Document details days of teen’s torture in St. Pete dismemberment case

Warning: The details discussed in this story are extremely graphic and may be disturbing to some readers. All videos in this story are from previous reports on the murder of Miranda Corsette.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — On Feb. 14, 2025, 16-year-old Miranda Corsette, of Gulfport, met an older man through a social media app.

What happened afterward can only be described as a series of horrific events that led to her death.

Missing teen ‘lured’ to man’s home was killed, dismembered: St. Pete police

In a search warrant file in the Sixth Judicial Circuit, the circumstances of Miranda’s murder were described in disturbing detail as St. Petersburg police took testimony from the suspects, 35-year-old Steven Gress and 37-year-old Michelle Brandes, as well as other witnesses.

The investigation begins

The St. Petersburg Police Department’s investigation into Miranda’s disappearance and death began on March 6, when a man spoke to an officer, saying Brandes told him she helped murder and dismember a teenage girl…

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