A model and fashion designer is counting her blessings after rejecting a creepy marriage proposal from a crazed knifeman who has been blamed for a violent attack across Massachusetts.
Jared Ravizza, 26, of Chilmark, a town on Martha’s Vineyard, faces multiple charges, including assault with intent to murder, after six people were stabbed in separate attacks Saturday night.
Four girls ages 9 to 17 were stabbed at an AMC multiplex in Braintree by a man who “was laughing the whole time.” A 21-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man were stabbed about an hour later at a McDonald’s in Plymouth.
Police linked Ravizza to the crimes and caught him after he crashed his Porsche and was detained. More disturbing allegations emerged. Massachusetts police sources revealed that Ravizza was also the man they were looking for after a body was found Saturday afternoon at a vacation rental in Deep River.
Now, a woman who claims to have been his friend has spoken out, saying she feels “blessed” to have cut ties with him after having a bad feeling about him.
Model and fashion designer Alyona Shikhova (pictured) says she feels ‘blessed’ to be alive after befriending Jared Ravizza, who has been arrested for stabbing six people, including four girls, and is facing a investigation into the murder of a 70-year-old man. one year old man
Shikhova, 30, was doing a photo shoot for her clothing brand Ashik on April 14 at the Beverly Hills Hotel when she ran into Jared Ravizza, 26.
Alyona Shikhova, 30, was doing a modeling shoot for her clothing brand, Ashik, in April 2023 when she met Ravizza.
She claims that Ravizza managed to convince her to allow him to participate in the photo shoot, after which he began flirting with her and making outlandish suggestions.
Among his ramblings, which soon became worrying and strange, was a marriage proposal and even a suggestion that they have children.
“He said, ‘I’m going to be a good husband, you’re going to be my wife,'” Shikhova said. “I think she liked him and he was used to getting what he wanted.
“I couldn’t imagine, at that moment, what he was capable of. I’m still in shock after reading what he’s done. I feel blessed to be alive. There are so many crazy people that you have to be very careful. You never know.’
The suspect, Jared Ravizza, 26, was arrested and taken into custody. He entered the theater without paying and attacked the girls without provocation, without saying a word.
Ravizza turned serious as he walked to the set of his photo shoot and began selling himself as someone who could help promote his brand while bragging about his supposed connections in New York and the Hamptons.
The pair even appeared on her Instagram together, both wearing matching pink hoodies with the caption “never ever be basic.”
After filming, Ravizza invited Shikhova back to her hotel pool.
Looking back, the model says that what had been a chance encounter had disturbing and sinister connotations.
“We had just met and he was already proposing and promising me a lot of things right away,” Shikhova said. “It was just strange.”
Looking back, model and designer Alyona Shikhova says that what had been a chance encounter had disturbing and sinister connotations.
Ravizza continued to boast about his wealth and lavish lifestyle by showing tropical vacations in Hawaii along with photographs of homes around the world that he claimed to own.
“He said he had some houses everywhere, in Malibu, the Hamptons and other places,” he explained.
Desperate to make his mark, Ravizza even offered to open clothing stores for his brand in the cities where he had homes.
Shikhova said she felt uncomfortable with Ravizza’s pressure and left the hotel.
The couple texted several times after their meeting to discuss what photos and videos she would use to promote her fashion brand.
The next time he heard about Ravizza was when he saw his photo on the news after the deranged stabbing attack on six people.
Shikhova, pictured, says the next time she heard about Ravizza was when she saw his photo on the news after the deranged knife attack, and took to social media to share her concerns about him during the time they were friendly.
Ravizza boasts of being a ‘world-leading digital marketing and social media management agency’ with offices in Manhattan, Beverly Hills, Paris and Naples.
Four were children between the ages of nine and 17 who were watching a movie at the cinema.
“In times like this, I feel like it’s such a gift to be alive,” Shikhova said on Instagram.
On Tuesday morning, Ravizza was arraigned in Plymouth District Court on charges including one count of assault to murder, two counts of assault and battery and indecent exposure in connection with the McDonald’s stabbing.
He still faces charges for allegedly stabbing the four girls at the movie theater.
Ravizza, dressed in a blonde wig, entered the theater without paying and attacked the girls without provocation, without saying a word.
Jared Ravizza, of Chilmark, Massachusetts, during his arraignment Tuesday in Plymouth District Court.
Ravizza is being held for a mental health evaluation.
Additionally, Connecticut police say Ravizza is a person of interest in the death of Bruce Feldman.
The 70-year-old man was found dead inside a home he was renting just hours before the latest stabbings occurred.