Arson in Poughkeepsie: the Burning of Halloween House

Matty's Go Fund Me which references a hate crime....but is it against the gays or the Church of Satan?

Insurance job?

I don't think so, the police have the arsonist on camera with gas cans. Definitely an act of violence but from who? My money is on an aggrieved member of the church.

Matthew definitely thinks that this was a personal attack.

I wonder how long this house was ion the market for and if it was heavily discounted because of it's history. That's a lot of bad juju to look past!

i think they are scary, but i haven't done any since the 80's. cant believe they are still a thing

Whatta dump!

When did POK become a center of Satan worship? Says there is a little crowd downtown all with houses near.

[quote]One member of the church, who goes by the stage name Isis Vermouth

Straight lady, I assume? They're terrible at drag names.

Why did Matthew Camp want to live in Poughkeepsie?

He believed it gave him secret powers!

Good morning, boys and girls! Today's phrase is INSURANCE FRAUD.

Interesting how someone who was recently claiming to make hundreds of thousands on OnlyFans, now is resorting to Gofundme for help.

Arson isn't covered by insurance. Maybe homeowner's but it'd be tough to prove he had no connection whatsoever to the person who lit the fire, even with a police report. It would take forever to receive the money.

That said, this guy has a very popular OF account, has income streams from modeling, porn, escorting, paid content on social media, etc., and has been popular for years. I'm surprised he needs a gofundme.

Pity. It was a fine looking house.

The price looks more or less in line with others in the area. Here's a more expensive one on the same street that just sold: better condition probably, though with some awful vinyl or metal siding it appears. Other similar nearby houses suggested by Zillow sold in the $175-200k range.

So after Camp moved in the locals didn't refer to it as the whore house?

[quote]R3 the police have the arsonist on camera with gas cans

I feel compelled to point out this happened on Faye Dunaway’s 80th birthday. Coincidence?

The tape must be studied closely.

The arsonist knew there would be cameras, and hid their identity (we’ll see how well).

But they also wanted to be seen. This was very much a performance. You could have easily lit the fire from a dark area of the home, on the side or something. Interesting case. Get onto it DL sleuths!

House was connected to the Church of Satan in Poughkeepsie! Hmm...

They still have Mar-a-Lago.

He's already raised over 45k towards a 60k goal!

Random thoughts- Matthew Camp has been associated with the Church of Satan for years. Matt is a hustler. I have doubts. What happened to Matt's sugar daddy- the one with the restaurants and big farm further Upstate?

Well that explains why I'd often see Matthew on Scruff only a couple miles away from me! I live in Westchester County near the Hudson Line, which terminates at Poughkeepsie.

Poughkeepsie has some beautiful old houses and a few nice well kept neighborhoods but its downtown is a shithole.

He's been affiliated with the Poughkeepsie branch of the Church of Satan since at least 2015. This wasn't a random homebuyer.

A film he made for them

Perhaps you can support him by buying a $35 cum rag?

Here he is with a Satanic Reborn doll called UNborn

Well maybe he can move to a more aptly-named street in Poughkeepsie: Hooker Avenue

That place looks pretty bordello-y! I think its a perfect fit!

Matthew was friends with Joe Netherworld and lived in the home in Poughkeepsie with other people for many years, after leaving NYC. When Matthew hit it big financially he moved to Hudson, NY. Joe passed away years later (perhaps willing the home to Matt? dunno). Mathew recently returned to Poughkeepsie and purchased the hone, and was restoring it. It was a local oddity and a glorious place. This is a damn shame.

He must have gotten a special deal on the house, $175k is way below market for that size and style house, even in Poughkeepsie. Others in same neighborhood are a lot smaller and less grand and are nearly twice that price.

Who will star in the TV movie?

R30 probably a private sale with the estate of the last owner

He’s a Satanist????

Arsonist was a tasteful friend who was appalled by Slag Wars.

Hail Seitan!

[quote]That said, this guy has a very popular OF account, has income streams from modeling, porn, escorting, paid content on social media, etc., and has been popular for years. I'm surprised he needs a gofundme.

His popularity has waned a bit in the past few years but that's only because there's so much competition out there. Newer and hotter are commodities in that world. According to what he posted all of his worldly possessions are gone too. You'd think he'd have money saved up but I doubt he's raking it in as he did 5 or so years ago.

He spent his money on getting hideous tattoos.

Matt Camp does seem like a hustler. But in a good sense. He has ambition. Perfumes, dancing, clothing line, you name it. There's nothing wrong with that. I really hope he didn't do something stupid.

Why would anyone want to smell like a whore?

I found it on Google Maps. They certainly didn't do much yard maintenance, did they?

I’ve been thinking about this all day. I’ve looked up various articles on the long history of the house and how it was known in the community, and its previous owner Joe Netherworld. I know Matthew’s story, mostly.

I think this probably boils down to some Christian nut targeting the home because of the very public connection the Church of Satan. And little else. I’m sure if the criminals learned a gay porn guy lived there now that didn’t help matters.

I hope they catch this whack-job and anyone else that helped in this crime and make examples of them by punishing them to the fullest extent of the law. The people that did this are terrible, pathetic wastes.

The surveillance porch video footage is on Matthew’s Instagram story. With sound and everything. It’s really unnerving to watch. The arson was on a mission and came prepared. Terrifying.

[quote]Video footage from the area Thursday morning shows a person walking up to 27 South Clinton St. shortly after 5 a.m. carrying two gas cans, splashing a liquid on the porch, igniting it and running away, City of Poughkeepsie Police said in a Facebook post.

Hmm, I dunno. Could it be......you know.

SATAN?

No one has mentioned the possibility this could be a disgruntled trick. Think of all the ass that has walked in and out of that house. “I’m not going to be ignored...”

Can someone please explain what Camp's appeal is? Or does it just boil down to he's just not my type?

Requiem

I think bears look to Camp as some sort of role model/wishful thought.

Brodie Sinclair did it.

[quote] Matt Camp does seem like a hustler. But in a good sense. He has ambition. Perfumes, dancing, clothing line, you name it. There's nothing wrong with that. I really hope he didn't do something stupid.

Yes sure R38 - there's nothing wrong with it - but is that *it*? He definitely looks hot - but is that the beginning and end of his "talents"?

Sexy hunk o' beef, ain't he.

He's one hot guy on an internet filled with hot guys. That said, he's raised over 75k in a day or two. If he keeps this up he can recoup the purchase price of the house, or more.

Whoring pays! Who knew?

Twisted Firestarter!

Any developments in the case? Any suspects?

Another great 90s arson song!

R54 - one of Matthew's tricks.

So a few thousand suspects.

If the suspect ends up being Matthew, or this ends up being something Matthew planned for insurance or other kinds of $$$, I’ll be super-bummed.

Matthew's fragrance - 8-5 (wink wink, in a poppers shaped bottle) - introduced in 2013, got a lot of attention just this month on a fragrance review site. Suspicious....

What ESL bot write the review and replies at R58? Its like it was written in Romanian, translated to Japanese, turned into hieroglyphics and then translated by someone just learning English.

Also the original reviewer thinks 8.5 is the number of stars Matthew has awarded his cologne, and not for the measurement of his most cherished asset.

The arsonist should have used 8.5 as the accelerant, just as icing on the cake.

Yes that is a review site where all reviews are submitted by weirdos around the world (real people) and then are machine translated to English. I get a kick out of it.

That was fast...

Poughkeepsie is a dump.

R26, is that the grandmother or the nanny?

Where was Chi-Chi?

If you are unfamiliar with his work

Matthew Camp Double Fucks Bottom!

I wonder what his possible financial arrangement is with the Tom of Finland Trust Fund.

The Tom of Finland porn was made with MEN.Com. I worked with Matthew Camp. He was professional and extremely nice. He has a natural charm and charisma about him. This is all very sad. Nobody deserves to have their house set on fire. I hope they find out who did this. The video is very scary.

Does no one else see the irony in Satan's house being SET ON FIRE?

A big is nothing unless you know how to sell it.

So, there's this.

Of course, it could just be CDAN's usual poking around in the dark and hope it's true kind of post but...

Smoke=Fire

And, would it surprise anyone?

Matthew does hang around with females.

If he's already raised 83k on a 60k campaign why doesn't he shut it down?

I'm sure it's arson and MC is behind it.

R73 - whores don't know when to stop

Hustlers are always hustlin'.....that's what they do!

But, yeah....why the fuck give money to people/businesses that fucking don't need it? I see it happening a lot now. There's a bar in my town begging for money and they own the damn building....for years!

Get a fucking loan from the bank if you need money and have collateral! Everyone's on the grift now!

I hope it's not arson. I was feeling pity for Camp. Not to the point of giving him money, but just wishing him well.

I mean I hope it's not his OWN arson to commit insurance fraud. Obviously it was arson.

He most be popular to raise that amount of money. Navalny's campaign only raised $50k in the same time!!!!

I hope he uses it to rebuild the house. It was lovely looking.

I would have had far more respect if he hasn't posted asking for money with this vague implied "they did it because I was gay, not because it was a well known shrine to Satan" post. Now i just think he's a shameless grifter. He will have the insurance money plus whatever his GoFundMe rakes in and will likely be out of it better than he was going in.

Nowhere does he mention the house's use as a museum to Lucifer in his posts, you have to get that from the news articles he didn't link. He really seems like he's trying to confuse the LGBT issues with the far more obvious one of some right wing fundie burning down a Satanic temple.

From my experience the Church of Satan members are mostly grifters, so it wouldn't surprise me if it was insurance fraud.

another nude grifter. God Bless America and Datalounge

So he's a cheating whore on pretty much every level?

R83 Yup

Maybe the neighbors burned it down because they were tired of looking at that overgrown shit pile of a front yard. Put your cock away and pick up a weed whacker whore. You might still have a house.

r81 and r82 only have "experience" with myth, Hateorade, projection and self-righteousness.

The Church of Satan are simply humanists. The Satanic veneer is completely disingenuous, designed to troll bigots like r81 and r82.

Learn the facts before you open your fool mouths:

I think he did it. I hate being so cynical about this, but after the Jussie story....

I don’t think he did it, but I’ll bet investigators learn he knows the person who did.

Knows biblically no doubt.

R86 I know all that, you troglodyte, and it doesn't change the facts that my experience with the members of that church is that they are mostly grifters. Play up the "humanist" approach all you like but it's still going to be a certain type of person who is attracted to a milquetoast pseudo-Satanic organization.

Given how unnecessarily acidic your response is to criticism, I'm assuming you're a member? Being a subpar rebel isn't a personality, dear.

Satanists are much too chic to burn down fire traps This has hooker written all over it

His social media posts that read “This is what hate looks like” and “I will not be silenced” and “queer family” instantly made me suspicious.

The Burning of Halloween House is some Ryan Murphy shitfest, isn’t it?

Agreed r92, he seems to be purposefully trying to leave it vague so he can piggyback on the "they burned down my house because I'm gay" sentiment. While also, of course, trying to make himself a martyr, and getting money even though he likely has insurance as well.

Also for the "they don't REALLY believe in Satan/occult!" shill above, lots of members of the church are saying they're going to put curses/hexes on whoever did it.

Any recent developments in this “mystery?”

Was this case ever solved?

Was this case ever solved?

No it'll never be solved, but thanks for all the cash!

He’s re-emerged on IG today. Is the coast clear? A simple internet search of the case pulls up endless articles on the arson being against the Church of Satan. But Matthew still claims someone tried to kill him.

[quote]"I gained more strength" "Kindness is easy to give and life changing to receive"

I've never seen ca$h spelt "strength" or "kindness" before.

More strength isn’t the only thing he gained. Somebody’s a stress eater...

[quote] He’s re-emerged on IG today.

But I wonder the house is 6 months afterwards?

Was it insured?

How much money did he make from his fundraiser? And how much did he get from insurance? I'm guessing we'll never really know

Whores got to keep whoring.

Wasn’t this grifter a former obsession er “buddy” of our old friend Ms Sessums of Hudson? In pre cat hair cake days?

That boy's ridden a lot of poles in his time.