According to the prosecution, Karim Salim, 37, is accused of killing three women, engaging in sexual acts with them both before and after their deaths, recording videos of these acts, possessing drugs, and human trafficking.

The once-American high school English teacher, who used to film educational TikTok videos, killed three female sex workers in November 2023 as well as April and May 2024 and disposed of their bodies in Cairo and Port Said governorates.

During the trial which started in June and witnessed courthouse drama moments, including his first lawyer's announcement that he withdrew from representing him, Salim denied the charges and confessions he made following his arrest to the prosecution.

Despite Salim’s claims in the court, the prosecution presented the incriminating videos featuring his engagement in necrophiliac acts with the victims' dead bodies after murdering them at his own house in an upscale compound in New Cairo. It also presented closed-circuit television (CCTV) videos showing him on his way to and from disposing of the bodies. 

However, some of those videos were leaked to social media, leading the prosecution to open another investigation in July to stand on how they were leaked. It also warned the public that sharing such videos constitutes a crime according to law.

According to Egyptian media, the murderer who has a US passport has also kidnapped his son from his ex-wife. 

Salim's ex-wife, an Egyptian-American who resides in the US, has already requested the return of her son following the arrest of her ex-husband.