According to Castillo's sister, the couple had been "acting normally" and Castillo had been holding her hand and kissing her before the stabbing, according to the Pioneer Press.
Although the Commercial Appeal of Memphis claimed that Shutes was elbowed in the face late in the first half, it is unclear what sparked the altercation.
Judge Smith referred to this case as one of the "most difficult and shocking cases" in the county that he had seen in his 16 years of legal practice at Friday's sentencing.
During the probe, Brady told Faison that the mouth-taping had been ongoing for several months and that other students had also experienced the same treatment.
According to his attorney, the next step is for him to get in touch with federal officials and request that they increase security following the brutal attack.
The K-pop girl group member recently shared a photo of herself wearing a T-shirt with the image of Sex Pistols bassists Sid Vicious sporting a swastika.
The Summit County Sheriff's Office deputies arrived on the scene right away and attempted CPR on the two top athletes, but they were declared dead at the scene.
In the side-by-side photos, red rings can be seen around each man's neck and chin, giving the impression that not all three men in the pictures are Putin.
While emergency personnel raced to put the victims into ambulances, car parts were left all over the sidewalk and pavement, according to video footage from the aftermath.