While Clark originally pleaded not guilty to the murder . And there was something else investigators found unusual about the scene. But Bianca's behavior was growing increasingly erratic. His Instagram account, @yesjuliet, has been deleted. Bianca's death photos spread on the social media platforms Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Brandon Clark is charged in her death. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. 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. Bryan Coromato: July 14, 2019, it was a beautiful day in Utica. 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 [outside courtroom after July 28th hearing]: Don't play games. 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. The swings at The Parkway Park. She was murdered on Sunday morning. Clark's online followers were stunned at the images. Bryan Coromato: Brandon's vehicle was parked up ahead here. . (Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Rolling Stone. We are actively working with the various social media platforms to address the sharing and distribution of these images, Utica Police said in a statement. And he hides it at the right side of of the car. They didn't see her as a person at all. By Kelly-Leigh Cooper. I have seen the pictures. Bryan Coromato: There's a conversation back and forth. Kim Devins: I remember Bianca being so excited. I just kept thinking, no, no, she's fine. 26-Year-Old Woman Murdered During Her Lunch Break. The officer immediately noticed brown hair protruding from beneath the tarp and inquired as to where the injured female was. We had to work backwards to figure out why this happened. The officer requested emergency medical care, and the Utica Fire Department arrived soon after. OFFICER [bodycam video]: Can you try to get a hold of your daughter? 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. Jericka Duncan: How do you want Bianca to be remembered? Bianca Devins' alleged killer is a 21-year-old micro-influencer named Brandon Andrew Clark, . First published on September 18, 2021 / 11:02 PM. OFFICER: Where's the girl!? Jericka Duncan: Would Bianca be considered Stacy? We got a call from one of the parents that was concerned about some things that were occurring in the relationship at this point, Utica Police Lieutenant Bryan Coromato told WKTV. OFFICER [bodycam video to Kim Devins]: Brandon is that her ex or her boyfriend or? 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 Devins. Though she had turned a corner, Bianca maintained her edgy persona and by age 17 had created multiple identities. And I said to myself, "I'm going to be strong, get my family through this.". Instagram is scrambling to contain the photos of slain teen Bianca Devins as accounts crop up to share photos of her decapitated body. That thinking changed when Brandon Clark, who had been out with Bianca the night she died, called 911. 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. I I wish I could apologize to her and just apologize and apologize and take it back but [looks down shaking his head]. Responding officers placed Clark under arrest and found Bianca's body hidden under a tarp. Photos of Bianca Devins' body were posted to social media after her death. There were moments where I spent 4 or 5 hours with him. That's our girl." Justice would be Bianca being alive. It just didn't make sense that he would have hurt her. Investigators learned that message was taken from a series of Japanese comic books called "Punpun" that Clark and Bianca had often read together. Please join us tomorrow night for a candle light vigil in honor of Bianca! 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. 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. Those photos remained for some time, and were even sent to family members.. Not long afterwards, on a dirt road near. It's so exploitive of my daughter. What was he doing? It's like 6 in the morning and I am currently editing this, but I just wanted to let you know that I am so funny. Kim Devins: I just kept screaming, "it's not her. 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. 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. ?, she wrote on Monday. The Devins family still receives graphic photos of Bianca's murder. Police said Clark then called 911 on himself and made incriminating statements with respect to the homicide. Det. But things turned very real, very fast, when it was Clark who called 911. Investigator Michael Curley: We learned that Brandon is meticulous in his categorization, itemization of things that he wants to do. There's something going on with Bianca.". 8pm. 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. News Sports Entertainment Lifestyle . Before hanging up, Clark told the dispatcher where they could find him on a dead-end road. We needed to find her, and we needed to find her fast. Apparently, he's suicidal. Dealing with abusers & stalkers affects all genders, but women get the most. Im deeply sorry something like this came from my family and my heart goes out for the family of the victim, but think about when his little sister and brothers find out what a disgusting thing hes done, and get blamed for it. Det. The corpse of Bianca Devins, a 17-year-old model whose murder Clark had documented on social media, was discovered nearby. 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. 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. 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. There were moments where I probably spent 2. 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. Kim Devins: When Brandon came around, and he came around pretty often, he just looked like a goofy nerdy, boy next door. In fact, this violent rhetoric has led to murder. This photo is from before her death. Rest easy, I love you so much forever and always.. But it only gets more gruesome. And that's not all. . Brandon Clark was charged with second-degree murder on Monday for allegedly killing Bianca Devins by slashing her throat, nearly decapitating her. The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time Frank Williams: But the justice for Bianca now takes on a different form. But before hanging up, Clark told them exactly where to find him: a dead-end road, not far from Bianca's home. They're of a lovely, beautiful girl whose life was taken from her in a cruel way. He takes his camera, and he clips it to almost one of those vents that would be on the front dash. Brandon Clark and Bianca Devins at Bianca's high school graduation party. Bianca Devins, 17, was murdered by a friend in Utica, N.Y. . 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. A gamer and online personality or "e-girl" who posted under the account @escty had been found . When I close my eyes, those images haunt me. He was just kind of like a normal one of these weird people, you know, one of these weird guys in the community. Police have said that they are believed to . And that's who Brandon is, he is a murderer. Jericka Duncan: When you found out that your daughter's images were on Twitter . I will FORVER have those images in my mind when I think of her. The image of 17-year-old social media influencer Bianca Devins with a slit throat was posted by her 21-year-old boyfriend, Brandon Andrew Clark, with the caption "I'm sorry Bianca" at around . Was it a snap? Judy Tygard is the executive producer. Thank you for being the best sister I could ever imagine. According to police, On Saturday July 13th, 2019 the two had planned to go to a concert together in New York City. Frank Williams: It's part of his story, is to play, oh poor me. It's not her, it's not my baby. She was getting better. 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. When Rolling Stonenoted that a photo of Devins deceased with her tagged in it had been posted seven minutes ago and was clearly visible in her tagged feed, the spokesperson said, Were looking into the tagged photos now and will keep you posted., For now, it seems, Instagram is largely relying on good samaritans such as Russett and McMillan reporting the images, as well as people trying to flood Devins profile and hashtags memorializing her with images of puppies, kittens, and pastel pink clouds to block the gruesome images. 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.". PROSECUTOR MICHAEL NOLAN: Again, whose idea was it to plead guilty to these charges? Grisly photos of teen killed in Utica spread on social media. Steven Crimando: This is a form of psychological terrorism. 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