A ROMANIAN who posed as an escort killed two wealthy businessmen and poisoned two others in honeypot sex scams.
Adina Mihai, 31, would trick victims into drinking date rape drug GBL before calling her partner Madalin Dumitru, 30, who waited outside.
Adina Mihai would meet the victims at their homes Credit: Thames Valley Police
Madalin Dumitru pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter and administering poison Credit: Thames Valley Police
Officers believe the pair intended to steal , cash and from their victims after men hired her expecting sexual services for around £170 an hour through a Vivastreet website.
But millionaire big game hunter Malcolm King, 83, died after drinking laced with the drug in August 2024.
believe Mihai and Dumitru stole his Rolex before fleeing the property magnate’s £4million Cotswolds home, leaving him unconscious to die alone.
He was found the next day but authorities originally thought he died of natural causes due to unrelated heart issues.
Officers started looking at them after window glazing businessman Gary Mouat, 37, died a year later in identical circumstances at his home in Banbury, , in July 2025.
Mihai and Dumitru targeted two more victims and were arrested days later while fleeing a fifth man’s home.
The couple, who arrived legally in the UK in 2023, admitted two counts of manslaughter and two counts of administering poison with intent to injure at crown court today.
They both appeared via videolink and showed no emotion as they entered pleas.
They will be sentenced at a later date.
Thames Valley police detective inspector Michael Roddy said: “Adina Mihai and Madalin Dumitru used to incapacitate men who had been seeking sexual services, before stealing from them.
“For Gary Mouat, these actions had fatal consequences so I am pleased to have got answers for his family.”
Constabulary detective inspector Adam Staces said: “Tragically for Mr King, Mihai and Dumitru’s callous and calculated actions had fatal consequences.
“Our thoughts are with Mr King’s family at what must remain and incredibly difficult time.”
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