Instagram star's killer apologises after posting photos of her corpse online
A 21-year-old man who stabbed a 17-year-old girl to death and posted photos of her bloody corpse online pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
Brandon Clark, from Cicero in central New York, entered the plea with the understanding he would get the maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison.
He was set to stand trial in Oneida County Court later this month for killing Bianca Devins by slitting her throat last July after they had returned from a concert in New York City.
Police said the two were friends, but not romantically involved.
Photos of the slain girl were shared widely online after Clark posted them on social media.
Clark called 911 to report what he had done after authorities started receiving calls reporting the online photos.
Police found him after he took a selfie with Devins' body.
He apologised in court on Monday (local time), telling the judge Devins “didn't deserve what happened to her”. Clark will be sentenced on April 6.
Devins' mother Kim has been advocating for new laws to prevent the posting of graphic photos like those of her daughter.
Kim Devins told Syracuse.com in a December interview Clark had met her daughter through her Instagram account, which had about 3000 followers.
The family learned of the murder when strangers sent them photos of her body that Clark had posted.
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