Man Allegedly Killed Girlfriend And Posted Photos Of Her Body To Instagram

A low-level Instagram influencer killed a popular e-girl and posted photos of her body on social media sites, police said.Brandan Andrew Clark, 21, allegedly killed fellow influencer Bianca Devins, a 17-year-old from Utica, New York, in his car and, according to police, posted photos of the body to Instagram, 4chan, and Discord.A spokesperson for the Utica Police Department told BuzzFeed News that Clark was also posting photos to Instagram Stories as officers held him at gunpoint.Clark, who told officers he was going to harm himself with a knife, is being treated for his injuries and expected to survive.Clark was known as @yesjuliet on Instagram, where he had a relatively small following of around 3,000 followers. Hundreds of accounts began posting in the comments that they were hosting photos of Devins' body and asking people to follow them.Other users claimed it was all a stunt organized by Devins and Clark to gain more followers.Devins' account, which was still active as of Monday morning, had around 6,000 followers at the time of her death, and she was commonly referred to by her followers as an e-girl — a young woman who uses social platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and Tumblr to post about anime, video games, and emo-adjacent fashion.On her account on the question and answer platform, tellonym.me, the 17-year-old said she was planning to go to Mohawk Valley Community College and major in psychology in the fall.In a statement Monday, Devins' family described Bianca as a talented artist and wonderful young girl who was excited about starting school"She is now looking down on us, as she joins her cat, Belle, in heaven.