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Aug 28, 2026 at 1:00 AM ET
Woman seeks to keep dating-app predator jailed
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Shira Scott Astrof, who says she was attacked by Matthew Werner after meeting him on a dating app in 2015, is speaking out as his prison release date nears. She and an LAPD detective who helped build the case warn women about Werner, described as violent and emboldened, with a release set for Oct. 10.
WHO: Shira Scott Astrof; Matthew Werner; an LAPD detective who worked the case
WHAT: Astrof and an LAPD detective warn women and urge that convicted attacker Matthew Werner remain behind bars as his release date approaches.
WHEN: Oct 10, 2026
WHERE: Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), Los Angeles, CA
WHY: No specific cause was reported beyond the event itself.
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