In 2012, 53-year-old Brenda Stokes picked up her boyfriend’s 10-year-old daughter, Jade Morris.
Jade’s mother told her daughter, “Have fun, I love you”. She would never see her alive again.
Stokes took the child’s life. She then went to the Bellagio Hotel. She was an employee at the Casino, but it was her day off.
Stokes located a coworker whom she thought was trying to come between her and her man. She sliced the woman up with a box cutter before a bystander intervened.
Pleaded guilty to murder with use of a deadly weapon, attempt murder with use of a deadly Weapon, first degree kidnapping with use of a deadly weapon, burglary while in possession of a deadly weapon, and mayhem with use of a deadly weapon on January 14th, 2016.
At her sentencing, she was given two opportunities to speak, but she declined both. After the family spoke, Stokes asked the judge if she could say something, but the judge said no.
She was given life without the possibility of parole on May 16th, 2016.
DOB:
1962Conviction(s):
- Murder with use of a deadly weapon
- Attempted murder with use of a deadly weapon
- First-degree kidnapping with use of a deadly weapon
- Burglary while in possession of a deadly weapon
- Mayhem with use of a deadly weapon
Date of crime:
December 21st, 2012Location(s):
Las Vegas, NVDate of arrest:
Same dayDetails:
Killed her ex-boyfriend's daughter.Confirmed Victim(s):
- Jade Morris (10)
Method:
StabbingMotive(s):
Revenge on ex-boyfriendSentence:
Life without paroleCurrent whereabouts:
UnknownLast Updated on 03/18/2026
