BSO has confirmed that the IG model, social media influencer, and dancer Mercedes Morr has been murdered.
The rumors started to circulate over the weekend that she was killed, but now we have confirmation from the police that she was indeed murdered. Unfortunately, justice won’t be served in the case because her killer also took his life.
Here are the details that we know so far.
The body of 33-year-old Janae Gagnier, better known by her social media name of “Miss Mercedes Morr,” was discovered at her home in the Cortland Apartments in the 5200 block of Pointe West Circle at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Richmond police said in a news release.
Her Instagram account has 2.6 million followers, according to the count on Monday. Followers include some high-profile individuals like Megan Thee Stallion and Snoop Dogg.
The body of a man, who is believed to be the suspect in Gagnier’s killing, was also located in the residence.
Police later identified him as 34-year-old Kevin Alexander Accorto, from Florida. The medical examiner said Accorto killed himself with “multiple sharp force trauma.”
The police stated that the man wasn’t Morr’s boyfriend. The speculation on social media is he was a man who was a stalker and was obsessed with Morr. He potentially followed her home before killing her and then turning the gun on himself.
This is a very sad story, and you can tell she was very much loved by the outpouring of tributes that have come in since the news of her passing became public. This was a senseless death for someone that young to be taking away from her family and friends is heartbreaking.
Please pray for the family, and hopefully, she is resting in peace. This is far too violent of a country, and no one can really be safe.
Flip the pages to see the information that is out there about her passing and some high-profile tributes.
