He received two life sentences for first-degree murder and rape and an additional 15 years for burglary. Sashas movements could also be traced when inside the apartment through CCTV cameras. She was lying on her bed, wrapped in her comforter. Key pieces of evidence were released Friday in a downtown Orlando high-rise murder. Access to CCTV footage was not immediately available. They also see her talking to security . Duxbury, 33, was arrested about 10:30 a.m. Friday in Volusia County by U.S. marshals, police said. Sasha Samsudean appeared happy in the hours before she was killed. About 12:30 a.m., according to her friend, she left the bar and went home. 1x07. Concerned for her safety, they had Samsudean get in the car and brought her back to her building. Duxbury was employed by Vital Security and Investigations, according to police, and had worked at Uptown Place Apartments at 911 N. Orange Ave. for five months. Sasha Samsudeans job in Orlando, Florida was all about making connections: She linked people looking for apartments with potential homes. Additionally, the shoe print found in Samsudean's apartment underneath her bed did not match the prints of Duxbury's shoes.WESH 2 News also learned that Duxbury told investigators he saw Samsudean with another man the night of her murder and that Duxbury was not the only man who police collected DNA samples from. When they arrived, they found Samsudean dead inside her bedroom. During his examination of Samsudeans body, Dr. Utz stated that he had never seen an internal neck fracture as severe as what Sumsudean suffered,, He told them that he recalled her arriving at the apartment complex in an inebriated state and offered to help her get inside her apartment, according to the. Intoxicated and confused trying to find her apartment, Samsudean was assisted by the buildings seemingly helpful, 24/7 security guard. According to medical examiner Dr. Gary Utz, she was also beaten and suffered a fractured larynx. New photo released in search for Orlando woman's killer. Investigators said there was no sign of forced entry. Samsudean had been strangled, with the medical examiner confirming blunt trauma to her head, and upper and lower abrasions consistent with somebody forcefully restraining her. However, both Ben and Taylors DNA did not match the one at the crime scene. Samsudean's family was in court and was not shown the photos. Summer Knowles reports. Evidence photos that led to suspect in Orlando woman's murder case released Police started gathering evidence inside 27-year-old Sasha Samsudean's apartment after finding her lifeless body in . "As a security guard, he used his access to prey on someone who was very vulnerable," said Orlando police Chief John Mina.Duxbury pleaded not guilty to burglary, sexual battery and first-degree murder. Before Duxbury was sentenced in November 2017, Samsudeans parents offered emotional statements to the judge at the Orange County Courthouse, News 6 WKMG / ClickOrlando reported. Key pieces of evidence were released Friday in a downtown Orlando high-rise murder.The security guard at Sasha Samsudean's building, Stephen Duxbury, is accused of killing her.Surveillance video released earlier this year shows the victim and the suspect together, the night she was killed.Orlando police released an 81-page report with new details about the murder investigation, such as DNA samples collected by police and internet searches the suspect performed the night of the murder. Police have released surveillance video of 27-year-old Sasha Samsudean the last time she was seen outside of her apartment. Using fingerprints Duxbury had given when hed gotten a job in security, police found his prints to be a match for the one found on the rim of Samsudeans toilet. The victim is 27-year-old Sasha Samsudean. More red flags were raised. Sasha Samsudean was deceased. Police also came across a shoe print and a condom wrapper. Suspicious, the police brought Duxbury in, and a subsequent polygraph test gave investigators enough reason to test his DNA and fingerprint against the ones found at the crime scene. Officials on Tuesday said they weren't releasing the 911 calls or any preliminary autopsy information at this time. Investigators believe that Duxbury broke into her apartment and raped her before strangling her to death on her bed. Anyone with information about Samsudean's death is asked to call the Orlando police at 407-246-2914 or 407-690-7188. twalden@orlandosentinel.com or 407-420-5620, For Carlos Santelli, the musical Orlando homecoming hes dreamed of, Nothing comes together as Rays find more trouble in Cincinnati, High school scores and top performers from Monday, April 17. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. On October 17, 2015, Sasha went to the Attic Bar on 68 East Pine Street with some of her friends. Sasha Samsudean was a ray of light for her friends. He agreed to be swabbed for DNA and was cleared. Her friends reported. "Everyone at Pearson continues to keep Sasha's loved ones in their thoughts and in their hearts during this very difficult time," Pearson spokeswoman Laura Howe said. TwitterSasha Samsudean was murdered in her own apartment in October 2015, and police were shocked to find that the building security guard was to blame. Surveillance footage captured Samsudean and Duxbury walking the halls of Uptown Place Apartments. Each time he said no, but the test indicated he was not telling the truth.Surveillance video possibly shows the last time Sansudean was seen alive, according to investigators. In 2015, Samsudean was living at Uptown Place Condominiums, in Orlandos downtown entertainment district, a secure and modern building with 24/7 security video cameras, and digital key codes for each unit. The security guard at Sasha Samsudean's building is accused of killing her. . The witnesses, Julia Goff and her roommate, told investigators they were in an Uber and saw Samsudean appeared intoxicated to them as she was walking. Who Killed Him? The security guard, Steven Duxbury, tells detectives that he saw Sasha with a "mystery man." Surveillance video ultimately leads investigators to the killer. The case was on the verge of going cold when the police returned to the CCTV footage once more. When swabs were taken from Samsudeans chest and neck area, they revealed the presence of foreign DNA. Duxbury was charged with first-degree murder, attempted sexual battery with physical force, and burglary of a dwelling with assault and battery. On October 17, 2015, Sasha Samsudean's life was tragically taken in a horrific murder. A graduate of the University of Florida, Sasha was employed as a real estate companys social media manager. Samsudean was born in New York, according to her obituary. But try as he might to completely remove evidence using bleach, a male had left traces of himself in Samsudeans apartment. 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Stephen Duxbury is incarcerated at the Graceville Correctional Facility in Jackson County, Florida. Crime News is your destination for true crime stories from around the world, breaking crime news, and information about Oxygen's original true crime shows and documentaries. Type above and press Enter to search. Stephen Duxbury had no previous criminal history. The jury convicted him on all charges. The digital and physical evidence started implicating Duxbury, as investigators obtained a search warrant for his home and phone. Police focused more closely on the security guard and noticed that after he clocked out at 6 a.m. he was carrying two large plastic garbage bags out of the building at 6:39 a.m. A review of previous CCTV footage revealed that this was not normal procedure for Duxbury. New video shows suspect and victim together night of killing, New evidence released in strangulation of Sasha Samsudean, New evidence has been released in the investigation into a homicide that took place in a downtown Orlando apartment building.A security guard is accused of raping and strangling a woman he was supposed to help keep safe.The evidence, released by the State Attorney's Office, includes pictures from inside the victim's apartment and surveillance video of the two together hours before she was found dead inside her home.Surveillance video from inside the Uptown Place apartment complex in downtown Orlando on Oct. 17 shows Sasha Samsudean, 27, being escorted to the parking garage by her building's security officer, Stephen Duxbury, 33, the man who is accused of killing her.Photographs from inside Samsudean's apartment show where police said she was raped, strangled and then wrapped in a comforter in her bed. Sasha Samsudean [Photo Credit: Facebook]They contacted the police department and reported Samsudean missing. Also among the evidence were multiple pictures taken of Duxbury.During a polygraph test, Duxbury was asked if he had ever been inside Samsudean's apartment. ", "Our hearts go out to Sasha's family," Mina said. The two women who brought Samsudean home were tracked down, telling investigators they were in an Uber that night when they stopped for an intoxicated Samsudean walking along the street. Fingerprints were found underneath the toilet seat lid and partial shoe prints were found on the floor. Angelica is the owner of The Criminal Journal. According to an Orlando police affidavit, Instead of getting her safely into her apartment as he was employed to do, he used his position to his advantage in order to enter her apartment, sexually batter her, and then strangled her.. Neil Patmore is a former police officer, and private investigator. Key pieces of evidence were released Friday in a downtown Orlando high-rise murder. twalden@tribpub.com or 407-420-5620, For Carlos Santelli, the musical Orlando homecoming hes dreamed of, Nothing comes together as Rays find more trouble in Cincinnati, High school scores and top performers from Monday, April 17. Stephen Duxbury, a security guard at Sashas apartment, was convicted of her murder in 2017. Sasha Samsudean headed back to her home in a Florida apartment complex with a 24/7 security guard after a night out with friends. Garbage collection was not part of security guards duties at Uptown Place and the same bags were found in Samsudeans apartment. On October 23, police obtained a search warrant for Duxburys home and phone, which revealed he had searched on October 17 around 5 a.m. how to override a digital deadbolt lock like the one on Samsudeans front door. She is survived by her parents and brother, Ken Samsudean, Jr. Samsudean worked for Pearson, an education company that provides services to teachers and students. Duxbury stalks the floors and staircases close to Samsudean for almost 40 minutes, using his own key through several sealed access doors. The security footage from 1:46 a.m. shows Samsudean spending her last morning on earth wandering the exterior floors and stairways of the building, both trailed, and at times accompanied, by her murderer. First Aired: April 1st, 2020. He was placed at the crime scene with forensic evidence when his DNA matched that found on Sashas body at the crime scene. Her cause of death was strangulation, court records show. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! YouTubeA homicide investigator interviews Stephen Duxbury. On top of this, he received an additional 15 years for burglary. Each ribbon tied around branches of a tree at Mayor Carl T. Langford. Two witnesses noticed that Sasha was alone and intoxicated, so they decided to help her get home from the bar. Her accomplishments included an Account Executive of the Year award at the 2012 Golden Key Awards, held by the Apartment Association of Greater Orlando. That was the last anyone ever heard or saw Sasha. He added that she sustained bruising to her chest from several blows, and her body smelled of cleaning solution., When defense attorney Aaron Delgado asked if there were any signs of a struggle, Dr. Utz said, No, the bedclothes were somewhat disorganized, but other than that, I did not notice anything that was indicative of a struggle.. To learn more about the case, watch Murdered By Morning, airing Saturdays at 8/7c on Oxygenor stream episodes here. New evidence has been released in the investigation into a homicide that took place in a downtown Orlando apartment building.A security guard is accused of raping and strangling a woman he was supposed to help keep safe.The evidence, released by the State Attorney's Office, includes pictures from inside the victim's apartment and surveillance video of the two together hours before she was found dead inside her home.Surveillance video from inside the Uptown Place apartment complex in downtown Orlando on Oct. 17 shows Sasha Samsudean, 27, being escorted to the parking garage by her building's security officer, Stephen Duxbury, 33, the man who is accused of killing her.Photographs from inside Samsudean's apartment show where police said she was raped, strangled and then wrapped in a comforter in her bed. He told officials he saw the victim briefly and observed that she was pretty drunk before going into his apartment. In the meantime, police spoke with Stephen Duxbury, the guard on duty overnight at the building. At around 12:30 am, she informed her friend, Anthony, before leaving the nightclub. Stephen Duxbury was convicted of first-degree murder along with attempted sexual battery involving physical force and burglary with assault. An officer entered her bedroom, where he saw hair and an arm sticking out of the comforter. Immediately after his arrest, Duxbury protested his innocence and claimed he was not involved in Sashas death. He said he was working that night as a bartender and let them take a DNA sample. The autopsy results revealed that Sasha had been beaten, raped, and strangled to death. According to the footage, she returned to her apartment at 1:46 am and met a co-resident on the way. The security guard, Steven Duxbury, tells detectives that he saw Sasha with a "mystery man." On October 30, Duxbury was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and attempted sexual battery, and burglary, Duxburys trial lasted about a week. The medical examiner also mentioned that apart from heavy bruising around her chest and a fractured larynx, Sashas body also bore a strong smell of a cleaning solution. 60 min TV14 Series, Reality, Entertainment, Mystery/Crime Series. Sasha Samsudean, 27, was last seen on Oct.17 returning to her apartment building at about 1:45 a.m. She was smiling after a fun night out with her friends, surveillance footage showed. Watch the full episode online. Emma Walker, the cheerleader killed in her bed by her enraged ex. In the footage, he was carrying two garbage bags, the same plastic garbage bags found in Sasha Samsudeans apartment. When an investigator from the medical examiners office arrived and pulled back the covers to inspect Samsudeans body, police saw that her top was torn and her pants and underwear were gone. Surveillance video from inside the Uptown Place apartment complex in downtown Orlando on Oct. 17 shows Sasha Samsudean, 27, being escorted to the parking garage by her building's security officer . The security guard told investigators that he had interacted with Samsudean and two other women at the entrance of the building, but Samsudean didnt produce ID or a key card, so he couldnt grant her access. Police re-interviewed Duxbury. "He worked there about four nights a week.". Enter your email address to subscribe to The Criminal Journal and receive notifications of new posts by email. Wearing white skinny jeans and a blue dressy blouse, the smiling 27-year-old Orlando woman was captured on surveillance video walking back into her Uptown Place Apartment complex about 1:45 a.m. Saturday after a night out with friends. As investigators continued searching the apartment, they found the toilet seat up, which police thought was strange because she lived alone. The lawsuit laid responsibility with the lack of surveillance video cameras monitoring the common-area hallways, this failure created the opportunity for Duxbury to break into Samsudeans apartment while she was asleep without detection or interference.. Using the buildings digital key logs, police determined the identity of the resident who entered the building right before Samsudean. Initially, everything looked normal, but then they saw her. When investigators discovered that his fingerprints matched the fingerprint found inside Samsudeans apartment, they arrested him. Under the veneer of a professional security guard, Duxbury senses opportunity with an intoxicated and vulnerable Samsudean, while well aware that the buildings common-area hallways are not covered by surveillance cameras. Once Samsudean was inside, the women left. The police noticed that two women were with her on her way back home. The soles of boots Duxbury wore appeared to be a match for prints at the scene, according to Murdered By Morning. Data on his phone had just been erased using a factory reset. Police officers found Samsudean dead in her bed partially under the covers. The smell of bleach or a cleaning fluid lingered, suggesting that someone might have tried to wipe away evidence. Armed guards must pass an additional 28 hours of firearms training. He agreed to a polygraph test. Police began by talking with Samsudeans friend, Anthony Roper, whod requested the welfare check, according to clickorlando.com. A modern luxury complex, Uptown Apartments had video surveillance cameras, digital key codes for each unit, and a 24/7 security guard. Police found her in her bedroom later that day. "He was their only security officer," Brady said. Learn more about true crime in America through various activities, including word search puzzles, sudoku, maze, word unscramble, true crime trivia, reading comprehension, games, and more. They also see her talking to security guard Stephen as she tried to find her key to enter the building and a concerned resident asking her if she was okay. Samsudean volunteered at AAGO, and previously worked in the apartment leasing industry at iLS Network, a company matching renters to apartments using online apartment guides. The Final Hours Of Sasha Samsudean Duxbury crosses a threshold and goes from protector to predator, Ray Caputo, WDBO reporter, told producers. He was ruled out. Later that day, two of Samsudean's friends went to her apartment and knocked on the door several times. Shortly after 8 p.m. on Oct. 17, 2015, police officers with the Orlando Police Department were dispatched to Samsudeans apartment to conduct a welfare check. After Samsudean had gained access, the women left, rightly assuming Samsudean should have been safe with an overnight security guard present. Concerned, they decided to head to her apartment building to check on her. Chillingly, in May 2015, a young female resident had reported that Duxbury was acting sketchy after he followed her back to her apartment reported Click Orlando. New details released in Orlando woman's murder, Stephen Duxbury accused of killing Sasha Samsudean, Key pieces of evidence were released Friday in a downtown Orlando high-rise murder.The security guard at Sasha Samsudean's building, Stephen Duxbury, is accused of killing her.Surveillance video released earlier this year shows the victim and the suspect together, the night she was killed.Orlando police released an 81-page report with new details about the murder investigation, such as DNA samples collected by police and internet searches the suspect performed the night of the murder.New photo released in search for Orlando woman's killerVideo cameras inside the Uptown Place apartment complex were originally installed to identify who was damaging the property and officials never imagined the surveillance video they captured would be key pieces of evidence in a murder investigation.An analysis of digital evidence was conducted, showing the night of Sasha Samsudean's murder. When another resident had arrived, Samsudean followed him inside, and Duxbury claimed to have last seen Samsudean fumbling with the security code outside her apartment. Duxbury was employed by Vital Security and Investigations and had been working security at Uptown Place Apartments for several months. They found a pair of shoes that matched the shoe print found inside Samsudean's apartment. An upstairs neighbor then came forward saying she had seen Samsudean in the hallway that night, and she was being followed by the security guard. Initially, she went along with her group of friends to a nightclub but soon wanted to leave to visit other places. Staff writer Henry Pierson Curtis contributed to this report. After a six-day trial, Duxbury was found guilty of all charges on Nov. 21, 2017, receiving two life sentences without parole for the first-degree murder of Samsudean, and an additional 15 years for the burglary conviction. He said he left work at 6 am, but surveillance footage showed he was still at the apartment complex at 6.36 am. Growing up in Orlando, Florida, Samsudean went on to graduate from the University of Florida, working for a real estate company specializing in Orlando apartment rentals, 407 Apartments.com The apartment company still contains a past contributor profile of Samsudean where she is listed as a local expert, describing herself as the cupid of apartment hunting.. "There was also discoloration on the bedding which appeared to be caused by some type of bleach mixture, possibly a cleaning product that included bleach," the arrest affidavit said. Agreeing to a polygraph, Duxburys answers about Samsudeans murder were bald lies, claiming to have never entered or ever been inside Samsudeans apartment. They reached out to them through the media and the effort paid off. 27-year-old Sasha Samsudean appears to be sexually assaulted and is found strangled in her luxury downtown Orlando, Florida apartment. It revealed his answers to questions about Samsudeans murder were duplicitous. It was a perfect fit for the energetic and outgoing 27-year-old. A New Study Led By James Cameron Says No, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch. Mina called Samsudean's death "absolutely, completely random. The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Police call her killing a crime of opportunity, one that has now robbed residents of their sense of security. Duxbury allowed police to come into his home and take a pair of shoes. A First Look at the Murder of Sasha Samsudean, Police Spot Unusual Evidence At Sasha Samsudean's Crime Scene, Video Footage Found of Sasha Samsudeans Last Night, There were obvious signs of injury to her neck, William Jay, prosecutor for the States Attorneys Office, 9th Circuit, Florida, told. Roper thought it strange later that morning when Samsudean didnt show up for breakfast. Around the same time an individual buzzed himself in and the victim followed. Immediately following the visitation, a private funeral service a ceremony blending Hindu, Islamic and Christian religious practices will begin. But she didnt show. At present, Stephen Duxbury is incarcerated at the Graceville Correctional Facility in Jackson County, Florida. It confirmed that she had been strangled as well as brutally battered on her upper body. "Sasha was a highly respected member of the Pearson family and her colleagues miss her presence greatly.". He said Samsudean didnt have an ID or a key fob that would have given her access. Florida has about 140,000 unarmed security guards, including about 23,000 with state firearm permits. Police arrived at Sashas apartment soon after the call was placed to do a welfare check. Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. . At 12.30 am, Sasha decided to call it a night and headed home to her apartment. The white pants Samsudean was wearing in the surveillance photo, her underwear and her brown purse were missing. Unarmed security guards must pass a 40-hour course in legal knowledge. However, with unsurmountable evidence against him, the police decided to put him on trial. Samsudeans shirt and bra had been ripped open, with her pants and underwear missing, yet her apartment had shown no signs of forced entry. Stephen took a polygraph test which he failed, and the police took a DNA sample. Following a seven-day trial, Circuit Judge Lisa T. Munyo sentenced Duxbury to two life sentences with an additional 15 years in prison for the burglary conviction. He told officials he saw the victim briefly and observed that she was pretty drunk before going into his apartment. Although Samsudeans cell phone was missing, detectives realized it was synched to her iPad, discovering through it that her last text, at 5:12 a.m., was to her high school friend Ben, whom she had dated on and off. Thus, Sasha had to get in along with some other tenants. When officers arrived at the apartment, court records show, they found Samsudean's body wrapped in a comforter on her bed. The police also found her necklace entwined in her hair, indicating that a struggle took place inside the apartment. They were not a match for prints at the crime scene, according to Murdered By Morning.. Detectives must now turn to surveillance footage to unravel the mystery and bring a cold-blooded killer to justice. 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