Bianca Devins' Murder
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Overview
Bianca Devins' Murder refers to the murder of 17-year-old Bianca Michelle Devins, known on Instagram by the handle @escty,[5] who was allegedly killed by Brandon Clark in Utica, New York in mid-July 2019. After slitting her throat, Clark, known on Instagram as @yesjuliet,[6] posted several photographs of Devins' body on social media according to authorities.
Background
On July 14th, 2019, the Syracuse, New York news station News Channel 9[3] reported that police were investigating a homicide in East Utica, where a young female was discovered dead along with a "suicidal" young man who claimed "he had killed his girlfriend and was going to harm himself with a knife." According to authorities,[8] Clark began repeatedly stabbing himself in the neck with a knife as officers approached him. That day, the news channel WKTV aired an interview with a police officer near the crime scene (shown below).
Developments
Online Reactions
That afternoon, Devins' sister submitted a post to Instagram as a tribute to her sister's memory (shown below).
On July 15th, Twitter user @stillgray posted a thread about the murder, stating that Devins had been murdered by a stalker met on Discord (shown below). That day, Clark's Instagram profile was taken offline.
To reiterate: contrary to what Keemstar just posted, identfiying him as "some guys cut off his GFs head off on IG live!" the guy was not Bianca's boyfriend. He was some incel omega orbiter from her Discord who tracked her down to a small concert she went to.
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 15, 2019
Also on July 15th, Ebaum's World[1] published an article titled "E-Girl Bianca Michelle Devins Was Murdered By Her Incel Orbiter." Meanwhile, a Change.org [2] petition titled "Make Brandon Clark face the Death penalty" was launched (shown below). The same day, a Kiwi Farms[4] thread about the incident was created, which identified Devins as the 4chan user "Oxychan".
Also on July 15th, Twitter user @bebestgf[7] posted several tweets claiming to be a friend of Devins, stating that Devins was not beheaded and that the killer was a real-life friend, not a stranger she met online (shown below).
News Media Coverage
On July 15th, 2019, The New York Times[8] published an article titled "#RIPBianca: How a Teenager’s Brutal Murder Ended Up on Instagram." The article contained a statement from Devins' family, which described the deceased teenager as "a talented artist" who would "always be remembered as our Princess." Additionally, the article reported that authorities stated that Devins and Clark planned to attend a concert in New York City and had an argument at the concert venue prior to Devins' murder.
Search Interest
External References
[1] Ebaum's World – E-Girl Bianca Michelle Devins Was Murdered By Her Incel Orbiter
[2] Change.org – Make Brandon Clark Face the Death Penalty
[3] LocalSYR (via Wayback Machine) – Homicide near Boilermaker start line delays race; police investigating (restricted)
[4] Kiwi Farms – 4chan /r9k/ poster kills fembot
[6] Instagram (via Wayback Machine) – yesjuliet
[8] NYTimes – #RIPBianca: How a Teenagers Brutal Murder Ended Up on Instagram
