11 Chilling Claims in Florida Teen Dismemberment Case
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Takeaways
- ❖16-year-old Miranda Corsett was reported missing in February 2025; her parents were deceased, and she had an 11-month-old baby.
- ❖Miranda allegedly met Steven Gress through a dating app and was last seen returning to his duplex on February 15th.
- ❖Police claim Miranda died between February 20th and 24th after days of abuse, including being suffocated with a billiard ball and plastic wrap.
- ❖Gress, already in jail for another incident, willingly spoke to detectives on March 7th, 2025, detailing the events.
- ❖Gress claimed Miranda stole his gold ring, which he considered highly sentimental after serving 13 years in prison.
- ❖He alleged his girlfriend, Michelle Brandis, found the ring but withheld it, potentially escalating the situation due to jealousy over Gress seeing Miranda on Valentine's Day.
- ❖Gress admitted to beating Miranda but claimed he also tended to her wounds, believing she would heal and go home after returning his ring.
- ❖He confessed to dismembering Miranda's body with a saw at Brandis's mother's house and discarding the remains in a dumpster in Ruskin, Florida; Miranda's remains have never been found.
- ❖Gress revealed he regularly killed animals (guinea pigs, rabbits, dogs, cats) obtained from Craigslist to relieve stress and prevent himself from harming Brandis or his roommate, Pam.
- ❖He sent photos of Miranda's abuse to family members, hoping they would buy him a new ring, which he framed as a 'cry out' for help to stop the violence.
- ❖Both Steven Gress and Michelle Brandis are charged with first-degree murder and have pleaded not guilty; prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
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1Alleged Motive: A Stolen Ring and Jealousy
Steven Gress claimed the entire horrific ordeal began because Miranda Corsett stole his gold ring, which he deeply valued after spending 13 years in prison and just starting to acquire personal possessions. He believed Miranda was 'taunting' him by denying she had it. He also implicated his girlfriend, Michelle Brandis, suggesting her motive was jealousy because Gress had spent Valentine's Day with Miranda.
Gress stated, 'There's one thing that she did to me and that was just one thing I was trying to resolve. She stole a gold ring of mine.' () He later added, 'Michelle was upset that I chose Miranda over her on Valentine's Day. So I think that's where her motive came from.' ()
2Suspect's Rationalization of Violence and Care
Gress paradoxically claimed to have both beaten Miranda and then tended to her wounds, buying her medication. He stated his intention was for her to heal and go home after returning his ring, framing the abuse as a 'learning experience' for her about stealing. This suggests a distorted perception of his actions and a lack of understanding of the severity of the situation.
Gress said, 'Any injury that I caused her, I'm going to CVS and I'm buying her medication for her.' () He also stated, 'I'm telling her, "This will be a learning experience for everybody. You shouldn't be going inside of people's house you don't know stealing their shit, man."' ()
3Animal Cruelty as a Stress Reliever
During the interrogation, Gress admitted to regularly killing animals, including guinea pigs, rabbits, dogs, and cats, obtained from Craigslist. He claimed this was a coping mechanism to relieve stress and anger caused by living with his roommate Pam and Michelle Brandis, stating it prevented him from hurting them.
When asked why he killed animals, Gress replied, 'I was stressed out.' () He elaborated, 'I would kill an animal so I would not It helped me to relieve my my stress and my anger so I would not hurt them.' ()
4Sending Photos for Sympathy and a New Ring
Gress confessed to sending photos of Miranda's abuse to others, including his mother, not to boast, but to elicit sympathy and prompt them to buy him a new ring. He saw this as a desperate 'cry out' to resolve the situation and end the violence, indicating a deeply warped sense of responsibility and problem-solving.
Gress stated the purpose of sending photos was 'to get sympathy for me. So, if they I was trying to get them to buy me another ring, and then everything would just be good. I just wanted a ring.' () He confirmed it was 'a cry out for you to stop hurting this woman.' ()
Quotes
"I don't care about my attorney, man. I really don't care about him."
"She stole a gold ring of mine. What about overdoses? That must be Michelle's way of trying to cover her part up in something cuz there there was no overdose in any There was nothing like that was involved."
"I just got out of prison for doing 13 years. I've just started having my own stuff for myself. This stuff means something to me, man."
"I thought she either swallowed it or put it up inside of her or she had it hidden somewhere else."
"I told her that my my metal detector is going off in her in her private area. And that I think the girl had my ring up her privates. And could somebody please come out here to to help retrieve my ring."
"The defendant and co-defendant held the victim against her will for over 7 days and tortured her by repeatedly beating the victim and eventually stuffing a billiard ball into her mouth and wrapping her face with plastic wrap, causing her to suffocate."
"This girl was not supposed to die, man. She was not supposed to die."
"I just could not take a L on my ring like that. I just couldn't."
"I would kill them. ... It helped me to relieve my my stress and my anger so I would not hurt them."
"If you put that in my house, the entire house might glow."
"I just wanted a ring. I didn't want to take a loss on the ring."
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