A missing teenager in Florida was brutally tortured and tortured after she had met a man more than twice her age before Valentine's Day.
Miranda Corsette, 16, is said to have met 35-year-old Steven Gress on a dating app, and the two came together to celebrate Valentine's Day on 15 February, the police chief of St. Petersburg Anthony Holloway announced at a press conference on Friday.
Gress picked up Corsette from her Gulfport -home and took her to his house and spent the day together before Gress took her home that evening, Holloway said, according to Fox 13.
But the next day the authorities say that the teenager has only returned to Gress's house.
By February 24, Corsette's grandmother – who took care of and the teenager died after her parents – missed her missing.
“We are very familiar with Miranda,” said commander Mary Farrand, the acting police chief for the city of Gulfport.
The commander said that the teenager is also the mother of an 11 -month -old baby.
“She has run a frequent way and she has a history of psychological problems and drug abuse,” she said.
'The grandmother is currently her primary caregiver. She said she normally comes home, so she doesn't report her every time she leaves. This time she just didn't come back in time. '
Miranda Corsette, 16, a mother of one, was tortured and disintegrated after she had met a man more than twice her age for Valentine's Day
Steven Gress, 35, and his domestic partner, Michelle Brandes, 37, are accused of murder in the first degree, where Gress is confronted with an extra costs for kidnapping
The police now say that Corsette remained with Gress and his domestic partner, Michelle Brandes, 37, for several days.
Then, on February 20, the couple suspected that Corsette stole a ring of them and began to torture the girl, according to a statement obtained by the Tampa Bay Times.
Gress and Brandes held the victim against her will for more than seven days and tortured her repeatedly, hit the victim and eventually put a billiard ball in her mouth and wrapped her face with plastic wrap, causing them to suffocate, “says it.
As soon as the teenager was dead, the police say that Gress placed Corsette's body in a car and drove to the house of Brandes.
Proof that the police had obtained there indicated that Corsette's body was torn apart and then drove to Hillsborough County where it was placed in a waste container.
Detectives have since found the waste container, but have not yet found the remains of Corsette, which, according to officers, are now somewhere in a landfill.
Gress and Brandes are now both confronted with murder attacks in the first degree, where Gress is confronted with an extra kidnapping.
He was already in custody in the prison of Pinellas County at the time of his arrest last week due to a worsened attack tax due to alleged ways of a harpoon on Brandes.
The police chief of St. Petersburg, Anthony Holloway, noted that the investigation is still underway because he suggested
Gress was also accused of that incident with opposition to arrest and possession of marijuana and methamphetamine.
He is now being held without bail and data obtained by the Tampa Bay Times indicating that an assistant -public defender has been appointed to represent him. That public defender has since submitted a non -guilty plea on behalf of Gress.
In the meantime, Brandes changed to the police on Saturday and is being held without a band. It is unclear whether she has retained a lawyer who could speak on behalf of her.
But the investigation is still going on, said Holloway, because he suggested that there could be more charges.
“This is a horrible crime,” he said at the press conference.
“We are still investigating and we want to ensure that we bring justice to Miranda,” said the police chief, waving, “We will look at every proof that we can find.”
“I want to say that we want to keep all responsible parties responsible,” he added.
