In a shocking case that has captured international attention, a British man has been charged with committing a horrific double murder in the United States. Olaolukitan Adon Abel, aged 26, hailing from a middle-class family in London, is accused of killing two women and leaving a homeless man critically injured in Georgia. The authorities have labeled these violent acts as ‘pure evil’ and ‘completely random.’
Adon Abel’s background is markedly different from the crimes he is accused of. He grew up in a stable household in North London, where his father served as a police officer. Later, Abel became a U.S. citizen and joined the Navy after relocating to the United States around 2019.
The chilling sequence of events began outside a restaurant in the early hours of Monday when Abel allegedly shot 31-year-old Prianna Weathers. Shortly after, he purportedly attacked a 49-year-old homeless man who was sleeping outside a supermarket. The violence did not stop there, as Abel is also accused of driving on to fatally stab and shoot 40-year-old Lauren Bullis while she was walking her French bulldog.
Authorities remain baffled by the lack of apparent motive for these heinous acts, with officials describing them as motiveless and acts of ‘pure evil.’ As the investigation unfolds, the details of Abel’s life and the transition from his peaceful upbringing to an alleged spree of violence continue to confound those who knew him.
Officials branded the attacks motiveless and ‘acts of pure evil’.
The Daily Mail can reveal Adon Abel enjoyed a comfortable upbringing in north London before moving to the US in around 2019.
The youngest of four children, he grew up in a £480,000 family home in Edgware, attended a local state comprehensive and served in the Army Cadet Force.
As a teenager, he also competed in Muay Thai bouts, with footage posted online showing him fighting in ticketed contests, including one in Watford in 2014 in which he was knocked out.
Adon Abel enjoyed a comfortable upbringing in north London before moving to the US
After relocating to the US, Adon Abel enlisted in the US Navy in 2020 and is understood to have most recently served with Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron in California
The youngest of four children, he grew up in a £480,000 family home in Edgware (pictured), attended a local state comprehensive and served in the Army Cadet Force
Authorities allege Adon Abel shot dead Prianna Weathers (pictured), 31, outside a restaurant in the early hours of Monday before opening fire on a 49-year-old homeless man
Ahead of that bout, Adon Abel boasted on Facebook: ‘Tickets are selling fast so inbox me for tickets before it’s too late or you’ll end up wishing you did.
‘It’s going to be an amazing show – top fighters in the UK.
‘I’ve stepped up my training for this fight; expect a amazing performance from me and great fight against a skilled opponent.’
Adon Abel, who was also a talented table tennis player, later moved to America, following in the footsteps of his father, Toyin Adon Abel, 67, who describes himself as a ‘former British police officer and prison warden’ who is now an ‘author, artist and philanthropist’.
His business analyst mother remains living in north London but declined to comment on her son’s arrest when approached by the Daily Mail.
After relocating to the US, Adon Abel enlisted in the US Navy in 2020 and is understood to have most recently served with Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron in California.
His father posted proud photographs of his son in uniform on social media in 2021, writing: ‘My precious son in whom I am well proud! Kiitan… newest graduate group in the United States Navy.’
He left the military in disgrace after being convicted in 2024 to assaulting two police officers with a deadly weapon, and attacking another person, while stationed at Naval Base Coronado in California.
Court records also show that in June last year he pleaded guilty to four misdemeanour counts of sexual battery after groping a woman in Chatham County, Georgia.
After relocating to the US, Adon Abel enlisted in the US Navy in 2020 and is understood to have most recently served with Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron in California
He left the military in disgrace after being convicted in 2024 to assaulting two police officers with a deadly weapon, and attacking another person, while stationed at Naval Base Coronado in California
Police say the latest violence began in the early hours of Monday when Prianna Weathers was shot near a fast food restaurant in DeKalb County, in the suburbs of Atlanta. She later died in hospital.
Investigators allege Adon Abel then drove around 16 miles towards the town of Brookhaven, where he opened fire on a homeless man in what police described as a drive-by shooting.
Brookhaven police chief Brandon Gurley said: ‘What we know now is that this individual was asleep in the area of business and was shot multiple times by the suspect from his vehicle.
‘It is apparent to us that it was a completely random attack on a member of our unhoused community.’
Adon Abel is then alleged to have driven a further 15 miles in a rental car before stabbing and shooting Mrs Bullis, a Department of Homeland Security auditor, as she walked her dog.
The Department of Homeland Security said Mrs Bullis ‘approached her work with integrity, thoughtfulness and a commitment to excellence’ and who ‘brought warmth, kindness, and a genuine sense of care to her colleagues’.
A keen traveller and marathon runner, Mrs Bullis had visited countries including Egypt, Greece, Spain, Ireland and France.
Her family said she was a ‘selfless, kind and compassionate’ woman whose ‘warmth and generosity touched everyone surrounding her’.
US homeland security secretary Markwayne Mullin said Ms Bullis had been ‘brutally’ killed and described the attacks as ‘acts of pure evil’.
Adon Abel was eventually arrested in Troup County, south-west of Atlanta, and remains in custody. He is charged with two counts of malice murder, aggravated assault and firearms counts, court records show
Adon Abel was eventually arrested in Troup County, south-west of Atlanta, and remains in custody. He is charged with two counts of malice murder, aggravated assault and firearms counts, court records show.
His brother Toyin Adon Abel Jr, 41, who lives in Atlanta, told US media that he did not want to talk about his brother but expressed sympathy for the victims.
He is reported to have said: ‘I feel terrible for the victims, their families and their connections. It’s a horrible thing.’
