Born this millenium

"The teenager from Utica, New York, loved her cats and had a way of creating community. Her friends ― most of whom she’d never met in real life ― gathered on her server on Discord, a messaging app for gamers, to discuss true crime, talk about cryptozoology, play Minecraft and dish about their daily plans.

Bianca, who was tall and slender, could come across as shy in person, even a little awkward. At Thomas R. Proctor High School, she often retreated to the art room to work on projects during lunch."

~ M. Jeltson, H. Miller, N. Robins-Early

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bianca-devins-death-internet_n_5d2e382ae4b0a873f6431763


"Karla, 18, who lives in Tennessee, said she met Bianca on Instagram. She also credited Bianca with helping her through a difficult time with a man she met online.

'She’d had experience with people like him, people who manipulate and harass younger girls. And she helped me get away from him,' she said. 'That’s one of the things I’m most grateful for.'”

~ M. Jeltson, H. Miller, N. Robins-Early

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bianca-devins-death-internet_n_5d2e382ae4b0a873f6431763


"Girls need stronger male role models in their lives, he said. And they need to take fewer risks. He thought teaching men to be less violent was essentially futile

Tom was concerned with what Bianca could have done to avoid being killed, although he stressed she was not to blame. Missing from his analysis was Clark himself. Tom did not recognize toxic masculinity as the central problem."

~ M. Jeltson, H. Miller, N. Robins-Early

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bianca-devins-death-internet_n_5d2e382ae4b0a873f6431763