Jeffery Morris, 62, was sentenced to life without parole on Thursday for the murder of Susie Susie Q Zhao, 33, in July 2020. He indicated that he would appeal the verdict.
Testimony by the examiner revealed she had her hair burned off, her tongue had been burned, and soot was found in her airway, leading to the horrifying conclusion she was alive while being burned.
The first witnesses took the stand in the Suzie Zhao murder trial, with accused Jeffrey Bernard Morris present in a Michigan court as the prosecution began their case