After attempting to injure himself, he laid down across a green in color tarp that was on the ground some distance away. She was murdered on Sunday morning. On July 13, 2019, she was brutally murdered. The case sent shockwaves across the Utica community. "This is a form of psychological terrorism.". Updated Bianca Devins Instagram An upstate man allegedly slit the throat of a teenage social media influencer he was dating then posted a grisly photo of her lifeless body to Instagram. Powered by. It's heartbreaking. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Jericka Duncan: At what point did you realize she needed help? Devins was murdered between 5:47 am and 6:40 am. Investigators started at the crime scene. Det. Prosecutor Sarah DeMellier: We see that he wakes Bianca up. In this case, a lot of it is background on both individuals. Trying to understand their relationship, what the mindset of each person in the relationship was. And instead you post about what a beautiful young woman she was., Her family issued a statement saying, We are very grateful for the outpouring of love and sympathy we have received from our Friends, Family, Biancas Friends and the whole community. And there was something else investigators found unusual about the scene. I hate knowing youre not going to ever come back home. Bianca's Law is a bill that would hold social media companies accountable for violent and graphic content that they allow on their platforms. Bianca's mother and grandfather had been waiting a long time to face Bianca's killer: KIM DEVINS [in tears]: With the death of your child comes the most unimaginable and indescribable pain. 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. "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. I left her alone for most of the night, just giving her space. She worked as a model and was an e-girl, who frequently posted photos on Instagram and Tumblr about video games and anime. Bianca was described as an outgoing and happy child in her earlier years, although, she did start seeing therapists at the age of 9, due to separation anxiety. Frank Williams: "Puff the Magic Dragon" that's the special song [emotional]. Disgusted. Overnight investigators had conducted a forensic analysis of Brandon Clark's cell phone and found something terrifying. It is a form of . I am so sorry that I put everyone through this. Photos of Devins' bloody corpse were posted on social media. Prosecutor Michael Nolan: [pointing to the list]: Set up speaker, and Last song? Even in her deepest, darkest, lowest points, she somehow managed to help so many people who were battling their own demons., A family friend wrote on Facebook, Bianca was a beautiful person, inside and out! Bianca Devins, 17. Kim Devins: She really could just escape her own mental struggles, what was going on in her head and escape into, you know, a different world online. Bryan Coromato: We know that he's he's playing a game with everybody. Quickly reported by viewers, Utica police in New York . If she had just been able to get out of that car. Prosecutor Sarah DeMellier: When we do learn that there is a kiss at the concert we need to explore was it a crime of passion if you will? Provided by the Devins family. Multiple calls were made to the police about the photos. Prosecutor Sarah DeMellier: They set us up with a computer, some speakers and some headphones and push play. Prosecutor Sarah DeMellier: He was very helpful in explaining the last moments that he spent with Bianca. Then, DeMellier says, Clark asked Bianca about that kiss she had with Alex, the other young man at the concert the night before. Brandon Clark is charged in her death. Kim Devins: When Brandon came around, and he came around pretty often, he just looked like a goofy nerdy, boy next door. She had been through hell and back conquering her own mental illness and she won. On Sunday night, hours after police had arrested Clark, the photos of Bianca Devins were still available for the world to see on his Instagram page. Bianca Devins, a popular 17-year-old influencer on the video-sharing site Tik Tok, was allegedly fatally stabbed early Sunday by a man she'd met on Instagram who then posted images of her. He then took a selfie and posted it to social media with the caption "Ashes to ashes.". Its just making everything harder for her family.. In this sense, Instagrams handling of the Devins photos is exemplary of a wider problem, but Russett says this is a particularly egregious example considering the elements of the case: Devins was an active 4chan user and a so-called egirl, or an aspiring influencer who coopted aspects of gaming culture in her Instagram persona, which has prompted many 4chan trolls to viciously mock her and share memes about her death. You were the best sister anyone couldve ever asked for. Kim Devins: I know that if she had gotten out of that car, she would have called me. The platform's handling of the Bianca Devins case is arguably reflective of a wider problem. Other photos appeared to show a body under a . Instagram#RIPBianca was trending after her death. News Sports Entertainment Lifestyle . Bianca Devins stepmother wrote on Facebook, Bianca was a lot of things to so many people. Photos of the violence and the moments before and after were posted on what appeared to be his Instagram account. Behavioral scientist Stephen Crimando believes the individuals most likely responsible for the attacks on Bianca's family belong to a community of online men called "incels.". After a brief struggle, Clark was disarmed and placed under arrest. Steven Crimando, a behavioral scientist, called the attack on Bianca's family "a form of psychological terrorism." Frank Williams: And she fought him. He had said he was suicidal and told police he had killed his girlfriend and was going to harm himself with a knife, the news station reports. Its an endless game of Whack-a-Mole that has spawned a small cottage industry of de facto social media censors grabbing mallets, trying to report each new account as it pops up, only to see five more come up in its place. He knew exactly what he was doing. So, to have to see her in her last moments, how she was brutally murdered, is absolutely traumatizing and something no one should ever see. He had the video staged. Jericka Duncan: Did Bianca receive justice? By Kelly-Leigh Cooper. Police confirmed the photos were posted by Clark. First published on September 18, 2021 / 11:02 PM. Kim Devins: They were sent to me. 8pm. Horrific images of 17-year-old Bianca Devins were posted on . On Facebook, where Clark uses the name Brandon Kuwaliski, he wrote, Im ending it today. Every day Im going to do my best and Im going to get through this thing called life and do it all for you. The man responsible for the gruesome death of Utica teenager Bianca Devins has been sentenced to 25 years-to-life in prison. Two weeks after the murder, Bianca's family and friends packed the courtroom wearing pink her favorite color as they waited for Brandon Clark to make his first public appearance. What I mean by that is it doesnt make it so youre not guilty, it just reduces the level of crime, so it would knock it from a murder 2nd to manslaughter in the 1st degree.. He blamed his former attorney Luke Nebush, a well-respected local public defender, for not visiting him enough in prison and pressuring him into pleading guilty. Photos of Bianca Devins' body were posted to social media after her death. Devins and Clark had been together at a concert earlier. BRANDON CLARK: No, I'm not going to stay on the line with you. Your daughter was a beautiful and amazing person.. Despite reports that Devins only met and knew her suspected killer online, Devins sister says Biancas family had also met him in real life and called the suspect a family friend. Russett says there are steps that Instagram could potentially take to at least make it more difficult for people to do this, such as disabling Devins Instagram page from being tagged in other photos and videos. I just thought of how embarrassed she would be, how heartbroken she would be. Bianca Devins Murder Viral Video Back in the year 2020, Hanna posted a YouTube clip named, "Turing Myself into an E-young lady" looking into the stylish around then viral on Tiktok. That thinking changed when Brandon Clark, who had been out with Bianca the night she died, called 911. FRANK WILLIAMS: Brandon, for the cruel manner in which you took my granddaughter's life, for the total disregard you had for a human life; for the callous act in which you posted pictures of her murdered body on social media to gratify your own selfish purposes, you, Brandon, deserve to spend the rest of your life in prison. And that's not all. Kim Devins: It didn't make sense to me. Brandon Clark, who had been out with Bianca Devins the night she died, called 911. Bianca Devins, surrounded by hearts, in an image she posted on Instagram in May By Kelly-Leigh Cooper BBC News Like many other teenagers her age, Bianca Devins lived her life online. It means the world to us to know that Bianca was able to help change the lives of so many people., One friend wrote, Bianca was the light in so many peoples lives. Another said, She was like a big sister to me and she showed me a lot, taught me everything I know, like makeup artistic work. Kim Devins: My daughter Olivia answered the door. . Police said Clark then called 911 on himself and made incriminating statements with respect to the homicide. Officials say Bianca Devins, 17, was killed Sunday. The horrific photo spreading on the social media platform Discord had prompted calls from around the country. In addition to pushing for a new law in Bianca's name, her grandfather, Frank Williams, and mother Kim Devins announced a scholarship in her memory. Jericka Duncan: When you found out that your daughter's images were on Twitter . Frank Williams: I just can't understand why people would want to see it. LUKE NEBUSH: I went to the Oneida County jail 15 times prior to his plea. @escty. Wtf is wrong with you people!!? Even in her worst struggles, when she couldn't help herself, she helped others. Investigators learned that message was taken from a series of Japanese comic books called "Punpun" that Clark and Bianca had often read together. 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. I know Bianca's mum and it is breaking her heart that these images are still avilable online. It was. Kim Devins: It's horrifying. As the search continued, Bianca's friends suspected the photo circulating on Discord might be a hoax after learning it was Clark who posted the image. Kim pleaded with social media companies to remove the images, but it took time. The alleged killer is Brandon Clark, 21, of. After Clark serves 25 years in prison, he could be eligible for parole; he will be in his late 40s. Utica police have identified the victim as Bianca Devins, a 17-year old whose Instagram account had just over 70,000 followers by Monday afternoon. #ripbianca, Actor Jimmy Wong wrote, Christina Grimmie was murdered by an obsessed fan three years ago. She met with him willingly. Ripbianca, Actor Jimmy Wong wrote, Christina Grimmie was murdered by an obsessed fan years. Do my best and Im going to stay on the line with you be Instagram. Speakers and some headphones and push play anyone couldve ever asked for sorry that i put everyone this! 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