Ex-NFL Linebacker Faces Murder Probe After ChatGPT Messages in Tennessee Court

Former Jets linebacker Darron Lee appeared in a Tennessee court as prosecutors linked him to his girlfriend Gabriella Perpétuo’s death, presenting autopsy findings of blunt-force trauma and stab wounds and revealing messages Lee exchanged with ChatGPT about injuries and how to handle a nonresponsive person. Deputies described a chaotic scene at the home, and prosecutors argue Lee used ChatGPT to craft a cover story for the injuries. The case was bound over to a grand jury, with Lee jailed and the possibility of the death penalty under consideration; Lee’s NFL career included time with the Jets, Chiefs and Bills.