Crime & Safety

Ardmore Murder Victim Was Former Playboy Model: Reports

The 36-year-old model was found strangled to death inside an Ardmore apartment Wednesday evening.

ARDMORE, PA – The woman found strangled to death inside an Ardmore condo has been identified as a former Playboy model, according to multiple reports.

According to Action News the victim is 36-year-old Christina Carlin-Kraft.

Carlin-Kraft was found strangled to death in a bedroom of a condo on the 100 block of Sibley Avenue Wednesday evening after Lower Merion Police were called to the condo for a welfare check, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.

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Her booking page online says she is a model who was in a Playboy shoot, had runway appearances, appeared in print ads, and more.

The DA's office said an autopsy revealed she was strangled to death.

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NBC10 reports investigators collected surveillance video from nearby businesses.

Action News reports Kraft had items stolen from her home a several days ago and that police executed a search warrant at a Southwest Philadelphia home Wednesday where they found some of her items, such as jewelry and designer bags.

Anyone with information on the murder should contact Lower Merion Township Police at (610) 649-1000 or the Montgomery County Detective Bureau at (610) 278-3368.

Patch has reached out to Montgomery County officials for more information and will update the story when details are made available.

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