Well.....

someone being jaded about being blackmailed doesn't come into "screening" at all.   IT is a bad person doing bad things.

No, screening probably would not have prevented this murder, but the decriminalization of sex work would have. With sex work being illegal parties on both ends can super escalate situations without being able to rely on police intervention. She very well may have been trying to extort more money from him, which she or her cronies probably have done and got away with it in the past. MN LE are more likely to side with the sex worker at this point, so even if he did go to police and try to report it the first thing they will do is arrest him for solicitation. He panicked and did not know what to do. I do personally screen and have never had an issue with a gent, but I also do my best to keep my business on the up and up, am honest, and trustworthy. Unfortunately not everyone in this industry is, clients or providers. We need to continue to work together to all do what we can to keep this industry safe for everyone.

Not his story. He told LE he left the hotel after the session and he didn't do anything. He shared the incident with a friend, and the friend reported it to the police, so LE has a better case against him now. He most likely panicked and didn't know what to do when she started blackmailing him.

We'll never know the full story since the other person is dead. Either way, he's going to be locked up for a long time.  

Very unfortunate for both parties. The dude was young and seemed to have a decent job per his linkedin profile. The deceased was in her 50s and did sex work for survival it seems.