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Pennsylvania teen charged with murder after police find selfie he took after killing victim: report
New York Daily News ^
| February 8, 2015
| Joel Landau
Posted on 02/08/2015 12:31:59 PM PST by ConservingFreedom
A 16-year-old accused murdered was caught after taking a selfie next to the dead body, police said.
"I've never seen it before," 30-year Westmoreland County District Attorney John Peck told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "It was a key piece of evidence that led investigators to the defendant."
Authorities received the selfie Maxwell Marion Morton took next to the body of Jeannette High School classmate Ryan Mangan in the victim's home. Morton was charged Friday with first-degree murder, homicide and possession of a firearm by a minor, the newspaper reported.
He will be charged as an adult.
Mangan was shot in the face and authorities said his mother found his lifeless body in their home Wednesday.
The gruesome picture shows the victim sitting in a chair with the gunshot wound in the face, the suspect positioned his face in front of the dead body for the photo.
The name "Maxwell" was written on top of the picture, reports CBS Pittsburgh.
"Told you I cleaned up the shells" and "Ryan was not the last one" was the message sent with the picture over a text message, police said.
The allegedly incriminating selfie was posted by Morton on the social media site Snapchat. Ryan Mangan, 16, of Jeannette, Pa., was killed after being shot in the face, police said. Facebook Ryan Mangan, 16, of Jeannette, Pa., was killed after being shot in the face, police said.
The pictures are supposed to disappear within seconds, but the recipient of the deranged picture saved it and sent it to police.
Authorities interviewed the suspect, who confessed to the crime Friday, the newspaper reported.
The victim was shot with a 9-mm. handgun. Police found a 9-mm. gun in Morton's home Friday, the newspaper reported. It will be tested to determine if it is the murder weapon.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: maxwellmarionmorton; murder; pennsylvania; ryanmangan; selfie
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To: ConservingFreedom
Pennsylvania is the new Florida.
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posted on
02/08/2015 12:33:58 PM PST
by
9thLife
("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
To: ConservingFreedom
The pictures are supposed to disappear within seconds, On the internet, sure...
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posted on
02/08/2015 12:34:15 PM PST
by
null and void
(Our goal is language that is gender-, ethnic- and age-neutral, while celebrating our diversity!)
To: 9thLife
To: ConservingFreedom
The dead boy is white.
Odds are ........
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posted on
02/08/2015 12:37:30 PM PST
by
Balding_Eagle
(The Gruber Revelations are proof that God is still smiling on America.)
To: ConservingFreedom
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posted on
02/08/2015 12:37:32 PM PST
by
Rodamala
To: Gen.Blather
To: null and void
I guess he will be suing SnapChat
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posted on
02/08/2015 12:39:27 PM PST
by
doug from upland
(Obama and the leftists - destroying our country one day at a time)
To: Gen.Blather
Another one of obams sons. Where are the riots?
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posted on
02/08/2015 12:41:17 PM PST
by
freeangel
( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
To: Balding_Eagle
See post 7 ... the killer is Amish.
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posted on
02/08/2015 12:44:18 PM PST
by
ConservingFreedom
(A goverrnment strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
To: ConservingFreedom
To: Gen.Blather
Am I becoming psychic? I knew before I looked.
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posted on
02/08/2015 12:48:47 PM PST
by
DJ Taylor
(Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
To: ConservingFreedom
Bet he took the selfie with his Obamaphone.
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posted on
02/08/2015 12:49:09 PM PST
by
nonamer
To: Balding_Eagle
The dead boy is white. Odds are ........
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posted on
02/08/2015 12:55:09 PM PST
by
Menehune56
("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
To: ConservingFreedom
BRILLIANT!!! now burn him
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posted on
02/08/2015 12:56:53 PM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: ConservingFreedom
“A 16-year-old accused murdered was caught “
Ugh.
Editor fail.
So they are accusing the dead of doing something.
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posted on
02/08/2015 1:06:31 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: ConservingFreedom
“Man, I gotta get out of here...but first, let me take a selfie.”
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posted on
02/08/2015 1:07:42 PM PST
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RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?)...R.I.P.)
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posted on
02/08/2015 1:09:26 PM PST
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RedMDer
(I don't listen to Liars but when I do I know it's Barack Obama.)
To: ConservingFreedom
Really, it’s a waste of time cleaning up the brass if you’re going to do that anyway.
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posted on
02/08/2015 1:09:50 PM PST
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?)...R.I.P.)
To: freeangel
Black kills white, I bet the media will be all over this one..and Sharpton and Jackson are on their way/sarc
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