Scarlet Blake, a 26-year-old transgender woman, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 24 years for the murder of Jorge Martin Carreno. The case has drawn attention due to its disturbing nature and the involvement of a Netflix documentary.
BREAKING: A woman who filmed herself killing a cat before putting the animal in a blender has been jailed for life for murdering a man four months later
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Scarlet, a seemingly unremarkable woman in her mid-twenties, harbored an insatiable hunger for violence. It began innocuously enough—a Netflix documentary titled “Don’t F* With Cats.” The film, a chilling exploration of a killer’s mind, left an indelible mark on Scarlet’s psyche. She watched as Luka Magnotta, a malevolent force in his own right, murdered kittens before escalating to human prey.
But Scarlet was no passive observer. She craved more—a visceral connection to the macabre. And so, she captured a cat, its fur soft against her trembling hands. In her dimly lit apartment, she filmed herself torturing the creature, skinning it with clinical detachment. The camera lens captured her eerie whispers: “Here we go, my little friend. Oh boy, you smell like shit. I can’t wait to put you through the blender.”
The cat’s suffering stretched agonizingly across three minutes. Scarlet suspended it by a makeshift ligature, ensuring it remained alive until the very end. Her fixation with harm and death blossomed, a grotesque flower fed by her twisted desires.
But the cat was merely a prelude—a grotesque overture to the main act. Scarlet’s obsession escalated. She stalked the streets of Oxford, eyes scanning for unsuspecting prey.
And then, In the early hours of July 25, 2021, Jorge Martin Carreno, a 30-year-old BMW factory worker, was walking home alone after a night out when he was targeted by Blake. The details of the murder are not explicit, but it was suggested that Blake inflicted blows to Carreno’s head, tried to strangle him, and then put him in the river.
The river Cherwell bore witness to the horror that unfolded. Scarlet drowned Jorge, extinguishing his life as quickly as one snuff out a candle. His body, discarded like refuse, floated downstream, a silent testament to her madness.
In the hallowed halls of Oxford Crown Court, Scarlet faced judgment. The evidence stacked against her—her confession to a homemade garrote, the chilling video of the cat’s torment, and the lifeless form of Jorge Martin Carreno—all painted a damning portrait. The judge, Mr. Justice Chamberlain, saw through her facade. “The decision to kill was entirely yours,” he declared, his voice unwavering. “You were completely indifferent to this suffering.”
Scarlet received a life sentence, her minimum term set at 24 years. But justice couldn’t unravel the enigma of her soul. What drove her to such depths? Was it the Netflix documentary, the cat’s agony, or the darkness that had always lurked within her?
The Netflix documentary “Don’t F*** With Cats,” which features a man killing kittens before filming a murder, was mentioned during the trial. The judge stated that he believed the documentary played a part in Blake’s actions.
The judge, Mr Justice Chamberlain KC, sentenced Blake to a minimum term of 24 years in prison. He noted her “fixation with violence and with knowing what it would be like to kill someone.”
The case came to light when Blake’s former partner, Ashlynn Bell, who lives in the US, told detectives that Blake had confessed to killing Mr Martin Carreno using a homemade garrote.
The case takes a chilling turn when the authorities uncover a disturbing connection between the cat killing and a series of unsolved murders in the neighborhood. Shocked and bewildered, the community reels from the revelation, grappling with the realization that evil lurks closer than they ever imagined.
