Woman Stabbed to Death on Facebook

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A man in Louisiana, US, tied a woman to a BMW’s steering wheel then knifed her in the neck on a Facebook Live stream until she died, .

Earl Lee Johnson Jr, 35, a resident of Baton Rouge, is facing first-degree murder charge over the death of 34-year-old Janice David, whose naked body was found by Baton Rouge police on in the partially-torched white BMW 5-Series on Monday night.

According to MailOnline, someone who saw video of the attack on a Facebook Live feed notified Facebook, which in turn contacted authorities, according to the reports.

The 15-minute video, described as “gruesome,” and has reportedly been removed from social media.

During a news conference yesterday to announce the arrest, police said Johnson and David had been on a dayslong “drug binge” before he allegedly choked, beat and stabbed her.

A horrific clip showing part of the incident, which is too disturbing to reproduce, shows Johnson accuse his alleged victim of stealing drugs, while she mutters in agreement. 

“Apparently they were involved in some drug usage together for a couple of days and the end result — as everyone has seen on Facebook Live — is a very gruesome, very evil act,” police spokesperson L’Jean McKneely said.

Autopsy results are pending on deceased who was a Domino’s Pizza employee in Louisiana’s capital.

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