India, May 11 -- The boyfriend of a teenage girl was arrested on murder and rape charges after she was found dead inside a North Carolina home, authorities have said. On May 1, officers were called to a residence in Charlotte, North Carolina, where they found 19-year-old Isabella Alexandria Stroupe unresponsive, according to a press release shared by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Stroupe was pronounced dead at the scene.

Thomaz Kenon Hamilton, 24, who identified himself as Stroupe's boyfriend, called 911 early that morning and reported that the teenager was not breathing, an affidavit cited by WBTV, WCNC and The Charlotte Observer revealed.

A GoFundMe launched for Stroupe describes her as a "total bookworm" who loved "fan...