On Instagram in particular, some users even began to capitalise on Devins death, promising to post non-existent video footage of her murder in exchange for likes and follows. He was taken into custody and hospitalized. Steven Crimando: Incels believe that they don't have any chance with Stacys at all. 2021 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Kim Devins: He said he wanted to spare us from having to see the details of Bianca's murder. Jericka Duncan: When you found out that your daughter's images were on Twitter . He was given a new attorney in August last year before a judge denied his request to change his plea two months later. Police said in a statement, On Sunday, July 14, 2019 at approximately 7:20AM Oneida County Dispatch received numerous calls informing them that a male individual had posted to a social media site that he had killed his girlfriend, and was threatening to harm himself. Jericka Duncan: When did you first learn that your daughter was missing? Now, tragically, #ripbianca. It's not her, it's not my baby. That's what our job is. She had at least two active Instagram profiles, under the names beegtfo and escty. Bianca was enjoying her newfound freedom, Kim says, after graduating high school two weeks earlier. Give this family some peace. Prosecutor Sarah DeMellier: He was very helpful in explaining the last moments that he spent with Bianca. Another one broke into Meg Turney/Gavin Frees home with a shotgun last year. Kim Devins: Bianca first saw a therapist at 9 years old. I'm going to be dead on the ground. Nothing better than waking up at 4am to find out your brother killed someone and tried to kill himself, and when youre trying to understand and comprehend how the person you looked up to, and taught you so much is responsible for such a horrible act, and people proceed to go out and blame you for what he did., He added, So here I am stationed in Alaska for military service wanting nothing more than to wake up and be back home hoping this is some sick twisted nightmare, instead Im all the way across the country. So, while returning from the concert, Clark stabbed Devins. Although some reports claim the pair were in a relationship, Devins friend Chels described their relationship as strictly platonic. Clark was taken into police custody as he attempted to kill himself, according to the Utica Police Department. "A very twisted need is being met by continuing to share these and trying to get these [images] to Bianca's family," he tells CBS News national correspondent Jericka Duncan. The homicide gained local attention Sunday morning because the crime scene delayed the start of the Boilermaker Road Race. Clark also said he decided to plead guilty so as not to put the victims family and his own family through a trial, according to Spectrum News. Kim Devins: They stayed on Instagram and Facebook for at least a couple of weeks. Olivia has had to take a break from social media because there's always the risk of having to see her sister's death photo. At this point that call along with what occurred is still under investigation so we have nothing further to release at this point on that., Bianca Devins sister wrote on Instagram, it wasnt just an internet boyfriend this was a close family friend whom weve met and trusted so much. "It actually furthers the physical crime.". 'We got a call from one of the parents that was concerned about some things that were occurring in the relationship at this point,' he said. He's made statements saying that he hurt your daughter. As Clark's case headed to trial, emotions ran high for Bianca's family, who feared her murder video would be played in court. Det. By EJ Dickson: Bianca had made it clear to Brandon that she was not interested in a committed, monogamous relationship at this point, and Brandon had seemed to accept that. He is evil. It just didn't make sense that he would have hurt her. Please join us tomorrow night for a candle light vigil in honor of Bianca! In 2014, a 22-year-old self-identified incel went on a deadly rampage in Isla Vista, California, killing six people. And we need to make sure that Brandon Clark can never hurt anyone else again. Frank believes those who shared the photos didn't see Bianca as a loving daughter or a cherished granddaughter. An upstate man has been charged with second-degree murder and officially accused, as explained by police officials. The killer posted images of her lifeless body online, which went viral. On Facebook, Bianca Devins stepmother, Kaleigh, expressed her familys outrage at people who have reshared the graphic images of Biancas death on social media. As more personnel arrived on scene, the investigation commenced. and our It is believed that some sort of argument ensued at the venue that precipitated the following engagement between the two. "You're gonna have to find somebody else to orbit," a man wrote, using a term for tracking potential romantic interests online. The brutal death of 17-year-old Bianca Devins, a Utica, New York teenager and aspiring influencer who was allegedly murdered by a jealous male friend on her way home from a concert, shattered. Trying to understand their relationship, what the mindset of each person in the relationship was. Clark and Devins' had attended a concert earlier in the evening. According to police, On Saturday July 13th, 2019 the two had planned to go to a concert together in New York City. Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world. Det. And also in person even after her death. What was he doing? He engages him. One of Bianca's friends told Rolling Stone on July 16 that Clark had become jealous because he thought she was flirting with the other male. But things turned very real, very fast, when it was Clark who called 911. On July 14, 2019, a teenager named Bianca Devins was murdered by Brandon Clark, who then shared photos of her dead body on social media. She was young and beautiful and so full of live. BRYAN COROMATO [bodycam video to officers on scene]: The news has got this, so you better send someone to the mom's house to give her a head's up before . THIS is how Bianca should be remembered!! There were moments where I probably spent 2. Heavy is not publishing the gruesome photos posted to Instagram or linking to them. Kim pleaded with social media companies to remove the images, but it took time. She did not wanna be with him. Det. I am so sorry that I put everyone through this. The alleged . She was a such fighter and accomplished what she needed to. , updated He then took a selfie and posted it to social media with the caption "Ashes to ashes.". Theyre kids.. Prosecutors tracked him down. . 152K followers. Bianca Devins had just graduated from high school. Emily Crane For Dailymail.com #ripbianca, Actor Jimmy Wong wrote, Christina Grimmie was murdered by an obsessed fan three years ago. There was a relationship. Days on from her death, the horrific photo of Devins body has been posted, taken down and reposted once again by hundreds of users on Instagram, 4chan and Discord. Bianca Devins, the victim, was 17. When I close my eyes, those images haunt me. Responding officers placed Clark under arrest and found Bianca's body hidden under a tarp. So, no matter what she [Bianca] said, she was gonna wind up dead that night. ", Frank Williams: I knew it was her. "Social media was a huge part of Bianca's life," says Bianca's mother Kim Devins." Everything you just said I agree with 100% and also the fact that some people are trying to get more followers and likes by saying that they have a video of her murder just shows how much social media has become unsocial and disturbing!. Biancas smile brightened our lives. Police say the pair had been at a concert in New York City on the night of Saturday, July 13, and that they had driven back to Utica later. And Bianca Devins, a teen from New York, U.S., experienced this first hand. Bianca texted her mother after the concert to say she was heading home. Another one broke into Meg Turney/Gavin Frees home with a shotgun last year. EJ Dickson: On Discord, it's fairly common for people to post gore and disturbing images just to sort of get a rise out of people. Frank Williams: That impressed me the most was she fought for her life. Her family has said that she was not killed by a stalker she met online on Discord chat, but by someone she knew in real life who was also known to the family. Ariel Zilber For Dailymail.com On July 13, 2019, she attended a Nicole Dollanganger concert in Queens, never to return home. Never-before-seen photos and details about accused Idaho killer, The disappearance of Carole Baskin's then-husband Don Lewis, "48 Hours" probes the shooting death of Danielle Nemetz, How investigators solved the Hargan killings, "48 Hours": Brooke Skylar Richardson case. Jericka Duncan: Did Bianca receive justice? The police statement continued: He also was alluding the fact that he was going to harm himself. CBS' '48 Hours: The Online Life & Death of Bianca Devins' examines the horrific 2019 homicide of 17-year-old Instagram personality Bianca Devins, along with its equally harrowing aftermath. He collects from the back seat a knife, indicating to us that's something he came prepared with. But before hanging up, Clark told them exactly where to find him: a dead-end road, not far from Bianca's home. After he slit her throat, Devins posted pictures of her body online. When Devins' online friend of three years, Chels, came across the photo on Sunday morning, she initially thought it was . Investigator Michael Curley: We learned that Brandon is meticulous in his categorization, itemization of things that he wants to do. Some on social media have called Devins an Instagram influencer or internet personality, but Devins did not have a large following prior to her death. Bianca Michelle Devins, also known as Bianca Ahren, [1] was an American teenager from Utica, New York, who was murdered by a male acquaintance, Brandon Andrew Clark, on July 14, 2019. The upcoming episode of CBS 48 Hours focuses on the shocking murder of a teenage girl named Bianca Devins in July 2019 by a man named Brandon Clark. But on social media, the graphic images posted on Instagram by the suspect began to spread quickly. Police have not commented about the photos posted to social media after the killing. The killer posted images of her lifeless body online, which went viral. Det. A post shared by bianca (@escty) on Jul 8, 2019 at 1:04pm PDT. The officer requested emergency medical care, and the Utica Fire Department arrived soon after. Devins' killing highlighted long-standing questions about the ability and willingness of technology companies to regulate the content that makes their services so profitable. He had the phone staged. "In the meantime, our hearts go out to Bianca's family and loved ones.". She craved to, but a dispute turned into an assault on the drive back, and she was eventually slashed and stabbed to death with a long knife. This is not progress. In his . Bianca's death photos spread on the social media platforms Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. 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