Chilling autopsy findings have laid bare the brutal final moments of French streamer Matthew Levesque, known online as 'Pogo', who perished during a live broadcast after enduring days of sustained torture.
The 30-year-old's death, which unfolded in real-time for his online audience, is now being investigated as a potential deep web contract killing, with five individuals already in custody.
Graphic Details of Sustained Abuse
Medical examiners documented evidence of prolonged and systematic torture across Levesque's body. The report details multiple fractures to his ribs and facial bones, severe bruising covering his torso and limbs, and evidence of chemical burns consistent with corrosive substances.
Most disturbingly, the autopsy revealed the streamer had been force-fed alcohol until he reached a state of acute intoxication, a factor that significantly contributed to his death.
A Descent into Horror Broadcast Live
The nightmare unfolded over several days in Levesque's own apartment in the Parisian suburb of Maisons-Alfort. What began as a typical stream gradually descended into unimaginable horror as viewers watched the presenter being systematically tortured by individuals present in his home.
Authorities were finally alerted not by the stream itself, but by a concerned neighbour who reported hearing screams and sounds of violence coming from the apartment.
Deep Web Contract Killing Suspected
French prosecutors are working on the theory that this was a premeditated murder orchestrated via the deep web. The prevailing hypothesis suggests Levesque may have been specifically targeted for a snuff film contract, with his killers broadcasting the torture to fulfil a dark web agreement.
Investigator Anny Flore Schmitt stated: "The extreme violence used, the fact it was filmed, and the apparent financial motive all point towards a contract killing ordered from the darkest corners of the internet."
Ongoing Investigation and International Reach
Five suspects, four men and one woman aged between 21 and 33, remain in custody as the investigation continues. Authorities are meticulously analysing the stream's footage and tracking financial transactions that may lead back to those who commissioned the horrific act.
This case has sent shockwaves through the international streaming community, raising urgent questions about platform safety, the responsibilities of content moderation, and the very real dangers creators can face when their online and offline worlds violently collide.
