Woman moving out of shared condo stabbed 20 times by boyfriend when she went back inside to 'say goodbye'

A Nevada antheral told constabulary "I killed my girlfriend" aft stabbing her 20 times successful the look and cervix portion she was moving retired of the condo they lived successful together.

Kennedi Oriti, 26, had returned 1 past clip to the Clark County residence she shared with Maurice Vanderhall, 28, to "make definite she had everything and accidental goodbye" erstwhile helium began plunging a knife into her repeatedly, according to his apprehension report, which was obtained by section CBS affiliate KLAS.

Online tribunal records viewed by Law&Crime amusement that Vanderhall confessed to the slaying and pleaded blameworthy connected March 17 to second-degree execution with a deadly weapon.

Vanderhall was arrested connected Dec. 2, 2025, by Henderson Police officers who responded to a telephone placed that Tuesday nighttime astir 6:30 p.m. astir the stabbing. When they arrived astatine the residence, located wrong an flat analyzable successful the 200 artifact of West Horizon Ridge Parkway — astir 17 miles southwest of Las Vegas — Oriti was discovered with aggregate "knife wounds to her look and neck" and Vanderhall was recovered covered successful blood, per the apprehension report.

A household person who was with Oriti and helping her determination retired of the flat told constabulary that Oriti went backmost wrong 1 past clip to "say goodbye to Maurice" and cheque if she near thing behind. The person said helium tried calling Oriti aggregate times aft she didn't travel backmost out, but she ne'er answered.

After attacking Oriti, Vanderhall stabbed himself aggregate times successful the forearm and knee, according to the apprehension report. He told investigators that helium was attempting to dice by termination and besides tried to bent himself wrong a closet. Three antithetic knives were recovered covered successful humor wrong the condo, including a butcher knife.

Oriti was murdered conscionable 5 days earlier her 27th birthday.

"I person truthful galore beauteous memories with Kennedi and my bosom breaks knowing she is gone," a person posted connected Oriti's online obituary page, portion sharing photos of them unneurotic connected a radical travel to Las Vegas astatine the extremity of October. "I watched her turn truthful much. I was and americium truthful arrogant of her," the person said.

Vanderhall is scheduled to beryllium sentenced connected May 6.