Play Safely

The story of Matthew Caddy and Daniel Everson is too simply reported for me to feel it gives an adequate telling of exactly why Everson died. But it never hurts to remember the safe part of Safe, Sane and Consensual.

Everson had traveled by bus from his home in Litchfield, Minnesota to visit Caddy after meeting him online. Everson and Caddy shared an interest in sadomasochism, and Caddy was to serve as Everson’s “master” while he was in Ohio.

According to the coroner, Everson’s kidneys failed because of severe bruising on his back and shoulders. Bruising can cause muscles to secrete proteins which, in great enough quantity, can overload kidneys.

Investigators said that Everson was beaten with a rubber sex toy. He had been handcuffed in a chair, and the cuffs were tied to a board affixed to the floor of Caddy’s basement.

Caddy gets six years for the death of his visitor