Man Despatched Mother Pics of Tortured Woman, 16, Earlier than Dying. Mother Did Nothing.

A Florida man who police say confessed to preserving a teenage lady captive in his house for per week and beating her commonly despatched three folks footage of the sufferer’s worsening accidents.

That sufferer, 16-year-old Miranda Corsette, was finally killed, dismembered and tossed right into a dumpster, in keeping with a search warrant obtained by PEOPLE.

Homicide suspect Steven Gress allegedly advised detectives with the St. Petersburg Police Division that within the days earlier than her demise he despatched footage of Corsette to 2 males and his mom.

In that very same interview with police, Gress allegedly mentioned that he advised his mom that he and his girlfriend Michelle Brandes “had killed Corsette and dismembered the physique.”

One of many males who obtained the photographs of Corsette shared them with police, who wrote within the warrant: “There was a complete of 5 images and in every {photograph} Corsette seemed to be in more and more worse bodily situation. Corsette was nude in every {photograph} and had bruises and marks on most of her physique. Within the final {photograph}, Corsette’s head was so swollen that she was nearly unrecognizable.”

These photographs had been despatched on Feb. 18, 5 or 6 days earlier than Gress advised detectives that he and Brandes killed {the teenager}, in keeping with the warrant.

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Not one of many three people known as police, both earlier than Corsette’s demise or within the two weeks after she was reported lacking, the warrant says.

All three did admit to receiving the photographs on or earlier than Feb. 18, together with Gress’ mom, Jacquelyn Kristich, in keeping with the warrant.

Detectives approached her when she went to Gress’ house to select up his parrot after his arrest, and the warrant particulars their transient dialog.

Kristich advised detectives “she was conscious that her son had a historical past of killing animals and that she had obtained some textual content messages and images of [Corsette],” however denied ever taking a look at them, in keeping with the warrant.

She additionally mentioned that her son known as “two weeks after Tremendous Bowl Sunday” and “advised her he had a lady at his home who had stolen a hoop from him.” Kristich mentioned Gress known as him once more “per week later probably on Feb. 18, 2025, and advised her the lady was nonetheless in his home,” the warrant says.

She allegedly advised her son at that time “good folks don’t wish to know unhealthy issues,” and knowledgeable him she might not converse with him.

She claimed that she advised her son to let the lady go, however by no means contacted police.

The warrant says that Gress met Corsette on Grindr on Valentine’s Day, and she or he got here to his house, the place he lived along with his girlfriend Brandes.

Gress allegedly advised detectives that he began beating {the teenager} as a result of she stole his ring, a declare that one buddy of the couple mentioned was unfaithful in her interview with police.

That particular person alleged that Brandes stole the ring as a result of she was jealous, and claimed Brandes found the ring after Corsette’s demise.

It’s also that particular person who first alerted police to the alleged homicide, having advised police she was with Gress and Brandes once they dismembered the physique, in keeping with the affidavit.

Gress additionally confirmed this, however alleged Brandes killed the lady in keeping with the affidavit.

“Brandes took a ball from a pool desk within the yard, put it in a sock and shoved it down Corsette’s throat after which wrapped her face in plastic wrap,” the affidavit reads. “Gress acknowledged that he advised Brandes to not cowl the nostril, however Brandes did and he couldn’t get to Corsette fast sufficient to poke holes within the plastic earlier than she died.”

Per the affidavit, Gress allegedly mentioned that they then put the physique within the trunk of the automobile and went to play mini golf and get Popeye’s to have a good time Brandes’ birthday. They then allegedly dismembered the physique within the yard of a member of the family’s house.

Brandes and Gress are each in custody and charged with homicide and kidnapping. No different people have been charged right now.