
Beauty & The Geek star, 34, pictured ‘topless in wedding veil' in strange stunt days before arrest over partner's murder
A BEAUTY & The Geek star was reportedly pictured standing half-naked in a wedding veil just days before she was arrested over her partner's murder.
The TV star, 34, is said to have performed the bizarre stunt just days before police found a corpse when responding to a small fire at the couple's shared property in Port Lincoln, Australia.
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Local cops immediately arrested the reality star in South Australia's Eyre Peninsula after finding the man's body at the blazing house.
The Beauty & The Geek contestant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged with murder shortly after she was taken into custody on Thursday.
It is understood she had moved in with the man just a few months prior to the shocking alleged murder.
Eerie footage has now surfaced reportedly showing the accused killer standing topless at the Port Lincoln war memorial while wearing a white wedding dress-style veil.
The creepy video showed the woman standing motionless and silent at the Garden of Remembrance while holding what appeared to be a sharp object.
A horrified bystander recorded the strange ordeal after noticing the TV show contestant's haunting behaviour, 7News reported.
Neighbour Jody Miller told the outlet he was one of the first people on scene attempting to put out the fire - while unaware that there was a corpse inside.
He said: 'It's devastating.
'This doesn't happen in a small town like Port Lincoln.'
He added that he had seen the woman before and told how she was in a relationship with the alleged victim.
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"She seemed normal, she was good," he explained.
Details of the case cannot be revealed for legal reasons, but cops said the burned up home is a complicated scene.
Authorities continue to gather evidence from within the pad, and police are still piecing together the woman's movements before the man's death.
Assistant Commissioner Ian Parrott said on Friday that a cause of death had not yet been determined.
And he said that the dead man's family had not yet been notified.
He said: "There is a range of things at the scene that need to be worked through.
"It is a very complex scene."
The woman is expected to return to court in December.
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She was once a contestant on reality show Beauty and the Geek, according to The Courier Mail.
The social experiment programme brings together attractive women with nerdy men in a mansion.
Another contestant who won the show in 2021 posted online to clarify with those speculating that she was in no way connected to the case.
Kiera Johnstone said on social media about the man's death: "Although no names have been released, for reasons beyond my understanding, there has been speculation online suggesting that I am involved.
"Let me be absolutely clear: I am not involved in any way. I have not been charged with a crime."
She added: "As this has nothing to do with me, this will be the only time I speak on the matter.
"Thank you to those who reached out with kindness and common sense."
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