On July 13, 2019, she was brutally murdered after attending a concert in New York City with 23-year-old Brandon Clark, who was reportedly a family friend. The law is passed nearly three years after17-year-old Bianca Devins of Utica was stabbed to death. After she was killed and the story spread online, her account gained more than 40,000 followers, up from about 800. Before sentencing, Clark changed his mind yet again and wanted to go to trial. Bianca Devins was murdered 2 years ago, and graphic images of her body circulated on social media. On Saturday night, 17-year-old "e-girl" Bianca Devins attended a concert in New York City. Bianca Devins recently graduated from Thomas R. Proctor High School in Utica, New York. Frank Williams: And that will go to a student who was going to follow Bianca's ambitions of helping [emotional] helping adolescents with mental health struggles like Bianca had. Bianca Devin was killed early Sunday morning on her way home from a concert in New York City. Kim Devins: They stayed on Instagram and Facebook for at least a couple of weeks. In this case, a lot of it is background on both individuals. Many of the details are too gruesome to describe. FRANK WILLIAMS [outside courtroom after July 28th hearing]: Don't play games. Bryan Coromato: Ultimately backup arrives they engage him in front of his vehicle. The fact that Instagrams community guidelines specifically make room for violent content when its explicitly intended to condemn, raise awareness or educate others about violence has also seemingly created a loophole for trolls to share the images: many captions accompanying the posts make reference to wanting to raise awareness of Devins death, in the same breath as joking about it or requesting more followers. Clark's online followers were stunned at the images. What was he doing? It's redemption, right?". Prosecutor Michael Nolan: I think it wasn't until that very moment that we realized this was probably the most horrible, terrible thing either of us have ever seen in our life and as a prosecutor. They didn't see her as a person at all. The killer posted images of her lifeless body online, which went viral. But on social media, the graphic images posted on Instagram by the suspect began to spread quickly. Online trolls also relentlessly sent her family the images along with cruel memes and hateful messages blaming Bianca for what happened. I just kept thinking, no, no, she's fine. So many people have reached out to our family and we couldnt be more thankful. Police body cameras were rolling as officers arrived at 17-year-old Bianca Devins' home to perform a welfare check. 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. Source: Instagram/@escty. Elizabeth | Bianca's online friend: We all knew that we were in the line of fire. I keep checking her tagged photos on Instagram and theres a new one every five minutes, says Anna Russett, an influencer and creative consultant who estimates she has flagged between 10 and 15 accounts over the past 24 hours. Steven Crimando: They're in direct messaging and text messages to the family. Direct messages from Bianca's Discord account reveal she had invited a new friend named Alex and was concerned Clark might get jealous. According to police, On Saturday July 13th, 2019 the two had planned to go to a concert together in New York City. Jericka Duncan: When you found out that your daughter's images were on Twitter . But they just keep popping up under new accounts. She says that while Instagram removed some of the images she flagged immediately after she complained about them, she has received some messages saying the platform will leave the content up with a sensitive content warning, while some messages have said the photo does not violate community guidelines at all. Steven Crimando: The incel feels badly cheated to the point where it becomes just an obsessive thought that I need to strike back for the unfairness. Kim Devins: I remember Bianca being so excited. Provided by the Devins family. The fact that her suspected killer, 21-year-old Brandon Clark who was charged with second degree murder took photos of Devins dead body and posted them on Instagram and Discord, made her death all the more horrific, as did the fact that both Clarks account and the images of her dead body were viewable for hours after they were initially posted. They're basically pinging his phone. Then, one day, a friend who had aligned himself with the incel community killed her. Police have not commented about the photos posted to social media after the killing. The 17. An officer pulled up, and he observes Brandon. There were moments where I spent 4 or 5 hours with him. Elizabeth: We all just assumed that he was making a joke and just trying to scare us or something. Other officers arrived within moments, and together they engaged the male. While Clark originally pleaded not guilty to the murder . At first, friends thought it was a fake because it was not unusual for people on the platform to post disturbing images to get a rise out of others. Multiple calls were made to the police about the photos. There's something going on with Bianca.". For over a year, Kim's family and friends had shielded her from the horrific photo, which was widely circulated online following Bianca Devins ' murder in July 2019. 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. The man accused of killing Bianca Devins in July 2019 and posting . Every time the photo was removed another one would appear in its place, says reporter EJ Dickson. It's not about what he did to Bianca. A young woman active on social media was brutally murdered, with gruesome photos of her body posted to Instagram and other platforms. Posts Tagged. Every day Im going to do my best and Im going to get through this thing called life and do it all for you. And it's almost a Japanese dark version of "Romeo and Juliet" does he have some very skewed picture that his relationship with Bianca is a star-crossed lover scenario. Investigators are looking into whether jealously led to the killing. Two days before killing Bianca, Clark utilized the Notes app on his smartphone and typed a sinister checklist. She had at least two active Instagram profiles, under the names beegtfo and escty. As Bianca's popularity grew online, so did the number of some of her male followers called "orbiters," says online friend Elizabeth. That thinking changed when Brandon Clark, who had been out with Bianca the night she died, called 911. This photo is from before her death. Judy Tygard is the executive producer. And online, she could be whoever she wanted to be. The victim is Bianca Michelle Devins. Michael Curley: Certainly nothing prepared us for a homicide on that day. It's like a very edgy, dark aesthetic different colored hair. She is now looking down on us, as she joins her cat, Belle, in heaven. Poe St is a dead end street, which runs east to west from Culver Ave. 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. Clark did multiple internet searches some the day before the murder researching ways to kill. A gamer and online personality or "e-girl" who posted under the account @escty had been found . But the sickening murder video wasn't the only important piece of evidence investigators found on Clark's cell phone. Bianca Devins, a 17-year-old social media influencer, was found dead on Sunday in upstate New York, police said. 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 . Provided by the Williams-Devins family The posting of the photo. Brandon Andrew Clark, 21, of Syracuse allegedly posted the image of Bianca Devins, 17, on Instagram early Sunday after the pair had attended a concert in Queens before calling the cops on himself, Lt. Bryan Coromato said. But it only gets more gruesome. Prosecutors tracked him down. I didn't know where Bianca was. An up and coming instagram influencer named Bianca Devins goes to a concert with her male friend Brandon Clark and a potential hook up. In a statement to Rolling Stone, Instagram initially said it has taken steps to prevent others from re-uploading the content posted to that account to Instagram by utilizing technology to flag the images in advance of others sharing them. Justice would be Bianca being alive. It's not her, it's not my baby. Rest easy, I love you so much forever and always.. IT IS A BIG DEAL., Brianna Wu, a video game developer and political candidate, tweeted, Its just online! 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.. I will FORVER have those images in my mind when I think of her. Steven Crimando: Incel is short for involuntary celibate. In the days following Bianca's murder, downtown Utica was lit up in pink in her honor, and a candlelight vigil was held to celebrate her life. Kim Devins: I was 10 minutes away. She was such a beauty.. gorgeous eyes and bright smile. "It actually furthers the physical crime.". Its just so wrong and I dont understand why people are reposting it, says MacMillan. Frank Williams: But the justice for Bianca now takes on a different form. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. Prosecutor Sarah DeMellier: Bianca appears to be sleeping. . It's heartbreaking. Since then, the intelligence community believes there have been more than a dozen mass killings in North America resulting in 50 deaths attributed to incel ideology. Instagram is far from the only platform that has failed to adequately address the dissemination of the images. It just didn't make sense that he would have hurt her. I remember just being very confused that they were saying that Brandon may have hurt her. I have seen the pictures. While the family grieved the loss of their daughter, the photos of her body spread across multiple social media platforms. He screams dramatically into the camera, you know, "Bianca, why did you make me do this" like it's her fault. Fighting everyday. Jericka Duncan: He has his gun pointed at him. MICHAEL NOLAN: Right. Prosecutor Sarah DeMellier: Brandon has posted a photograph of what appears to be the New York State Thruway. One tweet that Russett says she flagged at 8:00 p.m. Monday night is still publicly available as of press time. 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. Incels see themselves as victims, says Crimando, in a never-ending struggle to win the affection of attractive women whom they refer to as "Stacys.". EJ Dickson: She was extremely prevalent on social media. I'm so sorry that I put Bianca through this. It would criminalize sharing personal photos without permission. When I close my eyes, those images haunt me. They reportedly showed the dead body of 17-year-old Bianca Devins, who prosecutors say was murdered by a 21-year-old man named Brandon Andrew Clark. The spokesperson for Instagram said that the photo was not immediately visible in Devins tagged feed and her account had been memorialized, which prevents people from making any changes to existing information or posts on the deceased persons profile, but does not disable others from tagging their own photos and videos to the profile. Theres something deeply wrong with what weve built. But despite their relief, Bianca's family knows their fight may not be over. Another one broke into Meg Turney/Gavin Frees home with a shotgun last year. . Frank believes those who shared the photos didn't see Bianca as a loving daughter or a cherished granddaughter. Bianca Devins was a 17-year-old girl from Utica, New York, who was murdered on July 14 by a suspected killer who was possibly fueled by a jealous rage. That Brandon really seemed to not want Alex there. Then, DeMellier says, Clark asked Bianca about that kiss she had with Alex, the other young man at the concert the night before. Other photos appeared to show a body under a . Prosecutor Sarah DeMellier: And that song was, we later learned, "Test Drive" by Joji about a person who is more invested in the relationship than somebody else. Jericka Duncan: How do you want Bianca to be remembered? Instead of repeatedly sharing and it saving these sick pictures, you report them so they can be taken down. Courtesy of the Devins Family. It seems like all of the reported posts are eventually taken down. Police in Utica, New York, are. Jericka Duncan: Did you all believe his apology? Clark made an "incriminating" phone call to police to report Devins' murder and stabbed himself once police arrived at the scene, authorities . 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. Bianca Devins was killed in July 2019 by Clark, 21, who stabbed the teenager in his car as they were driving home from a concert in Queens, a borough of New York City. 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? Prosecutor Sarah DeMellier: The other thing that I think we found particularly eerie was the music at the crime scene. And I was honestly afraid to, like, leave my house. Though she had turned a corner, Bianca maintained her edgy persona and by age 17 had created multiple identities. On Facebook, Bianca Devins stepmother, Kaleigh, expressed her familys outrage at people who have reshared the graphic images of Biancas death on social media. He's made statements saying that he hurt your daughter. Article continues below advertisement. Dealing with abusers & stalkers affects all genders, but women get the most. 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. We are taking substantive action on the federal level to bring the Devins's peace and ensure this never happens to another family again. "Social media was a huge part of Bianca's life," says Kim Devins. Prosecutor Sarah DeMellier: What we see from there is the beginning of the homicide where Brandon reaches into the back. Overnight investigators had conducted a forensic analysis of Brandon Clark's cell phone and found something terrifying. 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. Bianca Michelle Devins (October 2, 2001 - July 14, 2019) was an American teenager from Utica, New York, who was murdered by a male acquaintance, Brandon Andrew Clark, on July 14, 2019. Prosecutor Sarah DeMellier: The books are dark. Bianca Devins was a 17-year-old girl from Utica, New York, who was murdered on July 14 by a suspected killer who was possibly fueled by a jealous rage. 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 many on the internet, who mourned Devins passing with the hashtag #ripbianca on Monday. . Det. (Instagram) The teen was identified as Bianca Devins . It was our Boilermaker Road Race, which is a well-known 15K road race, where participants from across the world come to run. The officer requested emergency medical care, and the Utica Fire Department arrived soon after. The photos were redistributed widely on online chat sites including 4chan and Discord, . Nancy Kramer is the executive editor. The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time 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. As the first runners crossed the finish line, Utica Police Detectives Bryan Coromato and Michael Curley heard alarming reports of a possible murder. Bianca Devins with her mother and sister. After attempting to injure himself, he laid down across a green in color tarp that was on the ground some distance away. And as prosecutors prepared to go to trial, they had only one goal in mind. The police didn't show Bianca's mother Kim the photo, but said they feared her daughter might be in danger. Bianca Devins, 17, was killed in Utica, New York, on Sunday. It is believed that some sort of argument ensued at the venue that precipitated the following engagement between the two. He. They were sent to various family members that were close to Bianca. Bianca Devins Family photo via Utica Police Department CNN The family of Bianca Devins, the 17-year-old internet personality whose July 2019 murder was broadcast online by her killer,. The investigation revealed that the argument progressed until the male produced a large, black handled knife, and used this to inflict the injuries that caused her death., Clark posted photos of himself, showing his bloody arms and cuts, and a photo next to Devins covered body with the caption, Im sorry Bianca. He had earlier shared an Instagram photo while driving saying Her comes Hell. The first thing we did, and I think everybody does now as a prosecutor, something you don't know, you Google it. Jul 15, 2019 Putting this here to clear up some misinformation. By Kelly-Leigh Cooper. At 5:47 am, she was alive and had messaged a friend but at 6:40 am, she was dead and the images of her corpse were posted to Clarks's social media profiles. And we get a call from the police department. Kim may have been right to be suspicious. Utica Police said they received numerous calls about 7:20 a.m. on Sunday, July 14, that led them to the crime scene. Ms Devins' boyfriend Brandon Andrew Clark allegedly posted graphic pictures . I hate knowing youre not going to ever come back home. Photos of Devins' bloody corpse were posted on social media. She was getting better. Maybe an average of 3. Steven Crimando: Bianca would be considered a Stacy. E-girls, similar to scene girls from the 2000s, are teens and young women who use social media sites to post about emo-style fashion, anime and video games, according to BuzzFeed. Biancas smile brightened our lives. There doesnt appear to be any exact logic guiding the decision-making process, she says. Prosecutors Sarah DeMellier and Michael Nolan would lead the investigation for the Oneida County District Attorney's Office and began with a cryptic message Clark spray-painted at the scene: "May you never forget me.". Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Brandon Clark, a Cicero native, appeared in court to be sentenced Tuesday morning after pleading guilty to second-degree murder more than a year ago. This request infuriated the Devins family, who had already been through so much. You were the best sister anyone couldve ever asked for. They also have established a scholarship in Bianca's name. But he caught her completely off guard. Just before dawn, as they headed back to Utica, Clark made an ominous post on social media. The Devins family still receives graphic photos of Bianca's murder. Your daughter was a beautiful and amazing person.. Months later he took the stand to plead his case. Brandon Clark, who had been out with Bianca Devins the night she died, called 911. We can confirm that the images distributed of both the victim and the offenders injuries are authentic and occurred at the time of the incident. She encouraged people to not post the photos online out of respect to Biancas family. To a degree, its not shocking that it would be challenging for Instagram which says it has a billion users per month to keep up with the proliferation of the images. He knew exactly what he was doing. How about we have some fucking consideration FOR HER!!!. This is a real issue, and we cannot ignore it., Rob Gavagan tweeted, Its disgusting how much harder women have it in relationships. BRANDON CLARK [in court]: I know that sorry is not enough, I know it won't take back what I did. Its just making everything harder for her family.. Bryan Coromato: There's a conversation back and forth. As more personnel arrived on scene, the investigation commenced. He then took a selfie and posted it to social media with the caption "Ashes to ashes.". Bianca Devins and Brandon Clark Photo: Utica Police Department; Oneida County Sheriff's Office The following day, Clark, at the time 21, was charged with second-degree murder in Devins . Bianca graduated from T. R. Proctor High School this past June and was looking forward to attending MVCC (Mohawk Valley Community College) in the fall., Brandon Clark: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know. And I said to myself, "I'm going to be strong, get my family through this.". Responding officers placed Clark under arrest and found Bianca's body hidden under a tarp. They were able to disarm the male, and after a brief struggle, they took him into custody. 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! The officers at the Devins' home could hear what was unfolding on their radios. Jericka Duncan: Does that haunt you today? Det. Once this occurred, it was learned that a young female had suffered extensive injuries to her neck, and was obviously deceased. (Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Rolling Stone. She was murdered by Brandon Clark while attending a concert with him. Kim says there were no glaring red flags about Clark, so when Bianca told her mother he was taking her to that concert in New York City, Kim thought nothing of it. On Facebook, where Clark uses the name Brandon Kuwaliski, he wrote, Im ending it today. DET. And goes about having a conversation with her. He then, according to authorities, took photos of her dead body, posting a. EJ Dickson: They did it to push the death photos down in the search results. Instagram Making matters worse, the images were sent to her family. It's traumatizing to see people saying that your daughter, your, you know, this is my baby, that she deserved such a cruel end to her life. Frank Williams: I was in court when they brought him in and I said, "he just looks pathetic.". 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. New York Daily News. Prosecutor Sarah DeMellier: It's early in the morning when I go into the office. Jericka Duncan: Describe for me, where was Brandon? Kim told police she last saw Bianca the day before as she headed with friends to a concert in New York City. Trying to understand their relationship, what the mindset of each person in the relationship was. His injuries were severe; however, he is expected to survive. So, no matter what she [Bianca] said, she was gonna wind up dead that night. It is absolutely disgusting that people are sharing, screenshoting the pictures of Biancas (tragic) death!! Clark was officially charged with second-degree murder and pleaded not guilty. I know Bianca's mum and it is breaking her heart that these images are still avilable online. 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.". 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. Grisly photos of teen killed in Utica spread on social media. He is evil. 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. Det. Thank you for being the best sister I could ever imagine. It doesnt negate the crime, but it mitigates it. EJ Dickson: Bianca was exceptionally patient and accessible to her orbiters to a fault at times. PROSECUTOR MICHAEL NOLAN: You are making claims that Mr. Nebush did not do his job, but you don't know that correct? Investigators turned their attention to Brandon Clark, who by then had posted more disturbing pictures of Bianca including one with this message: "I'm sorry Bianca". Giant social media platforms have long struggled with being able to scrub hateful or violent content from platforms. Just five months after pleading guilty to murdering Bianca Devins, Brandon Clark was back in court to try and change his plea back to not guilty. Powered by. Bianca Devins sister, Olivia Devins, confirmed on Instagram that Bianca was the victim of the Utica murder. And he wasn't gonna let anybody have her. And it's not. Devins was a recent high school graduate and was planning to start studying psychology at a community college in the fall, according to her social media posts. OFFICER: Put the knife down man! Police said they were able to stop him and he was taken into custody before being brought to the hospital with significant cuts and lacerations.. The killer posted images of her lifeless body online, which went viral. Prosecutor Sarah DeMellier: They set us up with a computer, some speakers and some headphones and push play. Photos of Bianca Devins' body were posted to social media after her death. On the morning of July 13, unimaginably grisly photos started to go viral in dark corners of the internet, according to the New York Times. BRANDON CLARK: With the resources I was provided it looks like he did not do his job. "How do you hit the carotid artery to kill someone?". This year, the New York State Assembly and Senate passed a law that criminalizes sharing personal images of crime victims. carmen schentrup autopsy, There were moments where I spent 4 or 5 hours with him I put Bianca through this thing life. 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