Ex-mistress of Las Vegas mass shooter Stephen Paddock lives in New Zealand

Las Vegas killer Stephen Paddock was cheating on his longtime girlfriend Marilou Danley (pictured together) for years

The former mistress of Las Vegas mass shooter Stephen Paddock has been hiding out in New Zealand.

The 29-year-old single mother – who goes by the name ‘Kate’ – claimed to have had a handful of sexual encounters with Paddock in the years before he massacred 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest music festival.

A replica pistol she carried with her was seized from her new home in Auckland by New Zealand police, the New Zealand Herald reported. 

The 29-year-old previously told DailyMailTV he grew increasingly erratic prior to the incident.

Kate moved to Australia and then New Zealand as a way to cope with the trauma of knowing Paddock and not recognising any warning signs.

‘I still live with a lot of guilt knowing I could have potentially prevented it so as a result, I have a lot of people who want me dead for failing to do something,’ she said.

She said she received a permit to carry and conceal it on her body at all times and that the weapon made her feel safer.

Kate and Paddock first bonded over their shared passion for firearms at a bar in Miami in 2013. 

Recalling how they met, she said: ‘I was in Miami on work and he was in town for a few days. 

The 64-year-old massacred Route 91 Harvest music festival revelers, seen running away from gunfire

The 64-year-old massacred Route 91 Harvest music festival revelers, seen running away from gunfire 

‘My friend and I were at the hotel bar really drunk and we were buying everyone in the bar drinks. 

‘When I sat down in the bar Stephen was sitting next to me. We struck up a conversation. I’ve always been an avid hunter and have a collection of firearms, most I inherited from my grandfather. 

‘We shared a passion and I’m always way friendlier than I should be and it has gotten me into trouble several times.’

Kate described herself and Paddock as ‘sloppy drunk’ and said she invited him back to their hotel room where they ended up having sex.   

She said that when he went to leave, Paddock offered her money and she was taken by surprise.  

‘I assumed it was for the drinks and then realized he thought we were hookers. 

‘I handed the money back and laughed it off.’ 

Paddock's mistress said he initially told her that he did not have a girlfriend and would tell her that he missed her and needed to see her

Pictured: Paddock's girlfriend Marilou Danley

Paddock’s mistress said he initially told her that he did not have a girlfriend and would tell her that he missed her and needed to see her 

Paddock opened fire from his window at the Mandalay Bay Hotel (pictured)  killing 58 people in October 2017

Paddock opened fire from his window at the Mandalay Bay Hotel (pictured)  killing 58 people in October 2017

Prior to the massacre, Kate said Paddock began sending her increasingly paranoid and erratic text messages.  

He last contacted her via text in the early hours of September 29, 2017, the woman told DailyMailTV. 

Less than 48 hours later, he would rain terror down on the Las Vegas strip as he shot dead 58 people and left 850 injured from his 32nd-floor hotel suite at the Mandalay Bay Hotel.

With multiple rifles and thousands of rounds of ammunition that Paddock calmly transported through the hotel using luggage carts, he opened fire on October 1, shortly after 10pm, on the crowd of 22,000 people below attending the Route 91 Harvest country music festival.

At 5:36am on September 29, Paddock texted his mistress. The cell phone number that the text messages came from has been independently verified by DailyMail.com using public records. 

Paddock sent his mistress these chilling texts before the mass shooting which left 58 people dead in 2017. She tells DailyMailTV that she got freaked out by Paddock's increasingly erratic behavior when he tied her up during one kinky sex session

Paddock sent his mistress these chilling texts before the mass shooting which left 58 people dead in 2017. She tells DailyMailTV that she got freaked out by Paddock’s increasingly erratic behavior when he tied her up during one kinky sex session

It is listed to an address he shared with his Filipino partner Marilou Danley in Mesquite, Nevada.

He wrote: ‘I need to talk to you. Please. Call me when you get this. It’ll be good to hear your voice. I need someone to talk to.’

At 5:57am, he then texted: ‘Are you still in Las Vegas? I haven’t been feeling that great and have been struggling a bit lately. It would be good to just hear your voice and hear how you are doing and potentially see each other. Even just for coffee. Please consider it.

Less than ten minutes later, Paddock wrote: ‘Do you still have the same number? It was worth a try. I truly hope you are well, happy and life has been good for you. You’re a good person and I do appreciate everything you have done for me. You have been more than a friend to me and I am sorry for anything I’ve done to hurt you. All the best.’

Concerned about him, Kate offered to travel to Las Vegas, but he told her not to bother.

The gunman, 64, regularly met the now-29-year-old single mother, who does not wish to be identified, for sex for four years. 'Looking back now knowing what I know the signs were there and I overlooked them and I feel absolutely horrific,' she said

The gunman, 64, regularly met the now-29-year-old single mother, who does not wish to be identified, for sex for four years. ‘Looking back now knowing what I know the signs were there and I overlooked them and I feel absolutely horrific,’ she said

In another message, he said: ‘There are so many people who don’t deserve to be alive.’ 

‘There are so many people who don’t deserve to be alive. Too many people are so concerned with themselves,’ Paddock writes. ‘You can be there for everyone but when you need someone there is nobody to be seen. I became a recluse for that reason. The best way to live life is with a wall between you and everyone else. So when they do hurt you, the sting isn’t so bad. 

In other messages he said: ‘People in society have become evil, self loathing, selfish and entitled. 

Paddock was killed after he opened fire on October 1, 2017

Paddock was killed after he opened fire on October 1, 2017 

‘The best way to go about it just disconnecting yourself from other humans. 

‘You will always end up being hurt and disappointed. People these days are evil.’  

He added: ‘I haven’t been feeling that great and have been struggling a bit lately.’

The mistress – a single mom – said: ‘He seemed angry and like he was in a trance. He just seemed out of it.  

‘He was talking about how the Government is evil and the human race is evil.’ 

She said the pair argued and she eventually stopped responding. 

After hearing about the mass shooting at the country concert, she said it hadn’t dawned on her that the culprit was her lover. 

‘I didn’t even put two and two together when there was a shooting in Vegas,’ she said. 

‘I feel horrible. Part of me wonders if the fight is what set him off. 

She said her guilt led her to move overseas.  

His mistress added: ‘I’ve spent quite a while now feeling like the worst person in the world and having nightmares about what happened. 

‘I was his mistress for a few years.’ 

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