File this one under dumbest criminals ever. A Pittsburgh teen was charged with murder after he apparently took a selfie with the corpse, then sent it out via Snapchat. According to the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Maxwell Marion Morton, 16, shot his 16-year old classmate, then took a selfie with the corpse. When he sent it to a friend via Snapchat, his friend took a screenshot before deleting the photo.
With that kind of evidence, it will be very hard for Morton to beat the rap. It appears even the authorities were shocked by the evidence.
Morton reportedly sent other incriminating texts that will be used against him.
“(Police) received a copy of the photo which depicted the victim sitting in the chair with a gunshot wound to the face,” a police affidavit states. “It also depicts a black male taking the ‘selfie,' with his face facing the camera and the victim behind the actor. The photo had the name ‘Maxwell' across the top.”
With that kind of evidence, it will be very hard for Morton to beat the rap. It appears even the authorities were shocked by the evidence.
“I've never seen it before,” Peck said, “but it was a key piece of evidence that led investigators to the defendant.”
Morton reportedly sent other incriminating texts that will be used against him.