A woman accused of helping a man murder a 16-year-old girl in Florida has turned herself in. Michelle Brandes faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of Miranda Corsette.<\/p>\n
According to St. Petersburg police, Brandes and Steven Gress lured the teen to his home after meeting her on a social media app in February. Investigators said the teen was beaten and tortured for days after an argument over a piece of jewelry. They also said the suspects murdered and dismembered the teen.<\/p>\n
Police have not found the victim’s remains and believe they are somewhere in a landfill. Gress was already in custody, having been arrested earlier this week for assaulting his alleged accomplice, Brandes.<\/p>\n
Gress is facing a first-degree murder charge and a kidnapping charge. Brandes, on the other hand, is facing a first-degree murder charge.<\/p>\n
The case has sent shockwaves through the community, leaving many to wonder how such a heinous crime could have occurred. The police are still searching for the victim’s remains, and the details of the case are still unfolding. As the investigation continues, the community is left to mourn the loss of a young life cut short.<\/p>\n
* What is the charge against Michelle Brandes?
\n\t+ First-degree murder
\n* What is the charge against Steven Gress?
\n\t+ First-degree murder and kidnapping
\n* What is the alleged motive for the crime?
\n\t+ Argument over a piece of jewelry
\n* Where is the investigation currently at?
\n\t+ Ongoing, with police searching for the victim’s remains
\n* What is the current status of Steven Gress?
\n\t+ In custody, arrested earlier this week for assaulting his alleged accomplice, Michelle Brandes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Woman Charged with Murder of 16-year-old Girl in St. Petersburg Accused of Helping Man Murder Teenager A woman accused of helping a man murder a 16-year-old girl in Florida has turned herself in. Michelle Brandes faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of Miranda Corsette. Investigation Reveals Harrowing Details According to St. Petersburg police, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10013","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.nbcmiami.com\/2025\/03\/38257059206-1080pnbcstations.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&resize=1200%2C675&w=1200&resize=1200,675&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10013"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10013"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10015,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10013\/revisions\/10015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}