A depraved killer who claimed to be a "divine being" and gouged out his own eyes and part of his tongue has been found guilty of murder. Robert Brandon Keller, 32, was convicted of killing Bruce William Dupree, 43, during a carjacking in Bulloch County, Georgia, in October 2024.
Keller's Courtroom Declarations
In court, Keller declared, "I am a divine being. I am here by special presentation and appearance of the entity known as Robert Brandon Lewis Keller. I would like the ability to be trusted, to tell the truth, but this is not the setting I trust to do so."
Keller gouged his own eyes out after his arrest. According to The Georgia Virtue, he told jailers he wounded himself in a bid to "cover his a**" and with the hope of being placed in a medical prison. He was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday, July 2.
The Murder of Bruce William Dupree
Keller attacked Dupree while under the influence of drugs, slashing his throat and dragging his body onto a grassy area near Interstate 16 in Bulloch County. He then left Dupree to die. A concerned driver later found Dupree yelling for help at the side of the road and alerted police. Tragically, Dupree succumbed to his injuries.
Officers tracked down Keller and arrested him at the Patriot Inn in Register, Georgia. Judge Matthew Hube was damning, stating that Keller "represented the worst of us" and "took advantage of someone who was trying to help, and left a trail of wreckage in his wake."
Sentencing and Impact
Keller was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences plus an additional 25 years. Acting Bulloch County District Attorney Jillian Gibson told Judge Hube, "To be able to protect our community from a very dangerous individual, so we are very grateful for that."
Dupree's niece, Mandy Moore, told the court, "Bruce is gone and won't come back, and nothing can fix that, nothing can fill that void. The justice system prevailed; no other family will go through what we went through at the hands of this man."
