US EditionFormer Duke player confesses to gruesome murder while in custody on unrelated charge, police say
- A former Duke University football player allegedly confessed to killing Whitney Hurd, a Charlotte real estate agent, according to a police affidavit.
- Authorities found Whitney Hurd dead from multiple stab wounds in her South Park townhome on July 14, 2024, ruling her death a homicide.
- On March 3, 2025, Brandon Braxton submitted a grievance stating, 'I killed Whitney Hurd,' leading to his murder charge on March 20.
- Video surveillance confirmed that Braxton filed the grievance while in jail, and he was noted as having a prior friendship with Hurd from high school.
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Court records reveal disturbing new details in deadly stabbing of Charlotte woman
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Court documents have provided chilling new details in the case of Whitney Hurd, the 32-year-old woman found dead in a south Charlotte home last summer. Brandon David Braxton, 33, is now charged with first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon in connection to Hurd’s death. Hurd was reported missing by her family on July 11, 2024. Just days later, a private investigator discovered her body inside a …
‘I killed Whitney Hurd’: Former Duke football player confesses to 2024 murder of Charlotte woman, court records show
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY/WNCN) — New information is coming to light in the case of a former Duke University football player who police said confessed to stabbing an old high school classmate to death last summer. Court documents have provided chilling new details in the case of Whitney Hurd, the 32-year-old woman found dead in a south Charlotte home. Brandon David Braxton, 33, is now charged with first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous wea…
Former Duke football player confesses to killing ex-real estate agent friend in her upscale townhome: police
Former Duke University football player Brandon Braxton has allegedly confessed to killing his former high school friend and Charlotte, North Carolina, real estate agent Whitney Hurd.
Former Duke Football Player Confesses to Murdering Charlotte Realtor, Officials Say
Former Duke football player Brandon Braxton was charged with first-degree murder in connection to the July 2024 death of a North Carolina real estate agent -- with investigators saying he owned up to committing the crime.
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