A Florida woman with a bloody homicide charge has been charged with asking police for a soda and “pouring it all over her body” in an attempt to wipe off forensic evidence from her body, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department. did.
Nicole A. Max, 35, has been charged with tampering with evidence and violence in the August 5 death of 79-year-old Michael Serrasoli, according to an affidavit of probable cause shared with Fox News Digital. He was charged with resisting arrest for premeditated first-degree murder. by police.
At 1:46 a.m. on July 1, firefighters were dispatched to a smoldering house on the 600 block of Clark Street. Clothes on the second floor were set on fire, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital, “No. [additional] Information about the arson investigation. ”
After quickly extinguishing the flames, first responders found Cerasoli lying face down in a blood-splattered room. Police said the man had suffered blunt force trauma to his head and a stab wound to his torso.
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Nicole A. Max, 35, pleaded guilty to first-degree premeditated murder on July 1 and resisted tampering with and arrest for pouring soda on herself to wipe off forensic evidence from a body, police said. was indicted for (Volusia County Government Public Protection Amendment)
The deceased male landlord told police that Max was another tenant, but the woman was nowhere to be found.
Two mobile phones were found near the 79-year-old’s body. One belonged to the victim and the other to Max, with a bloody knife balanced on top.
Less than two hours later, police said they found Mac, barefoot with blood running down his legs and his shirt torn, outside the Crystal restaurant in the nearby neighborhood of Holly Hill.
Police said she “dropped a knife and hammer” at their feet as they approached.
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Nicole Max has been charged with stabbing 79-year-old Michael Serrasoli to death in the apartment pictured. (Google Map)
Police say Max dodged questions about his recent whereabouts and where he lived, first pointing in the direction and saying he lived “right there” at a nearby pawn shop, before living on the streets for the past four years. He claimed that
When detectives showed her a picture of Cerasoli, she denied knowing him.
In response to police inquiries, she said she knew the man but denied that she had met him on the day he was killed. She then changed her demeanor again, she now lives with Serasoli, and she told police that she had been at their house earlier that day.
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Daytona Beach police then followed Max’s affidavit of probable cause and took Max into custody for questioning.
After Miranda’s rights were read out, Max told detectives that she had never been in Serasoli’s bedroom and that she had only stepped onto the second floor of the shared apartment “to feed the spiders.” “It was just for the sake of it,” he said.
When asked about the dropped weapon, Max became “excited” and demanded a lawyer, police said. Police then returned with a warrant to conduct a DNA test on the woman’s bloody corpse.
Police say a barefoot and bloodied Nicole Max dropped a hammer and knife as police approached her outside the Crystal restaurant in Holly Hill. (Google Map)
Max then asked for a can of Diet Mountain Dew, and police complied with her.
Police said she began to “procrastinate” on her drinks and detectives tried to pull the can away from her.
Ms. Max then “began to resist, pouring cans of soda all over her body and hair … pulling her away from police officers in an attempt to sabotage possible evidence.” [her] bodies,” according to the affidavit.
Police then allegedly “pulled and kicked” Max into the cruiser.
Police said blood on a knife found near Cerasoli’s body matched samples taken from Mack’s clothing. Daytona Beach News Journal She reported that her DNA was also recovered from the handle of her weapon.
Max is being held without bail at the Volusia County Jail and is scheduled to appear in court on September 5.
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A recent study from North Carolina State University found that sucralose (also known as Splenda, a common artificial sweetener found in Diet Mountain Dew and other sodas) can break down the genetic material that makes up DNA. was shown.
Researchers found that sweeteners put people at risk for disease and could wear down the lining of their intestines, but it’s unclear whether soaking in soda actually precludes forensic evidence. be.
