Two teenagers have been charged in connection with the rape and death of Ee Lee in Washington Park, Milwaukee in September 2020. Prosecutors said the witness gave a detailed statement proving that Lewis and Spencer beat Lee and forced her to perform sexual acts. Wisconsin Right Now is a Wisconsin-focused news platform with breaking news & some opinion. Bystanders had found Lee in the park on 16 September 2020. After being confronted, the person, known in the complaint as LJ, told investigators that they saw Lewis and another person beating the victim and forcing 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. Two Milwaukee teens were charged Tuesday with homicide and sexual assault in the death of 36-year-old Ee Lee in Washington Park last fall. Police later determined that the clothes the two boys were wearing matched the clothing worn by two of the people who left the park with the group of five. Lee suffered severe contusions the the face and head, and a hospital examination confirmed sexual assault. Lee appears in the footage and is seen running off towards the pond being chased by five to seven people, the Journal Sentinel reports. According to prosecutors, Lewis admitted to beating, sexually assaulting and then leaving Lee for dead near a pond. Based on the video, investigators learned it was "probably teenage boys or young men associated with each other" who were involved. According to FOX6, Lee was unclothed when she was found and there was evidence that she had been sexually assaulted, the warrants state. Kenneth Lee, 64 Leeroy Cherubin, . Five parks are within 2.8 miles, including David M. Brown Planetarium, Fort Bennett Park and Palisades Trail, and Cherry Valley Park. On Feb, 5, 2021 Kamare Lewis told investigators in an interview that he and Kevin Spencer, along with KG, came upon Ee Lee on a blanket in the park. Preliminary results of DNA analysis indicated that Lewis and Spencer likely left DNA on the victim and her clothing found at the scene of the homicide, the Wisconsin State Regional Crime Laboratory states in the complaint. He said he had walked to the park with Lewis and Spencer and they all saw this lady on a blanket in the park. They walked up to her and asked if she had any money and started harassing her.. For other inquiries, Contact Us. Lee died from her injuries Sept. 19, 2020, which included multiple brain and head injuries and injuries associated with rape, according to court records. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! Ee Lee, 36, was found unconscious by police around 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 16 close to a pond in Washington Park and died three days later from blunt force trauma to her head, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. 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.". Lee died three days later from blunt force trauma to her skull. The criminal complaint gives her initials only, but she was identified in a medical examiners document, by family, and in previous news reports. The complaint lists a series of severe injuries that Lee suffered, mostly to the head area. Another surveillance video showed a group of about 11 people leaving the park between 8:21 and 8:27 p.m. A group of six people, all on bicycles, left the park and loitered near the library. After the beating, he said, "Spencer told Kamare to put her in the water and Kamare was dragging her to the water.". Ee Lee was raped by then-17 year old Kamare Lewis and then-15 year old Kevin Spencer while nine others watched. Lewis and Spencer began hitting and kicking her before dragging her to the area where they assaulted her. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Lee entered Washington Park around 6:18 p.m on Sept. 16, 2020, authorities said. Associate Professor. She told police the video showed two boys beating a lady, hitting her in the face, and her face was bloody. She also said it looked like a lot of little kids (were) standing around during the attack. It was later learned that LJ was in the park at the time of the assault because he was observed on video walking with Lewis, Spencer and others. She sufferedsevere contusions to the face/head. Thugs, 15 & 17, 'Filmed Themselves Gang Raping Ee Lee,, 36, and Beating Her To Death In Milwaukee County Park As Other Boys Watched'They attacked her after s. "It really hurts me. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Washington Park itself has two lakes, two formal flower gardens, tree-lined paths and seemingly endless expanses of green grass. Kamare Lewis, 17, and Kevin Spencer, 15 are now facing one count of first-degree intentionalhomicide, as party to a crime and one count of first-degree sexual assault (great bodily harm), as party to a crime. She also had a broken collar bone, fractured neck bone, and contusions to her arms. He stated that he also personally observed Kevin Spencer beating the victim and participating in..sexual assault on the victim. She died three days later, Kamare Lewis, 17, and Kevin Spencer, 15, were charged as adults with first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree sexual assault on Tuesday, reports, Student with 2 published books, 4.2 GPA and 1560 SAT score rejected by Harvard, MIT, Yale and Princeton, Georgia teen 'was not tortured' during the house party that left him on a ventilator, DA says, adding that the teen 'voluntarily' drank until he blacked out, 3 Senate Republicans vow to block Feinstein's Judiciary replacement. She eventually died, and the cause of death was ruled to be blunt force trauma to the 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, includingLewis and Spencer. Kamare Lewis and Kevin Spencer videoed as they beat Ee Lee after raping her and left her for dead. One of the people, identified as the defendant, Kemare R. Lewis, is seen walking in his socks with his shoes in one hand, according to the complaint. 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The video then shows at least two subjects who appear to be carrying or dragging her body along the edge of the pond where she is eventually left for dead, says the complaint. Then one of the detectives, Brian Conte, asked the teen who was 15 years old at the time to agree to a DNA swab. One was Lewis, prosecutors said. It appeared Lee had been taken from a blanket to a tree, where the sexual assault occurred. She died Sept. 19 due toblunt force trauma to her head. The Ee Lee homicide complaint says two young men, names given only as LJ and KA, called 911 to say they had discovered the victim near the bond. FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX6 News app for iOS or Android, In all, prosecutors say Lewisadmitted 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.". More than a month after Ji'Aire Donnell Lee's death . There's no gun involved, or it could be person-to-person who struck this woman.". The complaint charges Kamare R. Lewis, 17, and Kevin T. Spencer Jr., 15, as adults. Surveillance footage in the area picked up Lee being chased and several people leaving the park after the incident. 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. A Milwaukee man pleaded guilty in the connection with the 2020 rape and killing of Ee Lee in Washington Park. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. ", Alana 'Honey Boo Boo' Thompson Involved in Car Chase Leading to Boyfriend Dralin Carswell's DUI Arrest, Ga. 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Not having that evidence would leave a major hole in the prosecution's case, Assistant District Attorney Sara Hill acknowledged. LJ eventually told authorities that two people beat the victim and forced her to perform sex acts. He gave authorities a description of Lewis and Spencer. She'd been badly beaten. Footage appears to show Ee Lee was attacked by a group of young people, according to search warrants obtained by local media outlets. "I really want to find out what is going on and why that would happen to her," Lee's sister Nancy Lee told FOX6. He said the victim was slapped, Stomped and body slammed.. According to recently released search warrants, footage allegedly showed a group of people under a tree near the pond. 225 Electrical Engineering East. 2023 FOX Television Stations, Parents of 4-month-old baby who died share their heartbreak as mystery of what happened drags on, Missing Wales woman found safe; located at bottom of embankment, MCTS WisGo fare collection system; launching April 1, Muskego hit-and-run crash; police seek pickup truck, driver, Storm, snow chances; Wisconsin could see active end to week, Chula Vista Resort in WI Dells Packages & Deals. After the beating, he said, "Spencer told Kamare to put her in the water and Kamare was dragging her to the water.". The mother of the second witness reached out to detectives on Jan. 12 to report that she possessed a video showing "two boys beating a lady," and "you could tell who they were," and added that there were "a lot of other little kids standing around.". 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