By the time police arrived on the scene — tipped off by social media users who'd seen the images — the photos had gone viral. On Instagram, where the pictures circulated for 10 to 12 hours before they were removed, users attempted to access the gruesome images in an effort to gain followers and social media clout, with one user claiming they would send followers the photos once they had 8,000 followers. And as of Tuesday afternoon, Instagram users started tagging Bianca's account, @escty , which has gained over 100,000 followers since her death, in cropped versions of the horrific photo. In the meantime, users on 4Chan , a messaging board known for its thriving misogynistic communities, wrote hundreds of posts celebrating the teen’s death, Syracuse.com reported . Police confirmed to Refinery29 that the images that spread were real, and that they were working with the social media channels to remove the images.