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The Killing Of Asia McGowan was a murder-suicide that occurred on April 13th, 2009 at Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn, Michigan. The victim was 20-year-old vlogger and student Asia McGowan and perpetrator 28-year-old vlogger and student Anthony Powell, more commonly known by his online alias Tony48219.
Victim
editAsia McGowan was born on August 7th, 1988 in Ecorse, Michigan. Her father, Turahn McGowan, said his daughter was “beautiful, an aspiring actress and dancer” who was planning to audition for the Fox television competition “So You Think You Can Dance.” McGowan joined YouTube on March 23, 2006, and began uploading vlogging videos from 2007 to 2009. Six of the ten videos McGowan uploaded to YouTube have been recovered since her channel termination. On August 6th, 2009, McGowan would upload her last YouTube video, "Asia's YouTube Haters". This video was uploaded only a week before her murder.
Perpetrator
editAnthony Powell, known more commonly as his only alias Tony 48219, was born on August 8th, 1980 in Detroit, Michigan. Powell was active on YouTube during 2007 to 2008. Powell was extremely religious and often compared atheists to rapid animals. Powell also had a strong distain for black women, despite being a black man himself. He often made videos calling for the death of atheists and created hostile rants targeted towards black women. Powell's family claimed he had no history of mental health issues, despite multiple sources stating otherwise.
Incident
editOn April 13th, 2009, Powell, 28, went to MacKenzie Fine Arts Center at Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn, Michigan. Upon the Dearborn Police Department entering the scene, they found McGowan fatally shot by a shotgun and Powell who seemed to have turned the gun on himself. Since the incident both McGowan and Powells' YouTube channels have been terminated.
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