Tag: jeffery morris

Slain Poker Pro Was Struggling With Schizophrenia When Sex Offender Tortured & Burned Her Alive

Murder

A Michigan man was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison for the 2020 murder of professional poker player Susie Zhao. The Oakland Press reported that a jury took less than an hour to convict sex offender Jeffery Morris, 62, of Zhao’s first-degree premeditated and felony murder. During the trial, it was revealed that Morris …

Murder

August 12, 2020

Motel meeting with sex offender ends with poker pro tied up, tortured & ‘lit on fire until she died’: Docs

A professional poker player whose charred body was found in a Michigan park last month was bound and sexually assaulted before she was burned alive, according to authorities. Cell phone records suggest Susie Zhao, 33, met Jeffery Morris, 60, at the Sherwood Motel in Waterford Township on July 12. Morris — a convicted sex offender …

Murder

August 5, 2020

Pro poker player murdered after meeting with man at Michigan hotel: Police

The suspect is a convicted sex offender