Jeffrey Bernard Morris Jailed for Life Without Parole for Murder of Poker Pro Susie Zhao
Jeffery Bernard Morris, convicted last month of the brutal murder of poker pro Susie ?Q? Zhao, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
Jeffery Bernard Morris, convicted last month of the brutal murder of poker pro Susie ?Q? Zhao, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Michigan's Oakland County Circuit Court reconvened just over a month after a jury took less than one hour to find Morris guilty of the July 2020 killing of Susie.
The week-long trial had heard the most gruesome details of Susie?s final moments as convicted sex offender Morris bound, sexually assaulted, and set her alight.
This week 62-year-old Morris was again in front of Judge Martha Anderson, the sentence not unexpected as she condemned him to life in prison without possibility of parole for the twin counts of premeditated murder and felony murder. Brutal and Needless Murder Judge Anderson told her court: ?Having sat through that trial, it was one of the most agonizing things for myself. And trust me, I?ve had murder trials, many, many of them. But I can?t get over the brutality of this murder, and the needlessness of it all.? The trial court had heard last month how Susie had been battling schizophrenia, her mother and stepfather trying to help her through the pandemic lockdown.
Tragically for Susie, returning to Michigan from California proved fatal, unwittingly becoming embroiled with Morris, whose depravity was centred around violent sexu...
