UPDATE: Man Who Killed Influencer Mercedes Morr In Murder-Suicide Identified As 34-year-old Kevin Alexander Accorto
As it was previously reported, beloved Instagram model Jenae Gagnier, also known as Miss Mercedes Morr on social media was found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Richmond. The Fort Bend County Medical Examiner told ABC13 Tuesday that she was strangled and suffered a traumatic concussion. Her death has been ruled a homicide.
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Her family initially requested a welfare check on Sunday afternoon when they hadn’t heard from her. Authorities arrived to the Cortland Apartments at 5200 Pointe West Circle, where Gagnier’s father was there. As they entered the apartment with officers, they discovered his daughter’s body and that of 34-year-old Kevin Alexander Accorto — the suspected killer.
According to ABC Houston, Accorto’s death was ruled a suicide. The medical examiner said his cause of death was “multiple sharp force trauma.”
It was noted in the update this Tuesday that there was no sign of forced entry at the apartment. Now authorities are now trying to figure out if there was a connection between Gagnier and Accorto.
Gagnier had a large following across several social media platforms, including 2.6 million people on Instagram just alone.
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