Overview
- Lee, 31, is charged with first-degree murder and evidence tampering in the death of Gabriella Carvalho Perpétuo at a rented Ooltewah, Tennessee, home.
- District Attorney Coty Wamp said the case contains two aggravating factors that make it eligible for capital punishment, though no decision has been made to seek it.
- Detective Brian Lockhart described blood in nearly every room, a shattered microwave, broken glass, alcohol bottles, and cleaning supplies consistent with attempted cleanup.
- Autopsy findings presented in court cited severe brain trauma, a broken neck, extensive bruising, human bite marks, and stab wounds to the legs, with blunt force trauma identified as the cause of death.
- Investigators reported BlueStar-positive blood in a vehicle, noted Lee’s probation violations in Florida and Ohio, and the court set a March 9 preliminary hearing as the victim’s family pursues a $25 million wrongful-death suit.