‘Disgusting’: Uber Driver Arrested In Death of Black Woman Who Called the Rideshare After Late Night Shift Made Up Elaborate Story About an Imaginary African-American Man with a Gun

An Indiana Uber driver accused of raping and killing his female passenger, Chanti Dixon, initially told police an armed Black man shot her and fled. The shocking story was just that — a tall tale that played into an old, racist stereotype, otherwise known as “Blame a Black Man” syndrome. Indianapolis detectives saw through the false accusation, and the perpetrator, Francisco Valadez, was arrested on Sept. 10 and charged with murder. Valadez, 29, allegedly admitted to the crime in police custody and revealed the spine-chilling details of the attack, according to a probable cause affidavit reported by local media. Chanti Dixon, left, was allegedly killed by Uber driver Francisco Valadez, right. (Photos: Facebook/Titi Dixon, YouTube screenshot/ Fox 59) On Sept 8, Dixon, 30, called an Uber to take her home after her late shift at work ended around 3:30 a.m. When she never returned, her worried family tracked her phone to the woods behind her residence, where they made a horrifying discovery. According to court documents, Dixon had been dumped naked and was lying on her stomach. First responders pronounced her dead at the scene, and it was later discovered that she had been shot in the head.   Dixon’s cellphones...