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Teen found bound, killed after suffering months of torture — and her boyfriend has been arrested

Nypost · · 345 words · By Anthony Blair
Domestic violence criminal justice
open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/us-news/north-carolina-teen-isabella-stroupe-found…

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“Police in North Carolina arrested and charged a 24-year-old over the alleged rape and murder of his teenage girlfriend”
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The web search results provided for this claim are completely irrelevant, returning information about the TV show '24' instead of news reports about an arrest. No relevant evidence was found to confirm or deny the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find out how to watch 24. Stream the latest seasons and episodes, watch trailers, and more for 24 at TV Guide
https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/24/1000456289/
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web search NEUTRAL — Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season.
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/1973-24
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web search NEUTRAL — Synopsis Premise 24 is a serial drama starring Kiefer Sutherland as central character Jack Bauer, a Los Angeles-based senior agent initially assigned to the fictional "Counter Terrorist Unit" (CTU), w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_(TV_series)
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“The body of 19-year-old Isabella Stroupe was found almost naked and bound with a tow strap in east Charlotte on Friday”
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“Her boyfriend, Thomaz Hamilton, 24, initially claimed the couple was having sex when she suffered a suspected heart attack”
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“following an autopsy, the medical examiner ruled Stroupe’s death a homicide”
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Two independent web search results confirm that the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner ruled Isabella Stroupe's death a homicide.
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“She had suffered multiple broken and fractured bones and stab wounds, with the medical examiner finding that she was likely being tortured over a period of several months”
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“The medical examiner also ruled that Stroupe would not have been able to consent to sex”
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One source explicitly states that the medical examiner determined Stroupe would have been unable to give consent for sexual intercourse. While another source mentions the homicide ruling, it does not explicitly mention the consent aspect.
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web search NEUTRAL — A Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner determined Stroupe's death was a homicide, and she would have been unable to give consent for sexual intercourse, the affidavit said.
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article31…
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web search NEUTRAL — Investigators ruled Stroupe's death a homicide after an autopsy from the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner's office. Hamilton was arrested on Tuesday.
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/man-charged-for-woma…
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web search NEUTRAL — A body was recovered from a drainage ditch and brought to the county's Office of the Medical Examiner. Upon examination of the body, the pathologists discovered that the deceased had a hip replacement…
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“While searching the apartment, police found a bloodstained knife wrapped in cellophane, a baseball bat, a sword, and broken cell phones, along with a blood-covered mattress and clothes”
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“On Tuesday, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team arrested Hamilton and charged him with murder and rape in the first degree”
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The provided web search results for this claim are general information about the City of Charlotte and do not mention the arrest of Thomaz Hamilton.
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover Charlotte, NC's services, resources, and data including transit options, veteran support, utility payments, employee salaries, and soil information.
https://explore.charlottenc.gov/
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web search NEUTRAL — Origin: Nicknamed the Queen City, Charlotte and its resident county are named for Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a German princess and the queen consort of British King George III during the time …
https://www.charlottenc.gov/Growth-and-Development/Economic-…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 7, 2026 · See live coverage of Charlotte City Council, county commission, school board meetings, live city events, announcements, and emergency services briefings. View regular news updates, educa…
https://www.charlottenc.gov/Home
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“Hamilton has a lengthy rap sheet with at least 10 arrests since 2020, including carrying a concealed weapon, resisting a public officer, and driving without insurance or registration”
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“He is due in court next on May 27”
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