Sentenced: Teens Face Homicide Charges In Rape, Murder Of Ee Lee

[Sugar Cookie]

Two Milwaukee teenagers face homicide charges in the September 2020 rape and murder of Ee Lee, brutally beaten and left for dead in Washington Park.

Kamare Lewis, 17, and Kevin Spencer, 15 each face one count of first-degree intentional homicide, as party to a crime and one count of first-degree sexual assault (great bodily harm), as party to a crime.

Lee was found Sept. 16, 2020 in Washington Park by "bystanders," still breathing but unconscious, severely beaten and left for dead. She was undressed below the waist, indicating sexual assault. She suffered severe contusions to the face/head. A hospital examination confirmed the sex assault.

She died Sept. 19 due to blunt force trauma to her head.

A criminal complaint said video showed five to six people potentially involved in the crime running from the area. It appeared Lee had been taken from a blanket to a tree, where the sexual assault occurred. She was then dragged to the edge of the pond and left for dead. Based on the video, investigators learned it was "probably teenage boys or young men associated with each other" who were involved.

Video from the Washington Park Library showed 11 people leaving the park -- six in a group on bicycles; five in a separate group, some on bikes and others on foot. One was Lewis, prosecutors say.

One of the "bystanders" who called 911 after finding Lee's body was determined to have actually been in the park during the assault, the complaint said, walking with several subjects, including Lewis and Spencer. When confronted with that information, prosecutors said the witness gave a "detailed statement" to indicate Lewis and Spencer beat Lee and forced her to perform sex acts. The witness said video was later viewed on Lewis's phone showing Lewis and Spencer hitting her as she lay on the ground.

The second person who found the body said he witnessed Lewis "hitting (Lee) with tree branches and punching her in the face" while Spencer also beat the victim.

After the beating, he said, "Spencer told Kamare to put her in the water and Kamare was dragging her to the water."

This witness said he received video of the incident recorded by Lewis through Facebook Messenger and later deleted it from his phone.

On Jan. 12, months after the crime, detectives got a call from the mother of this witness, who indicated she "may have a video they would be interested in seeing in his old iPhone," sent to her son via Facebook Messenger by Lewis, but later deleted. She said the video showed "two boys beating a lady," and "you could tell who they were," noting "a lot of other little kids standing around." She said they received the video about two days after the incident, and she told her son to "get rid of the video because it doesn't have anything to do with him," adding that he should "stay away from Kamare Lewis."

A witness whose DNA was found on a bottle at the scene told investigators he walked to the park with Lewis and Spencer and "they saw this lady on a blanket in the park..." and "walked up to her to see if she had any money, and started harassing her." He said Lewis and Spencer began hitting and kicking her, dragging her to the area where the assault happened. He said he "didn't want to be involved and started walking away" when he was struck by a juice bottle thrown by one of the defendants.

Prosecutors said Spencer confessed to this witness that he and Lewis beat and raped Lee.

Lewis "tried to downplay his role in the incident," telling investigators that Spencer and "others" did most of the beating, according to the complaint.

He even added, "incredibly," the complaint notes, that Lee "volunteered to have...sex with the defendant and others present" but other people came around and the group started beating her -- despite the video evidence noted by prosecutors.

The complaint said Lewis suggested Spencer "was the most aggressive" and that he beat Lee "more brutally" as more people gathered.

In all, prosecutors say Lewis admitted to beating Lee, sexually assaulting Lee, leaving Lee for dead near the pond and not calling for help, noting that he thought Lee was dead and "didn't really care about her because she's not someone he knows personally."

DNA from Lewis and Spencer were found on Lee's denim jacket and on her body, the complaint noted.

Teens face homicide charges in rape, murder of Ee Lee

Two Milwaukee teenagers face homicide charges in the September 2020 rape and murder of Ee Lee, left for dead in Washington Park.

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[Freyja]

What a bunch of fucking evil, depraved monsters! They are only teens and they are already graduating to gang rape and murder in a public place! Just wait until their fellow inmates find out what they are locked up in there for!

 

[baggy trousers]

they both need to die. I hope the 15 year old is charged as an adult.
As for all the bystanders. They can die too.

 

[Leenoah]

they both need to die. I hope the 15 year old is charged as an adult.
As for all the bystanders. They can die too.

I'd settle for them rotting in prison for the next 60-70 years.

 

[DaveL]

He even added, "incredibly," the complaint notes, that Lee "volunteered to have...sex with the defendant and others present" but other people came around and the group started beating her

Sure, kid. The pretty lady in the park just volunteered to pull a train for you and all your friends. That totally happened. Next tell me about the part where you got cold fusion working in your garage but Elon Musk stole your lab notes.

 

[Sejanus]

Flush these vile turds out of society.

 

[RavagesTheCabbages]

What a group of apathetic assholes. Why did it take that mother so long to give the video to police?!? I wish they’d identify and charge every pos who witnessed/participated in this heinous act and did nothing afterwards but forward the video around/delete it.
As a female, knowing this happened and just deleting because “it has nothing to do with him” is vile. She probably finally gave it to police because her son kept fucking with the main monster
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Investigators continue to look for leads in Washington Park rape, homicide

Two teens were arrested and charged with first-degree intentional homicide. Others are potentially involved.

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Apparently the shitbag pictured was involved in another murder in December. He has no place in society and isn’t worth the money to keep alive.

 

[Brillig]

Kill them both. They are monsters and don't deserve to live.

 

[JackBurton]

Should be more arrests

Theyll plead em out big tieme

 

[Sugar Cookie]

I hate to say this but the best come comeuppance for them would be if a woman close to them mother, sister, grandmother experienced the same thing,

But the reality is they were probably raised by women predominantly that did not teach them to be men and they wouldn't give a shit anyway.

The only thing that gives me satisfaction is that rape is very common in RTC and juvenile jails so they just might get to experience rape first hand.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

A Milwaukee County circuit judge will not allow DNA evidence at trial that prosecutors argue links a 16-year-old to the fatal beating of a woman in Washington Park, saying a sheriff's detective made "monstrously false" statements to get the teen to surrender a sample.

Kevin T. Spencer Jr., 16, was charged as an adult in Milwaukee County Circuit Court in the death of Ee Lee, a 36-year-old woman who was found severely beaten, partially nude and unconscious at the edge of the pond in Washington Park on Sept. 16, 2020.

Lee died from her injuries Sept. 19, 2020, which included multiple brain and head injuries and injuries associated with rape, according to court records.

Spencer is one of two teenagers charged with first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree sexual assault in Lee's homicide and rape. If convicted, he could face life in prison.

The evidence against Spencer includes DNA analysis. Spencer’s DNA was found in samples taken from Lee’s body during a sexual assault examination and on clothes of hers collected from the scene of the attack, according to court records.

Attorneys for Spencer argued that evidence should not be allowed at trial because Spencer's DNA was collected without a warrant and that when Spencer agreed to give his DNA, his consent was not "voluntarily and intelligently" given.

Spencer was in custody in January 2021 when detectives with the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office tried to question him about the assault in Washington Park. By the time a detective asked to take a swab of Spencer's mouth for DNA, Spencer had already invoked his right to an attorney, defense attorney Jeffrey Jensen said. On top of that, the detective "misled" Spencer — who was 15 years old at the time — by telling him the swab had "nothing to do" with his constitutional rights, Jensen said.

Circuit Judge David Borowski agreed and ruled in favor of the defense's motion to suppress the DNA evidence during a hearing Friday, in which he also sent a pointed message to law enforcement.

"There is no way in good conscience I, as a judge, could tolerate this," Borowski said during the hearing. "The detective needs to know better, law enforcement needs to know better."

Borowski pointed to an audio recording of the detective telling Spencer, "I want to ask you if we can take a swab of your mouth. ... It has nothing to do with testimony or your constitutional rights."

Borowski called the statement either an "utter lie" or "total ignorance" on the detective's part before saying he would grant the defense's motion.

Borowski said it would not have been difficult for law enforcement to seek a search warrant, and that court commissioners sign scores of them every year.

"I am, again, frustrated," he said.

County prosecutors argued law enforcement was allowed to ask for Spencer's consent and that Spencer did, in fact, consent to giving a DNA sample, court records indicate. According to court records filed by the defense, Spencer also signed a consent form.

County prosecutors have said they would seek a search warrant to obtain a new mouth swab from Spencer and re-do the DNA analysis, if Borowski invalidated the first one.

Borowski told prosecutors to submit the request for a search warrant to him by March 1. The defense, he said, would have an opportunity to object to that request.

Jensen has argued if law enforcement is allowed to get a warrant now, after violating his client's rights, it would do nothing to deter law enforcement from making illegal searches in the future.

DNA evidence is often "the most important evidence in a criminal case," especially sexual assault cases, Jensen said in a court filing. He characterized DNA evidence as "on the verge of being scientifically unassailable."

At the same time, the DNA evidence is not the only evidence against Spencer, according to court records. A few people who were present during the attack told investigators they witnessed Spencer and his co-defendant Kamare R. Lewis punch, kick and beat the victim with sticks, according to the complaint.

One witness alleged Spencer and Lewis pulled off her clothes and dragged her to the edge of the pond, where the assault continued.

Another said he witnessed part of the sexual assault. During questioning by law enforcement, Lewis downplayed his alleged involvement in the attack, but implicated Spencer in most of the attack and rape, according to the complaint.

Milwaukee judge blocks DNA evidence in Washington Park homicide, assails deputy for 'monstrously false' statement

Ee Lee, 36, was found unconscious in Washington Park in September 2020 and later died from her injuries. Kevin T. Spencer Jr., 16, was charged as an adult in her death.

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[Satanica]

Thank goodness there is other evidence and witnesses, so hopefully that will be enough for a conviction.

 

[Khadijah]

nvm

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Two teenagers pleaded guilty Thursday in the murder and sexual assault of a woman in Washington Park in September 2020.

Kevin Spencer, now 17, and Kamare Lewis, now 19, each pleaded to lesser charges of first-degree reckless homicide as party to a crime and second-degree sexual assault as party to a crime. They initially were charged with first-degree intentional homicide and first degree sexual assault, and faced the possibility of life in prison.

According to a criminal complaint, the victim, Ee Lee, was laying on a blanket in Washington Park on Sept. 16, 2020, when six individuals approached, including Spencer and Lewis. The group started harassing Lee, 36, before Lewis and Spencer began to punch, kick and beat her with sticks. Lee also was sexually assaulted.

After the assault, they noticed Lee was struggling to breathe and gurgling. The group moved her near the pond in the park to attempt to cover up the crime before leaving the scene.

A member of the group later called 911 to report Lee was located there and hurt, the complaint said. First responders found Lee unconscious and breathing. She succumbed to her injuries Sept. 19, 2020. Spencer and Lewis were charged in February 2021. An autopsy showed Lee died from blunt force trauma to the head.

Two plead guilty to sexual assault, homicide in Ee Lee's 2020 death in Washington Park

The two teenagers admitted to punch, kick and beat the victim with sticks.

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[Sugar Cookie]

A Milwaukee man will spend more than two decades in prison for horrifically attacking a woman three years ago.

In September of 2020, 36-year-old Ee Lee was killed after she was beaten and raped by a group of teenagers in Washington Park.

The suspects didn't know the victim.

Last spring, 19-year-old Kamare Lewis and 17-year-old Kevin Spencer pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and sexual assault.

On Friday, June 16, Lewis was sentenced to 26 years in prison and 19 years of extended supervision.

"This is one of the most brutal crimes I've seen in the last 20 years on the bench. Maybe it is the most brutal crime," said Milwaukee County Judge Glen Yamahiro.

Before receiving his sentence, Lewis apologized to Lee's family and his own.

"I am truly ashamed of my actions and the very poor choices I chose," Lewis said.

19-year-old man sentenced to 26 years in prison for 2020 rape, murder of woman in Washington Park

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Milwaukee man will spend more than two decades in prison for horrifically attacking a woman three years ago.In September of 2020, 36-year-old Ee Lee was killed after she was beaten

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[Sugar Cookie]

A Milwaukee man convicted in the rape and killing of a woman in Washington Park was sentenced Thursday, Aug. 3, to 32 years in prison.

Kevin Spencer, 18, pleaded guilty in March to first-degree reckless homicide and second-degree sexual assault. He was also sentenced to 20 years of extended supervision.

Spencer's co-defendant, 19-year-old Kamare Lewis, was sentenced to 26 years in prison in June – convicted of the same two felonies.

"These young men turning this victim's brain into mush – it's not an exaggeration," said Glenn Yamahiro.

Bystanders found the victim, Ee Lee, in Washington Park. She was still breathing but unconscious and undressed below the waist. A hospital examination confirmed the sexual assault. She died due to blunt force trauma to her head.

One of the bystanders who called 911 after finding Lee's body was determined to have actually been in the park during the assault, the complaint said, walking with several subjects, including Lewis and another person. When confronted with that information, prosecutors said the witness gave a "detailed statement" to indicate Lewis and the other person, identified as Spencer, beat Lee and forced her to perform sex acts. The witness said video was later viewed on Lewis's phone showing Lewis and Spencer hitting her as she lay on the ground.

The second person who found the body said he witnessed Lewis "hitting (Lee) with tree branches and punching her in the face" while Spencer also beat the victim. After the beating, he said, "Spencer told Kamare to put her in the water, and Kamare was dragging her to the water."

Washington Park killing, rape; Milwaukee man gets 32 years in prison

The victim, Ee Lee, was severely beaten and left for dead.

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Spencer did not speak in court, nor did any family members.

The prosecuting attorney described the details of the victim's injuries, saying they are some of the most significant injuries the nurses had seen in their careers.

"He was perfectly fine raping a woman who was beaten to a pulp," said Sara Hill, the prosecutor.

"He's always been nice, always been appropriate with us," said Joel Morgen, a defense attorney.

Would Joel allow this animal to be alone with his mother, sister, daughter or wife?