When I worked for a convenience store in Philly we had what we would call “regulars.” These folks came in on a routine basis for their coffee and cigarettes, sometimes multiple times a day. I was about 18 when I started working there and got to know quite a few people in the neighborhood. I often knew a lot about them, and they knew a little about me. But every now and then, my female coworkers and I would get an uncomfortable number of visits in a shift from certain regulars.
Once they knew we were on a shift, they’d “pop by” a lot. Sometimes they’d pluck up the courage to ask one of us out, and oftentimes, girls on my shift were taken (myself included) and had to politely decline. Sometimes it went perfectly fine, but other times declining evoked a weird reaction. I had one guy tell me I “was fat anyway and didn’t have to lie.” I had a much older man give me a painting at work, which I took as a nice gesture, but later I found out some creepy intentions were behind it.
I share all of this to say that being a women in society is sometimes scary and even our politest no’s can lead to some deadly consequences. We were lucky to have a manager we could alert when we were uncomfortable, but imagine if it were your boss acting that way?
After becoming fixated on a pizzeria worker he supervised, Arizona resident Tyler Ross McGuire was sentenced to life behind bars for the 2023 murder of Deazo Segh, a male coworker of the girl he fancied. The 31-year-old man believed Segh had shown interest in her, according to Law & Crime, so he killed him. McGuire was just sentenced to prison for life by a jury that found him guilty of first-degree murder.
“McGuire told the woman he had a crush on her, but she made it clear she was not interested,” stated a press release from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. “That same month, McGuire physical[ly] confronted the victim, believing he was also pursuing a relationship with the woman.”
McGuire built up animosity toward the man over the course of a year, Law & Crime reported. Investigators shared that McGuire’s mother came forward days after his arrest, saying she had found journal entries that documented his growing discontent.
“I decided a while ago I needed to kill someone. This person hurt me,” one entry read. Another added, “If I had my way, I’d be with her. Although that opportunity was stolen from me.”
“On December 11, 2023, the victim was found slumped over inside his vehicle in front of an apartment complex near North Stapley Road and East Brown Road in Mesa,” prosecutors wrote. “According to witnesses, McGuire approached the vehicle and shot the victim multiple times in the chest before running away.”
McGuire was found quickly, with a handgun that had bullets that matched the ones found on the victim.
