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Brazilian 'Human Barbie' Found Dead in São Paulo as Police Open Suspicious-Death Inquiry

Police have opened a suspicious-death inquiry pending necropsy and toxicology results.

Overview

  • Influencer Bárbara Jankavski, 31, was discovered unresponsive at a public defender’s home in the Lapa district on Nov. 2.
  • A 51-year-old public defender told police he hired her for sexual services and said both used illicit substances before she stopped moving.
  • Emergency responders confirmed her death around 9 p.m.; officers noted she was in underwear with a left-eye injury and marks on her back.
  • Authorities ordered forensic exams, and investigators plan further interviews with the public defender, a female acquaintance, and the influencer’s relatives.
  • A friend told police Jankavski had slipped earlier and hurt her eye; she was known online for documenting about 27 cosmetic surgeries to build a large following.