American businesswoman, social media personality and founder of a women's fashion line who was murdered on vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico in October of 2022. Public interest surrounding the case mounted when a video surfaced showing her being physically attacked in a villa. This led to an ongoing, high profile, transnational criminal investigation in the US and Mexico.
Before Fame
She graduated from the historically black Winston-Salem State University. She owned women's boutiques and children's hair braiding businesses which she ran under her "Exquisite Kids" and "Exquisite Boutique" brands. Her Instagram, its.quella_, had a following of 100,000.
Trivia
Citizen journalists and amateur news bloggers were a driving force behind the case getting some legal attention. A Twitter user named Prettybrklyn first uploaded the video of the attack, quickly gaining over 2.5 million views. In November it was announced that a court order was issued against an American who was the "direct aggressor" in her death.
Family Life
Her mother, Salamondra Robinson, received a call from her traveling companions on the day of her death, saying she was ill and seeing a doctor.
Associated With
Her mother spoke out during an ABC Good Morning America interview, a show that includes host George Stephanopoulos, saying she was suspicious about the inconsistent claims of her travel companions.
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