Karla Tauro breaks silence about former Tinder flame, alleged Cranebrook murderer Ashley Gaddie

A woman has shared text messages she exchanged with an old flame hours before he allegedly killed a school teacher she had met on the same dating app.

Ashley Gaddie, 33, is accused of murdering Dannielle Finlay-Jones, 31, at a house in Cranebrook, western Sydney, on Sunday after she introduced him to friends in a pub the night before. .

As police launched an investigation into the death of Ms Finlay-Jones, Karla Tauro, 25, stood outside Gaddie’s Five Dock apartment, 50km away in Sydney’s inner-west, to collect her belongings after their whirlwind romance ended two days earlier.

The trader was allegedly on the run for 48 hours before police cornered him on a cliff in the Blue Mountains Tuesday afternoon. The confrontation lasted almost 12 hours.

He was finally arrested after midnight on Wednesday and taken to the Katoomba police station, where he will be charged with murder today.

Ms. Taurus broke her silence about her relationship with Gaddie after their paths first crossed on Tinder in late November.

“I have had a roller coaster of emotions and a lot of anxiety in the last few days since I last spoke to the suspect,” he told Daily Mail Australia.

Karla Taurus (pictured) dated Ashley Gaddie for three weeks before ending the whirlwind relationship last Friday.

Ashley Gaddie was on the run for 48 hours before police cornered him on top of a cliff in the Blue Mountains Tuesday afternoon in a 12-hour standoff.

said Mrs. Taurus the daily telegraph that the romance progressed so fast that Gaddie cleaned out several drawers for her after she spent four consecutive nights at his house.

The couple dated for three weeks before Mrs. Taurus told her last Friday that she wanted to end the relationship after a series of escalating arguments.

She also asked when she could go pick up her belongings from her house, writing: “Probably for the better.” Because I think you don’t want this anymore.

Gaddie finally responded the next day.

‘Is morning arvo good for you? I’m not going to beg you to stay,’ she texted him at 7:47 p.m. Saturday.

That text message was sent the same night that Gaddie met Ms. Finlay-Jones and was introduced to her friends. at The Marsden Brewhouse in Marsden Park.

“I was the last person this guy was in contact with,” Ms Taurus told the Telegraph.

“I recently had a conversation with him on Saturday night. I was arranging with him to retrieve some of my belongings from his house.

Ms Taurus said the romance progressed so quickly that Gaddie cleared out several drawers for her after she spent four consecutive nights at his house (a mock-up of their text message exchange is pictured)

The last text from Karla and Gaddie that ended with him telling her she could pick up her belongings.

Karla Tauro (pictured) went to Ashley Gaddie’s house on Sunday but he wasn’t there. She finally found out why when homicide detectives arrived at her home on Monday.

On Sunday afternoon, Ms. Taurus texted Gaddie to say she was on her way and back outside his unit when he didn’t answer the door, before telling him she wasn’t home.

She had no idea why he wasn’t home until a homicide detective showed up at her home Monday, she told the news outlet.

‘My face just fell off. My stomach completely sank and fell.

In the meantime, loved ones have left an increasing number of heartfelt tributes to the much loved slain soccer teacher and coach, Ms Finlay-Jones, it continues.

Ms Finlay-Jones was Senior Vice President for Women at Ramsgate RSL Football Club in South Sydney.

“The news of his passing has left us all in shock and disbelief,”

‘Dannielle was a beautiful person, a life member of the club who was well loved and highly respected not only within our immediate football community but throughout the Football St George association.

Dannielle Finlay-Jones, 31, (pictured) was found dead at her friend’s home in Cranebrook on Sunday, prompting a manhunt for her suspected killer.

A police operation in the Blue Mountains was launched Tuesday afternoon as a 12-hour standoff with Ashley Gaddie.

Daily Mail Australia exclusively obtained Gaddie’s Tinder profile

‘Her tireless and selfless commitment to soccer within the community, particularly women’s soccer, will be missed and her legacy will be everlasting.

“Our deep and respectful condolences go out to his family, especially his mother Jacky.”

Arncliffe Aurora FC also paid tribute.

Words just fail. Following the tragic death of Dannielle Finlay-Jones…everyone here at AAFC wants to express our deepest condolences and condolences to her family and friends at this very difficult time. Especially to her mother Jacky who must be going through things she never thought she would have to face.

‘May his soul rest in eternal peace.’

On Tuesday night, response squads invaded the area with specially trained police negotiators engaging the suspected fugitive atop one of Fletcher’s Lookout’s precarious cliffs.

Police described the situation as an ongoing self-harm incident that continued well into the night before Gaddie was finally arrested around 12 a.m. Wednesday.

A manhunt for Gaddie was launched after his date, Mrs Finlay-Jones, was found dead with serious head injuries at a friend’s house in Cranebrook in western Sydney on Sunday afternoon.

Neighbors reported seeing a man climb through a window and run out of the house around 5 a.m. that morning.

Ms Finlay-Jones met Gaddie at The Marsden Brewhouse, in Marsden Park, on Saturday night after the pair recently met online.

Police tape surrounded a house on Borrowdale Way, Cranebrook, on Monday as homicide detectives investigate the death of Dannielle Finlay-Jones.

Daily Mail Australia previously exclusively revealed how he wooed women on the dating app Tinder with mirror selfies and photos of himself cuddling puppies.

Gaddie’s dating app profile features a gallery of images showing the tradie posing in high visibility, kissing dogs, and going on hikes.

In the “interests” section, Gaddie boasts that he loves “sushi, traveling, road trips, hiking, and the gym.”

In one photo, Gaddie can be seen posing in a light gray T-shirt and shorts inside an elevator while taking a selfie in the mirror.

Other images show him wearing protective gear while working on a construction site, taking a nature walk and taking a selfie with a waterfall in the background.

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In the “interests” section of his Tinder profile (pictured), Gaddie boasts that he loves “sushi, traveling, road trips, hiking and the gym.”

Ms. Finlay-Jones was a teacher and was active in women’s soccer.