poughkeepsie Journal, police say the fire was deliberately set and they are investigating.
The home, built in 1900, was known locally as the “Halloween House”, partly because of its gothic, Addams’ Family-style appearance and partly because of its connection to the Church of Satan.
It was previously owned by a high-profile Church of Satan member named Joe “Netherworld” Mendillo, who filled it with spooky paraphernalia and allowed the local community to visit over Halloween. He also kept a hearse on the driveway. Mendillo died in January 2020.
Camp, who knew Mendillo, bought the home last October and was in the process of renovating it. He told Out, Mendillo was a “longtime friend and mentor of mine” and he purchased the home to “restore it in his memory.”
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Current members of the Church of Satan have vowed to put a ‘hex’ on whoever was responsible for the fire. Current church leader Peter Gilmore posted a statement on Twitter saying, “Joe’s legacy will live on, even though the extraordinary home he so carefully cultivated has been destroyed through the hateful act of some deeply disturbed individual.”
Camp and Carter together host the Happie Campers podcast. Camp, who featured in the recent reality TV show, Slag Wars, has built a large following for his adult content on OnlyFans, and also owns the clothing brand, Daddy Couture.
New York-based singer Justin Vivian Bond was among those to share news of the incident.
My friend Matthew Camp’s historic house was destroyed by a murderous arsonist the other night in a vicious hate crime in…
Posted by Justin Vivian Bond on Monday, 18 January 2021
Police are asking anyone in the area who has a camera system to save video from around the time of the fire and call them at 845-451-7577.
Bromancer7
Damn, this is only 45 minutes south of me. Crazy.
Cam
Wow, what a nightmare, somebody tried to murder them in their sleep. Scary.
Catholicslutbox
Someone on the original post called him an opportunist racist.
I know he exploits people on his only fans, but he s a racist too?
Dymension
Huh? How did we get from hate crime against a homosexual to racist?
UlfRaynor
Dymension, Camp doesn’t identify as gay, he believes that homosexuality is nothing more then misogynistic bigotry toward women.
Link82
Okay, no one deserves to have their house burn down. This whole thing is really sus to me. He keeps pushing this narrative it is a crime against lgbt and an obvious hate crime, there is no evidence it was anti gay. Mr. camp and company could have enemies out there. Also, he more than likely has homeowners insurance, no real need for that plus a gofund me.
ken02177
You don’t know that it wasn’t a targeted attack. I know for a fact that the members of that community definitely knew who he was and already had biases because his friend Six is a gender nonconforming individual.
1898
what happened to him is awful, and i’m so glad he and his friend weren’t injured. i’m just wondering why he’s doing a fundraiser to replace his stuff? he indicated in an interview with OUT Magazine that he has homeowner’s insurance. plus he’s a successful model and a business owner. am i missing something?
Catholicslutbox
“Free” money.
I can see why others have called him as lazy opportunist.
Cam
Homeowners insurance, but does he have insurance to pay for a rebuild?
ingyaom
I’m also wondering why a gofundme is necessary. My parents’ house was struck by lightning and they also lost everything, but their insurance policy paid out in full and covered the home and contents.
RFD
People can donate if they want or not if they don’t want. Insurance takes a long while sometimes. So, it is good to give help to those suffering. And not all the time is everything paid out.
Catholicslutbox
Rdf
Or he could just continue to exploit more minorities for only fans $$)$$
ie, sex up people he would never go near if money wasn’t involved .
Miles
He has already exceeded the goal on the GoFundMe page. He might end up getting a nice chunk of change. If it were a Lifetime movie it would all be a setup by the home owner.
Catholicslutbox
$80k in less than two days…
ShiningSex
Man, someone hates his porn quite a bit.
His videos are awful but that’s another story.
ShiningSex
Also, if he has insurance why take out a GoFundMe?
mountainmaat
Opportunist.
RFD
People can donate if they want or not if they don’t want. Insurance takes a long while sometimes. So, it is good to give help to those suffering. And not all the time is everything paid out.
ousooner1997
If he was in the process of refurbishing the home he probably has a loan out against the house that burned and while his homeowners insurance May cover the house and everything and possibly the loan then he might be left flat broke to get his life set back up again
Tombear
I feel sorry he lost his house but when you deal in Satan worship shit like this happens quite frequently. Yes he is a Satan worshipper.
Catholicslutbox
Lol. What ignorance.
Satanism has nothing to do with the Christian or whatever Satan.
Satanist believe in doing what’s right because it’s right and not for fear of punishment in the afterlife. That’s an extremely simplified explanation for you.
linedrive
I have a suggestion for those who question his need for charity: Don’t contribute.
1898
who put you in charge of what questions people are allowed to ask?
snuggles65
Why doesn’t this guy just turn the $$$$$ from this Go Fund Me account & give it LGBTQIA charities??? I mean he has made enough from us buying his videos & I am sure he is on sites like Chaturbate. I am sure he had insurance. Sounds like though he trying to cash in twice. oh well
Cam
So just so I have this straight, his house burned down, but suddenly he’s an a**hole for not giving all his money to charity?
amanwithanedge
is he a repuglican?
Jack Meoff
I wonder how ,many of us posting on this page would make any money from a Go Fund Me if our house burned down. It seems you have ti be good looking and “famous” for anyone to deem you worthy of charity.
RFD
I see help to non-famous people all of the time.
pennedbulls
Homeowners insurance rarely covers arson.
1898
really? i just checked the web sites of three major insurance companies and the only time they wouldn’t cover arson is if the homeowner himself was the one who did it
lambchopp59
That is so frightening and sad. I lost my little home two years ago in the fires, it wasn’t worth much so I didn’t have it insured. But since it was natural disaster, it was just heartbreaking that everything was gone except what I had evacuated with. I’m just one of thousands on that same boat in California. I no longer want a house, working travel work till I retire now, so my little travel trailer is all the home I’ll bother with ever again. Fires come, I drive away.
nitejonboy
So very sorry for your loss…god bless you for keeping on and not letting it destroy you,much love.
rdb2010
Everyone’s focus is on the house. Ya’ll are right. The house can be replaced. It is the contents that are irreplaceable. Mr. Camp made leather coats and jackets when he was just starting his life, he developed a line of masculine fragrances and, of course, he starred in an outstanding gay movie, “The Go Doc Project”. The keepsakes and souvenirs can never be replaced. That is where Mr Camp’s loss is.
jonasalden
I don’t know much about him. Could someone explain the origin of the belief that he’s a racist?
darkanser
Arson is SO egregious. I think the punishment for such an act should be something approaching the death penalty!!
darkanser
The house and its neighbors looked like OLD homes — possibly historic. It’s such a pity someone would intentionally look to burn down a house!!!
kumagiri
@darkanser Yes, his house was historical and very important. It’s called “Halloween House” in Poughkeepsie’s historical district. It’s an important landmark for the State of NY. It’s also a place of adoration for followers of the Church of Satan and many Pagan Religions in the state/country.
It’s such a tragic loss – it’s one of the main places that religiously officiated Same-Sex Marriage in NY. Honestly, so much of the comments are so entitled and annoying – do you even know the story of the “House” you’re dissing off? Its recovery is probably gonna take a lot of money and time. And of course it was a HATE strike against Gay people and an actual attack against Religious Freedom.
Honestly, people are so annoying.
nitejonboy
The only thing I find suspicious is the placement of the camera…why is it so low on the porch like that ? It looks like it’s inside of something ? I guess that’s to keep it hidden from people perhaps, but it sure doesn’t catch much of someone once they’re already up on the porch, he needed a ring camera.