Bianca Devins

**Bianca Michelle Devins** (October 2, 2001 - July 14, 2019) was an American girl who was murdered after attending a concert in 2019. Her death became infamous online due to her killer posting photos of her dead body on the internet.

## Early Life

Bianca Devins was born on October 2, 2001 to her then 17 year-old mother, Kim. Bianca was described as a kind girl, but she started to see therapists at age 9 due to separation anxiety. By the age of 13, she got worse, and over the years she visited many therapists, and ended up being homeschooled during her sophomore year due to bullying. Bianca started to post online, and talk with others and vent about her struggles. Bianca also used to post on 4Chan, having men being obsessed with her, and her appearance. Bianca thought all intentions were harmless, but wasn't aware that these men were grooming her by sending her drugs and money.

By the age of 16, Bianca was diagnosed with Bordeline Personality Disorder, along with PTSD, Depression, and Anxiety. She was also admitted to a psychiatric hospital from October 2018, to February 2019 due to running away with a toxic ex-boyfriend, and threatening to jump infront of a moving vechicle. After her release, she made improvements in her mental health and graduated highschool on June 28, 2019. Bianca had plans to study psychology at Mohawk Valley Community College in September 2019 to help with other people’s struggles and issues.

Bianca met a man named Brandon Clark in April-May 2019. Bianca thought Clark was a kind, yet goofy boy-next-door type of guy. They met in person at her graduation party, where Clark kept introducing himself as Bianca's boyfriend, even though she showed no romantic interest. Bianca's mother did sit down with her, telling her to set her boundaries around Clark, and Bianca explained that she did. She always made it clear to Clark she only saw him as a friend, and that she wasn't interested in a relationship before starting college, and he seemed to take it well. In July 2019, she invited Clark to a concert, but made it clear that she’d invite another man named Alex, asking him if it was fine, or if she should go alone, and Clark seemed happy, but he started to pack supplies such as knives, and looking up on how to cut a person’s throat. He was planning on killing Bianca after the concert.

## Death

At around 2:30pm on July 13, 2019, Clark picked up Bianca from her Utica home, and she said goodbye to her mother. It was the last time Kim saw her daughter alive. They drove to a music venue called Trans Pecos to attend a concert held by singer Nicole Dollanganger in New York city. During the show, Bianca and Clark met Alex, and she showed more interest in him than in Clark, as they were seen kissing, which enraged Clark. They left the music venue at around 10PM, driving back to Utica.

During the car ride, Bianca was texting her friends on Discord, talking about how she had kissed Alex, and describing how Clark was "so mad" that they had kissed, but she didn't think much of it. She later fell asleep at the back of the car, on the morning of July 14. Clark was posting on his instagram story throughout the ride, including one with the caption "Here comes hell, it's redemption, right?" At around 5AM, Clark pulled over to an area near Bianca's high-school, and he started to record on his phone, while he pulled out a knife and woke up Bianca. He started questioning her about the kiss she shared with Alex, which confused her, due to her telling him in the past that they weren't a couple. She apologized for making him upset, but also reminded him that they weren't inclusive. He told her that her response "isn't good enough" and slapped her. She was shocked, since this was the first time Clark had ever been violent to her, and she threatened that she'd walk back home alone if he wouldn’t take her back himself. Without warning, Clark started to stab Bianca, and started to slit her throat, with all of this being captured on video. It is reported that Bianca tried to fight back Clark's attacks. He recorded her last breaths, and took photos of her nearly decapitated body, posting them onto a Discord server the two were in, with the message saying "Sorry fuckers, you're going to have to find somebody else to orbit."

People were alarmed with the gore, but they thought it was a sick joke, due to it being common to post graphic images on the platform. But, others were shocked, trying to find any results online of the image, but nothing came up, and they started phoning the police, voicing their fears that Bianca had been murdered. Police were sent to the crime scene, finding Clark laying on a green tarp with brown hair sticking out, along with the message "May you never forget me." written on the ground. Police yelled out, asking where Bianca was, with Clark responding "Where the fuck do you think she is?". As police proceeded to step closer, Clark slit his throat in a suicide attempt, and posted his bloody wounds on Snapchat, with the caption "Ashes to ashes". Other law-inforcement arrived at Bianca's family's home, asking about her whereabouts, and voicing their concerns that she was in danger. But, they learnt about her death in the worst way possible, when an anonymous person sent Bianca's 15 year-old sister the graphic photo of her body without warning.

## Aftermath

Bianca's photos were later posted onto Twitter and became viral and spread all over the internet. People were posting them due to shock value, and some even went far enough to send them to others, including Bianca's own family. Her 15 year-old sister had to delete her Instagram account due to people constantly spam-sending the photo of her older sister's dead body to her. People claimed that Bianca deserved what happened to her, due to her allegedly being a horrible and manipulative person, but many of her friends, and her own mother, disproved this fact. Bianca's mother claimed that her daughter spent years improving on herself, and wouldn't treat someone in a bad way. Many supporters of Bianca created accounts to spam-post pink photos to cover up all of her graphic images from her account, under the hashtag #pinkforbianca, and others spoke up about how disgusting it was that a social media platform would keep up the photos of a dead teenage girl up for days. Eventually, many of the photos and the user's who posted them got deleted, but the photo's are still uploaded on other websites, and still sent to her family to this day.

Clark was charged for 2nd-degree murder after hospitalization on July 29, 2019. His trial was scheduled for April 7, 2020, but was changed due to the rise in COVID-19 cases at the time. Another date was scheduled for December 2020, but was also changed. Clark was finally sentenced to 25 years-to life on March 16, 2021. Bianca's family all made statements on how Clark ruined their lives, and killed Bianca for his selfish wants, such as wanting to receive fame and notoriety for what he had done. Bianca was laid to rest in Forest Hill Cemetry on July 19, 2019, 5 days after her murder. Her headstone bore a little girl on a swing, representing her favorite childhood activity.