Former Buffalo District Attorney John Flynn

He had full thickness of burns throughout his body. He had to have a cadaver skin graft done of his face. He lost all of his fingers. They actually had to put him in a induce coma to actually do the skin graft of his face, and they had to graft on new eyelids on his eyes. To say he was jacked up is an understatement of the century.

There was no way he was leaving the hospital. He was not a flight risk. So there was no rush to arrest him, to keep him in jail. He wasn't going anywhere. So in this case, we made the decision to not arrest him right away and to just work up our case, do the investigation, and then put it in the grand jury.

There was no way he was leaving the hospital. He was not a flight risk. So there was no rush to arrest him, to keep him in jail. He wasn't going anywhere. So in this case, we made the decision to not arrest him right away and to just work up our case, do the investigation, and then put it in the grand jury.

There was no way he was leaving the hospital. He was not a flight risk. So there was no rush to arrest him, to keep him in jail. He wasn't going anywhere. So in this case, we made the decision to not arrest him right away and to just work up our case, do the investigation, and then put it in the grand jury.

He had actually moved in with her into her mom's house and was living there in the fall of 2017.

He had actually moved in with her into her mom's house and was living there in the fall of 2017.

He had actually moved in with her into her mom's house and was living there in the fall of 2017.

And he moved out. And again, now, this homicide occurred on January 11th. So he moves out now in December, approximately a month before the homicide. And the breakup was not smooth. It was a very contentious breakup.

And he moved out. And again, now, this homicide occurred on January 11th. So he moves out now in December, approximately a month before the homicide. And the breakup was not smooth. It was a very contentious breakup.

And he moved out. And again, now, this homicide occurred on January 11th. So he moves out now in December, approximately a month before the homicide. And the breakup was not smooth. It was a very contentious breakup.

that month from December to January, was extremely contentious. Contentious, you know, text messages going back and forth between the two of them.

that month from December to January, was extremely contentious. Contentious, you know, text messages going back and forth between the two of them.

that month from December to January, was extremely contentious. Contentious, you know, text messages going back and forth between the two of them.

What really happened took it over the top was a bike that he had, that he left there.

What really happened took it over the top was a bike that he had, that he left there.

What really happened took it over the top was a bike that he had, that he left there.

And he put... some kind of a fancy engine on the bike. So he turned the bike into kind of like, you know, a motorbike, all right? And so he had this like souped up bike that he left there. Elizabeth apparently put the bike to the curb, to the trash, and either someone picked the bike up or the garbage men did and threw it away.

And he put... some kind of a fancy engine on the bike. So he turned the bike into kind of like, you know, a motorbike, all right? And so he had this like souped up bike that he left there. Elizabeth apparently put the bike to the curb, to the trash, and either someone picked the bike up or the garbage men did and threw it away.

And he put... some kind of a fancy engine on the bike. So he turned the bike into kind of like, you know, a motorbike, all right? And so he had this like souped up bike that he left there. Elizabeth apparently put the bike to the curb, to the trash, and either someone picked the bike up or the garbage men did and threw it away.

The bottom line is that he lost his bike and he believed that she threw it away and he was livid. At that point, there were text messages going back and forth saying, where he basically threatened to kill her. He threatened to burn her, like literally said, I'm going to burn you and your whole fat effing family.