Texas: In a horrifying incident, a Texas man has been accused of killing his girlfriend and uploading the pictures of her dead body on Facebook.
According to a New York Daily News report, the accused identified as Kenneth Alan Amyx, 45, posted two pictures of his murdered girlfriend, Jennifer Streit-Spears on Facebook.
The first picture showed Jennifer's dead body with the caption that read, "Please pray for us" while the other one showed a man's face covered in blood which is believed to be Alan Amyx.
Jennifer's sister saw the horrific pictures on Facebook and informed the police who had to forcefully barge into the couple's house.
Upon entering the house, police officials found Jennifer's lifeless body lying on the floor and Alan Amyx alive with a few knife wounds, which police believe to be self-made.
Jennifer's sister had requested Facebook to take down the images but the social networking giant refused it saying that it did not violate their terms and conditions.
"I did ask them to remove it several times. They told me I could block Jennifer if I didn't like what she posted and gave me other similar options," the victim's sister was quoted as saying by The Daily Dot.
Defending the social networking website, a spokesperson said that graphic photographs were not a violation of Facebook's policy and that they could not be removed unless the victim's account was hacked.
Alan Amyx has been arrested and detained at the Collins County jail. He has also been charged previously with sexual assault of a 14-year-old. A trial of the case is currently being heard at the Rockwall County Court.
Alan Amyx has been charged with first degree murder and is held on a bond of USD 600,000.
