DiscoverMurder Files UnsealedThe Chameleon Killer: How "Homicide Howie" Murdered His Co-Worker, Hid the Body
The Chameleon Killer: How "Homicide Howie" Murdered His Co-Worker, Hid the Body

The Chameleon Killer: How "Homicide Howie" Murdered His Co-Worker, Hid the Body

Update: 2025-11-04
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The source provides an extensive summary of the 2014 disappearance and murder of James Allan Chambers II, a construction worker in North Carolina, focusing heavily on the investigation into his killer, Howard Adrian Ashleman. The narrative outlines how Ashleman, the last person seen with Chambers, initially gave police shifting stories before investigators uncovered his disturbing online alter ego, "Homicide Howie." Although Ashleman moved to Florida and attempted to reinvent himself at a Bible college, he confessed the murder—which he claimed was accidental—to his wife, Hannah Jones, who secretly recorded the admission. This crucial evidence led to his arrest and subsequent guilty plea to second-degree murder in 2018; however, despite his cooperation, Chambers' remains were never recovered, leaving the family without closure.

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The Chameleon Killer: How "Homicide Howie" Murdered His Co-Worker, Hid the Body

The Chameleon Killer: How "Homicide Howie" Murdered His Co-Worker, Hid the Body

Author Adidas Wilson