BSO was the first to report on the death of Janae Gagnier, aka IG Model and dancer Mercedes Morr. Since the time of that reporting, more information has come in officially from the police as they try to piece together the motive for her death.
The killer has been identified as Florida Man Kevin Alexander Accorto.
Here is what else we know.
A popular Houston Instagram model was found dead in an apartment that investigators believe may have been a murder-suicide.
It happened on Sunday afternoon at the Cortland Apartments located at 5200 Pointe West Circle in Richmond, Texas. The model, identified as 33-year-old Janae Gagnier, also known as Miss Mercedes Morr on social media, was found dead inside.
Police say a man identified as 34-year-old Kevin Alexander Accorto was also found dead. Officers believe it may have been a murder-suicide.
There was no forced entry into the apartment, Accorto after strangling Gagnier, he stabbed himself multiple times and wrote on her walls in his own blood.
There are a lot various internet rumors and speculation that is going on about the murder-suicide, but out of respect for the family, we won’t be posting them here.
No matter the motive, no one deserves to die in that fashion, and it is sickening to know that Accorto won’t even face justice.
Accorto doesn’t seem to have any social media, and not much is known about him or how he ended up in Houston at Gagnier’s apartment.
The cops at the moment don’t believe they had ever met and are investigating if they ever had any online communication.
It is imperative if you are popular online to be careful never to reveal your exact locations. I would even say never take a photo outside of your home or around anything that can be traced back to your location.
RIP Mercedes.
Flip the pages for the cops, neighbors, and social media speaking about the case.