How a Psychotic Obsession Lead to a BRUTAL Murder: The Terrifying Stalking Case of Celeste Manno
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What societal pressures do women face when rejecting men?
As women, we are told that if a man approaches you and you aren't interested, all you have to do is reject him. Don't string him along, don't be too nice, don't lead him on, because that will just make you look like a bitch, excuse my language. But as women, we know that it isn't always as simple as it seems. Why? Because some men won't take no for an answer. Some men try to be persuasive or assertive. They think it's a game and you want to be chased. Sometimes it's a little bit annoying, but it's harmless. Other times though, men will become obsessive or even violent if you reject them. Far too often when a man is rejected, his ego is bruised and he blames the woman who said no. and he retaliates. And that is why some women can be afraid to reject men.
This case is the perfect example of why so many women feel threatened when they reject someone they're not interested in. Today, we will be discussing the case of Celeste Manno. Celeste Manno was born on November 22nd, 1996 to parents Aggie DeMauro and Tony Manno, and she had an older brother named Jaden and a younger brother, Alessandro. At the time, Celeste was living with her mother and younger brother in the city of Mernda in Australia. Celeste was described as being the essence of love and kindness. She hated the idea of anyone being left out and always went out of her way to be inclusive and spread positivity to others. She was beautiful on the inside and out. She had the power to touch the lives of everyone who interacted with her, making it her mission to be kind and compassionate.
Celeste was known to find joy in the simple pleasures in life. She loved music, dancing, and food, going out with friends, and living her life to its fullest. Throughout her life, her love for her family and friends was unwavering. After primary school, Celeste went on to university, where she studied criminology and psychology, hoping to become a psychologist one day. She said that she wanted to learn as much about human nature as she could, so she could be better at helping those who needed it most. For the time being, 23-year-old Celeste worked as a team leader at the Circle Call Center in Melbourne, Australia. There, she met her boyfriend at the time, Chris Risdale. The two had only been together a short amount of time before her death, but according to Chris, the time that they did spend together was amazing.
He described that it was just effortless to love Celeste. They made each other laugh and would stay up late talking on the phone for hours not wanting to hang up so they'd always fall asleep on the phone together. Chris said that Celeste was just such a positive influence on everyone around her and he knows that if he got to spend more time with her, they would have grown together and she would have made him a better person. Another man that Celeste worked with at the call center was 36-year-old Louay Nader Sakho, who was originally from Iraq and migrated to Australia with his parents and four siblings in 1992. He started working at the call center in 2018 as a customer service operator. However, he was known to be very recluse and introverted, and honestly, he wasn't great at his job.
So by June of 2019, a year after starting, he was fired from his position. During the year of him working under Celeste, again, Celeste was the team leader, The two never really interacted much. They weren't friends. They weren't close by any means. But given that Celeste was kind and caring, on the day Loewe was fired, she offered him support and escorted him out to his car, being professional and polite. But it seems that Loewe totally misread Celeste's kindness, and when she extended a handout to him to wish him the best, he thanked her for her compassion and kindness and kissed her on the cheek. At that time, she told Loewe that she was not interested in him like that. Later that evening, she went home and told her mother and brother how embarrassed she felt and how uncomfortable the whole situation made her.
But him no longer working with Celeste did not stop Loewe from contacting her and trying to get her attention by any means necessary.
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