LOUISIANA — A Baton Rouge woman was tied to a steering wheel and stabbed to death, with the grisly murder streamed on Facebook Live video.
34-year-old Janice David was found dead inside a car in an office building’s parking lot late Monday night, according to Baton Rouge police.
David’s naked body was found tied to the car’s steering wheel and it appeared someone tried to set the vehicle on fire.
Police confirmed the Baton Rouge woman was brutally stabbed during a broadcast streamed on FB Live in a gruesome nearly 15-minute feed.
“Someone saw the video, notified Facebook, Facebook then notified state police,” police Sgt. L’Jean McKneely Jr. told reporters.
Earl Lee Johnson Jr., 35, was arrested on one count of first degree murder after Monday’s attack. Police said Johnson was already in custody when they learned about the video. A resident reported a car stolen just before 5pm Monday and officers later found Johnson driving it and arrested him following a short chase.
Authorities said Janice David’s hands were bound to the steering wheel and that she was found naked.
Baton Rouge police said Johnson choked the woman, beat her, and stabbed her to death — all while streaming the heinous murder on Facebook Live. Police also believe the pair had been on a three or four-day drug binge together.
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