"Blessing, 19, was discovered a week ago Sunday around 10:00 p.m. by another resident of the apartment complex, police say. She was stabbed over 40 times, according to the King County Medical Examiner's Office. Cops were called to the off-campus Nordheim Court apartments Sunday night, where they found Blessing unresponsive on the floor. She was pronounced dead at the scene."
"Surveillance video placed a suspect in the laundry room at the time of the killing. He remained inside the room for several minutes before later exiting alone. Still images of a Black man, about 5'6″-5'8″ tall, wearing a dark blue vest, glasses, and a beard, were made public by police and earned several tips, as well as a call from the man's brother."
"An attorney for Leahy called the police and arranged for his surrender. Leahy turned himself in to the Bellevue Police Department on Wednesday evening, accompanied by his parents and the lawyer. On Monday, Leahy was charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing. Charging documents allege Leahy acted "with premeditated intent" and say he was armed with "a knife or similarly shaped instrument.""
"In addition to the surveillance video, Leahy was connected to the scene through fingerprints recovered in blood smears on the outside of the laundry room door, the charging documents state. Investigators say Leahy had been prowling the Ravenna neighborhood in and around the Nordheim Court apartments for several days prior t"
A University of Washington trans freshman, 19-year-old Juniper Blessing, was found unresponsive in the laundry room of off-campus housing in Seattle. Police were called to the Nordheim Court apartments after she was discovered around 10:00 p.m. and she was pronounced dead at the scene. The King County Medical Examiner reported she was stabbed more than 40 times. Surveillance video placed a suspect in the laundry room during the killing, and the suspect remained inside for several minutes before leaving alone. Police released still images that led to tips and a call from the suspect’s brother identifying Christopher Leahy. Leahy surrendered to Bellevue Police and was charged with first-degree murder, with documents alleging premeditated intent and use of a knife or similar instrument. Fingerprints recovered in blood smears on the outside of the laundry room door connected him to the scene.
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