‘I Hope You Die a Very Painful Death’: Florida Teen Arrested for Boyfriend’s Murder and Then Released, Sent Disturbing Texts Showing Alleged History of Abuse, Court Documents Show

An Orlando teenager was arrested for allegedly stabbing her 19-year-old boyfriend to death four months ago in Florida. Zoe Cooper, 18, was charged with second-degree murder for the death of her boyfriend, Tadarius Massey, who investigators say she threatened to kill multiple times in the past. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by Atlanta Black Star, Massey was with Cooper on Aug. 14 at her Orlando home, where the couple argued after Massey reportedly refused to let Cooper go through his phone. Tadarius Massey, center, was allegedly killed by Zoe Cooper, left(Photos: Facebook/Instagram) Their argument escalated to a physical fight in which they both struck and grappled with each other, the affidavit states. Cooper told detectives she armed herself with a knife during the argument, which Massey took and used to stab stuffed animals multiple times before putting the blade down. After that, she said she picked up the knife again and stabbed Massey, then drove him to the hospital. After dropping Massey off with friends who accompanied them to the hospital, she left and returned home. Those witnesses later told detectives that when they encountered Cooper, she was frantically stating, “I didn’t mean to.” Massey died at the hospital...