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Poker Player Susie Zhao Bound, Sexually Assaulted Before Murder (UPDATED 8/13/20)

Police in White Lake, Michigan have made an arrest following the highly publicized murder of poker player Susie Zhao.

Jeffery Morris, 60, was arrested last week and then charged with first-degree murder on Tuesday, according to Fox 2 Detroit.

Zhao's body was found badly burned on July 13 in a state recreation area and identified a week later. The 33-year-old had reportedly moved back in with family in Michigan after spending previous years as a regular cash player in the L.A. area.

She was known in poker for a few deep World Series of Poker Main Event runs and occasional appearances on the livestreamed cash game "Live at the Bike.