Overview

• Billie R. Davis stabbed an 18-year-old Indiana University student of Chinese descent multiple times in an unprovoked attack on a public bus.
• Davis told police she stabbed the woman because she was Chinese and "it would be one less person to blow up our country."
• Davis was indicted on federal hate crime charges in addition to attempted murder charges for the racially motivated attack.
• The victim survived after being stabbed about seven times with a folding knife Davis carried onto the bus.
• Davis' lawyer said she will pursue an insanity defense, claiming Davis is mentally ill.