Bryan Coromato: Brandon's vehicle was parked up ahead here. 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. Brandon Clark is charged in her death. DISPATCHER: Just stay on the line with me, OK? Thank you for being the best sister I could ever imagine. Jericka Duncan: How do you want Bianca to be remembered? The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time Bianca texted her mother after the concert to say she was heading home. Prosecutor Sarah DeMellier: We see that he wakes Bianca up. 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. He screams dramatically into the camera, you know, "Bianca, why did you make me do this" like it's her fault. Wtf is wrong with you people!!? 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. Suspect sentenced in murder of teen internet personality Bianca Devins, posting graphic photos of her body online . The photos remained on Clarks Instagram page for several hours before they were removed. Prosecutor Sarah DeMellier: The books are dark. LUKE NEBUSH: I went to the Oneida County jail 15 times prior to his plea. Provided by the Devins family. Bianca Devins, a 17-year-old girl from Utica in New York, was brutally murdered on Sunday. 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. A viral murder 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. On Facebook, Bianca Devins stepmother, Kaleigh, expressed her familys outrage at people who have reshared the graphic images of Biancas death on social media. Alex MurdaughCalled 'Family Annihilator' by Prosecution in Murder Trial Frank Williams: "Puff the Magic Dragon" that's the special song [emotional]. On Twitter user, Celia, tweeted, There are SO MANY MEN #onhere that think their harassment & abuse on this website is harmless. Elizabeth: Honestly, nothing notable. 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. I do not want false information being spread around., Utica Police told BuzzFeedNews, One of the other rumors were hearing is that there was a stalking incident. They're basically pinging his phone. 4 Steven Crimando: This is a form of psychological terrorism. McNamara added, The headline is out there, boyfriend kills girlfriend and posts photograph on social media and most people think the investigation is complete and its done and over with, but he said there is still a lot to figure out. Source: Instagram/@escty. Supporters gathered to sing "Puff the Magic Dragon," a song her grandfather Frank sang to Bianca as a child; a tradition she continued with her baby sister Maddie. Reporter EJ Dickson covered Bianca's story for Rolling Stone, and says the internet has a name for the type of character Bianca portrayed online. BRANDON CLARK [in court]: I know that sorry is not enough, I know it won't take back what I did. We want to hear it. Det. Following a botched suicide attempt, Clark was charged with second-degree murder. Photos of Bianca Devins' body were posted to social media after her death. Investigators started at the crime scene. Overnight investigators had conducted a forensic analysis of Brandon Clark's cell phone and found something terrifying. That's our girl." And during cross examination prosecutor Michael Nolan demolished Clark's argument about his "supposed" legal knowledge. Quickly reported by viewers, Utica police in New York . It just didn't make sense that he would have hurt her. 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. Bianca Devins, 17, was killed after attending a concert in New York City (Bianca Devins) . I thought if I reported it it would just be taken down, hence why I was so shocked that it was still up in the morning, says Lauren MacMillan, a 19-year-old who received a message from Instagram this morning saying the photos of Devins that she flagged did not violate Instagrams community guidelines. The dispatcher tried to keep Brandon Clark talking until police could pinpoint his location. 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. She came up to me and said, "Mom, the police are here. Bryan Coromato: This wasn't a whodunit; we know who did it. 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. She had a large presence on many platforms. . The case sent shockwaves across the Utica community. The photos have since been taken down from the suspects Instagram page, but have been reposted elsewhere. 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. 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 . 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? EJ Dickson: Unfortunately, extremely violent and disturbing images can circulate wildly on social media, and a lot of social media platforms don't have the infrastructure in place to prevent that from happening. Brandon Clark is the suspect in the murder of Bianca Devins. Jericka Duncan: How prevalent was Bianca on social media? I left her alone for most of the night, just giving her space. Provided by the Williams-Devins family The posting of the photo. Det. Police have not commented about the photos posted to social media after the killing. Jericka Duncan: Did you all believe his apology? OFFICER [bodycam video]: Is there a Bianca Devins that lives here? 2021 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. He had the video staged. And because of that, it's recognized now as a terrorist threat. As paramedics raced to save Clark's life, investigators made a grim discovery: the body of a young woman hidden beneath a tarp. This is real. 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. And I said to myself, "I'm going to be strong, get my family through this.". Bianca Devins stepmother wrote on Facebook, Bianca was a lot of things to so many people. Kim Devins: Investigators and prosecutors describe him as just an evil person that wanted to murder someone. Clark then took photographs . Trying to understand their relationship, what the mindset of each person in the relationship was. First published on September 18, 2021 / 11:02 PM. 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're violent. Prosecutor Sarah DeMellier: We need justice for Bianca. And I was honestly afraid to, like, leave my house. Incels are individuals men 21 or older who have gone six months or longer without any sort of sexual activity not by their own volition. While the family grieved the loss of their daughter, the photos of her body spread across multiple social media platforms. To make matters worse for Devins family, many on Instagram are using her death as an opportunity to troll for new followers, promising to send the photos via DM to anyone who follows the account. They attended a concert in the NYC area. How about we have some f*cking consideration FOR HER!! Kim Devins: I was 10 minutes away. On Saturday night, 17-year-old "e-girl" Bianca Devins attended a concert in New York City. July 16, 2019, 2:10 PM. How about we have some fucking consideration for her Mother, Sister, Step sisters and brother, Step Mother and Step Father, her Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Nieces and Newphews and her friends. EJ Dickson: She also had an active presence on 4chan, which is sort of on the darker side of the web I'd go on record to say 4chan is a dangerous place and it's also just an incredibly, incredibly misogynistic space. "This is a form of psychological terrorism.". Bryan Coromato: When I arrived on scene, Brandon was actually just being wheeled out to the ambulance. Photos of the violence and the moments before and after were posted on what appeared to be his Instagram account. By the time police could get to Kim Devins, someone had already texted her family the horrific photo. Making matters worse, the images were sent to her family.. Elizabeth: You know, those same incel communities that were praising Brandon's actions were saying, oh, I wonder who's going to be next? We are only asking that no one speaks about what happened to her But instead join us in remembering the beautiful person she was, her stepmother wrote on Facebook. 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. Bianca Devins was a 17-year-old Proctor High School graduate and social media influencer whose Instagram account had more than 70,000 followers. 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. !, She added, Imagine sitting there, in disbelief and praying to God that this is all some mistake and that your baby will walk through the door any minute. One tweet that Russett says she flagged at 8:00 p.m. Monday night is still publicly available as of press time. Disgusted. 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. Prosecutor Sarah DeMellier: What we see from there is the beginning of the homicide where Brandon reaches into the back. 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. I can't wait for the next victim or, you know, or the next girl to be killed. Before the judge read his sentence, Clark gave a statement: BRANDON CLARK: I hate myself for what I did. And as prosecutors prepared to go to trial, they had only one goal in mind. 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. The influencer, who was 17 at the time, was murdered by Brandon Clark in July 2019 in his car after returning from a concert in New York City. And that's not all. He knew exactly what he was doing. ?, she wrote on Monday. I know Bianca's mum and it is breaking her heart that these images are still avilable online. Her mother, Kim Devins, is campaigning to hold social media platforms accountable with. Instagram is far from the only platform that has failed to adequately address the dissemination of the images. He is evil. He then, according to authorities, took photos of her dead body, posting a. The law is passed nearly three years after17-year-old Bianca Devins of Utica was stabbed to death. According to BuzzFeed News, a photo of Devin's bloodied body was posted to Clark's Instagram with . When I close my eyes, those images haunt me, she wrote. The belief is that she kissed somebody at the concert and thats what upset him, Oneieda County District Attorney Scott McNamara told WKTV. Jericka Duncan: Describe for me, where was Brandon? Instagram 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 alleged killer is Brandon Clark, 21, of. Many of the details are too gruesome to describe. FORMER CONGRESSMAN BRINDISI: Today we are putting social media companies on notice. There were moments where I probably spent 2. (Instagram) The teen was identified as Bianca Devins . Online trolls also relentlessly sent her family the images along with cruel memes and hateful messages blaming Bianca for what happened. He . It is a form of . Clark made an "incriminating" phone call to police to report Devins' murder and stabbed himself once police arrived at the scene, authorities . After Clark serves 25 years in prison, he could be eligible for parole; he will be in his late 40s. After a brief struggle, Clark was disarmed and placed under arrest. Jericka Duncan: When did you first learn that your daughter was missing? Roald Dahl's Children's Books to Be Republished With Classic Text Alongside Edited Versions, But given how shrouded in secrecy Instagrams algorithm is, its difficult to know exactly how it is monitoring such content, though its clear that whatever its doing, users are finding a way around it to post the gruesome image, over and over and over again. Bryan Coromato: Ultimately backup arrives they engage him in front of his vehicle. Bianca Devins recently graduated from Thomas R. Proctor High School in Utica, New York. That's the thing. A New York man claimed to kill and decapitate 17-year-old female gamer Bianca Devins before posting photos of the gruesome murder to her Discord account. 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. 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 . And he hides it at the right side of of the car. And we need to make sure that Brandon Clark can never hurt anyone else again. @bianca_escty. It's all about HIM. Police identified Brandon Andrew Clark and Bianca Devins as the suspect and victim on Monday. Before sentencing, Clark changed his mind yet again and wanted to go to trial. 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. 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Officials say Bianca Devins, 17, was killed Sunday. This request infuriated the Devins family, who had already been through so much. Bianca Devins sister, Olivia Devins, confirmed on Instagram that Bianca was the victim of the Utica murder. BRANDON CLARK: My name is Brandon. More evidence, investigators say, that this was not a crime of passion. She also says she has seen cropped and adjusted versions of the explicit photos, as well as the images sandwiched between other, more innocuous images, as a way of evading recognition from Instagrams algorithm. Its redemption, right?. He photographed Devins' body and posted images to Discord, an online platform for sharing texts, photos and video. 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.". And we get a call from the police department. Soon after Bianca Devins was killed on Sunday morning, pictures of her bloodied body were circulating online. The swings at The Parkway Park. Frank Williams: I was in court when they brought him in and I said, "he just looks pathetic.". KIM DEVINS [to officer]: It went right to voice mail. 8pm. It was posted that this occurred in Utica, NY, and as such, The Utica Police Department began an in-depth search for the male and female.. I'm going to kill myself. Ms Devins' boyfriend Brandon Andrew Clark allegedly posted graphic pictures . Would love your thoughts, please comment. Bryan Coromato: We found out that there was a video of the murder This is a horror film playing out in real life. Speaking to people that knew them both, Utica Police Lieutenant Bryan Coromato told the news station. He subsequently pleaded guilty to the murder and was sentenced to 25 years to . Prosecutor Michael Nolan: Brandon wanted to be with her. I hate knowing youre not going to ever come back home. There was a relationship. Kim Devins: I remember Bianca being so excited. Det. Bianca Devins, 17, was killed in Utica, New York, on Sunday. Kim Devins: My last memory of Bianca is her full of life, so excited. Bianca Devins, 17. It actually furthers the physical crime. Jericka Duncan: At what point did you realize she needed help? Was it a snap? Bianca Devins was killed in Utica, New York, on Sunday morning. 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. The officer immediately noticed brown hair protruding from beneath the tarp and inquired as to where the injured female was. Kim pleaded with social media companies to remove the images, but it took time. Brandon's armed with a knife. Det. As the officer moved into position, Clark slashed himself with a knife. Its just so wrong and I dont understand why people are reposting it, says MacMillan. 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