7 Blacks Accused of 'Deplorable, Heinous' Torture Death of Ala. Mom, as Police Allege Assault Was Taped

Seven people have been arrested in the torturous murder of a Jasper, Ala., 
woman deemed so grisly the police have declined to release certain details 
in deference to her family.

Mahogany Jaquise Jackson’s body was found around 2:19 a.m. local time 
Monday, after someone called about a woman laying on the side of the road, 
per a Birmingham Police Department press release. 

The 20-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene from an apparent gunshot 
wound.

“The facts of this case are deplorable and sickening,” Police Chief Scott 
Thurmond said at a press conference Wednesday, noting that Mahogany had 
been sexually assaulted during her kidnapping.

In the hours before her death, Mahogany texted her mother for help, saying 
she had been kidnapped, Sergeant LaQuitta Wade of the Birmingham Police 
Department tells PEOPLE.

“Send the police apt 3 held hostage don’t call,” Mahogany texted her 
mother Sunday.

Police rushed to the apartment Sunday and interviewed one of the now-
apprehended suspects, but Mahogany – who was taken to several locations 
during her kidnapping – had already been removed from the apartment, 
according to Wade.

At the press conference Wednesday, the chief declined to enumerate the 
different locations where Mahogany was taken – or where she was ultimately 
shot to death, citing the pending court case.

Calling the facts of her killing “absolutely disgusting,” Thurmond added: 
“This is undoubtedly one of the most heinous acts I’ve seen in my career.”

Although police have not released a motive for the murder, the chief said 
that Mahogany knew the seven suspects, who allegedly videotaped portions 
of her torturous last hours.

He called the video clips “a pivotal piece of the investigation.”

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Brandon Pope (L) Francis Harris (C) and Jeremiah McDowell (R). BIRMINGHAM 
POLICE DEPARTMENT

Wade confirmed the arrests and charges of four men and three women in a 
separate press conference late Wednesday.

Brandon Pope, 24, Francis Harris, 25, and Jeremiah McDowell, 18, are each 
charged with capital murder during first-degree sodomy and capital murder 
during first-degree kidnapping.

Giovannie Clapp (L) and Blair Green (R). BIRMINGHAM POLICE DEPARTMENT

Giovonnie Clapp, 23, Blair Green, 25, and Si'nya McCall, 23, are each 
charged with felony murder during first-degree kidnapping and first-degree 
sodomy. Clapp is additionally charged with second-degree assault causing 
injury. 

Teja Lewis, 25, is charged with felony murder, as well as second-degree 
assault causing injury with a weapon.

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Teja Lewis (L) and Si'nya McCall (R). BIRMINGHAM POLICE DEPARTMENT

All seven suspects are being held at Jefferson County Jail without bond, 
per police.

Birmingham police began investigating Mahogany’s disappearance as a 
missing persons case following her Sunday text message, the chief said, 
noting that her family’s quick response and citizens’ participation in the 
search led to the quick apprehension of the seven suspects.

It was not immediately clear if the seven suspects had been arraigned or 
retained lawyers.

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