Mahogany Jackson, a Birmingham mother held against her will and tortured for hours before she was killed by a gunshot to the back of her head, was stripped, handcuffed, beaten, spit on and forced to perform sex acts at gunpoint, a detective testified on Monday.
The horrifying ordeal was recorded by some of the eight suspects are charged in Jackson?s death, police testified.
Around 8am on February 25 Jackson messaged family members to say she was being held hostage in apartment 3 at Serenity Apartments in southwest Birmingham.
Giovonnie Clapp, Blair Green, Teja Lewis, Sinya McCall and Airana Robinson have been charged with felony murder, first-degree kidnapping and first-degree sodomy. They were denied bond at a hearing on Monday.
Jeremiah McDowell, 18, Francis Harris, 25, and Brandon Pope, 24, have been charged with first-degree kidnapping and capital murder. They are also being held without bond.
Authorities said Monday that Harris is the suspect they believe fired the fatal shot after a projectile was recovered from Jackson's head.