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Second USF doctoral student identified among Tampa Bay victims

Human remains found in Tampa Bay have been identified as Nahida Bristy, the second missing University of South Florida doctoral student, while Zamil Limon’s body was found earlier. Bristy and Limon disappeared on April 16; identity was confirmed by DNA and dental records, with plans to release the bodies to families in Bangladesh for religious reasons. Limon’s roommate, Hisham Abugarbieh, is jailed on two counts of first-degree murder and related charges after allegedly asking ChatGPT how to dispose of a body; Bristy and Limon had dated, and Limon studied AI in environmental science while Bristy studied chemical engineering.

via CBS News|

#crime #murder #nahida-bristy

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Kayaker’s find ties USF student missing case to double murder

A kayaker found a decomposed body along a St. Petersburg shoreline later identified as Nahida Bristy, a missing USF graduate student, tying her death to the earlier discovery of Zamil Limon’s body in a trash bag on the Howard Frankland Bridge. Bristy’s roommate, Hisham Abugharbieh, has been charged with two counts of first‑degree murder and other offenses as investigators believe Bristy and Limon were killed around the same time at their Avalon Heights apartment. Evidence including blood at the suspect’s home, phone data, surveillance, and even ChatGPT search queries is being reviewed to determine a motive.

via Tampa Bay Times|

#crime #hisham-abugharbieh #murder

crime-and-justice2 months ago•179 min saved

Second USF doctoral student Nahida Bristy identified in homicide case

Remains found near a Tampa Bay bridge have been identified as Nahida Bristy, the second missing University of South Florida doctoral student. Bristy disappeared on April 16; fellow student Zamil Limon was found dead on April 24. Investigators later recovered Bristy’s remains in a bag on the shoreline, and Bristy’s roommate, Hisham Abugharbieh, faces two counts of first-degree premeditated murder and related charges in both deaths. Bristy was a USF chemical engineering doctoral student from Bangladesh; NSTU officials and her family remember her as talented and promising.

via CNN|

#abugharbieh #crime-and-justice #homicide

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Prosecutors outline timeline as USF doctoral student murder case unfolds

Prosecutors released new evidence in the killing of Zamil Limon, a University of South Florida doctoral student, including a timeline of events surrounding his death and the disappearance of his friend Nahida Bristy. Limon died from multiple sharp-force injuries and his body was found on the Howard Frankland Bridge; his roommate, Hisham Abugharbieh, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder as Bristy remains missing. The prosecution argues Abugharbieh poses a danger to the community and should remain jailed pending trial, noting shifting accounts during interrogations and inconsistencies about their movements. Investigators have recovered human remains from waterways south of the bridge, but Bristy’s fate remains unresolved.

via CNN|

#crime-and-justice #hillsborough-county #hisham-abugharbieh

crime-and-justice2 months ago•181 min saved

USF PhD murder case: roommate charged after body found

Two Bangladeshi University of South Florida doctoral students, Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy, were reported missing in mid-April; Limon's body was later found on the Howard Frankland Bridge and his roommate has been charged in the killings, while Bristy's body remains missing. Bristy was a chemical engineering PhD student and Limon studied wetlands and environmental science; friends described them as promising researchers, and their families in Bangladesh await answers as investigators continue to probe the case.

via CNN|

#crime-and-justice #missing-students #nahida-bristy

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Roommate charged with two counts of murder in deaths of USF PhD students

A 26-year-old roommate, Hisham Abugharbieh, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of USF doctoral students Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy. Limon's body was found on the Howard Franklin Bridge in Tampa, Bristy is missing and believed dead, with investigators citing a large amount of blood at Abugharbieh's residence. He also faces domestic-violence, evidence-tampering, and failing-to-report-a-death charges and was arrested after a domestic-violence call near USF's Tampa campus.

via CBS News|

#crime #hisham-abugharbieh #nahida-bristy

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Body found on Howard Frankland Bridge as USF student’s roommate is arrested

The body of USF doctoral student Zamil Limon was found on the Howard Frankland Bridge. His roommate, Hisham Saleh Abugharbeih, was taken into custody on preliminary charges including unlawfully moving a dead body and failing to report a death as investigators search for Limon’s partner Nahida Bristy, who remains missing. An autopsy will determine the cause of death; authorities say there are no other suspects at this time.

via The Guardian|

#crime #hillsborough-county-sheriffs-office #hisham-saleh-abugharbeih

us-news2 months ago•3 min saved

Body found as USF doctoral student case widens: roommate in custody, other student still missing

The body of Zamil Limon, a 27-year-old USF doctoral student, was found on the Howard Frankland Bridge in Tampa, with his roommate arrested on domestic-violence and related charges. Nahida S. Bristy, the other 27-year-old USF student who was missing, remains unaccounted for after last being seen April 16. Authorities say the Bristy investigation is ongoing, an autopsy is underway to determine Limon’s cause of death, and families say the pair—both from Bangladesh—are not the type to disappear. The case is being handled by USF police and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, with SWAT involvement at the time of the arrest.

via NBC News|

#missing-persons #nahida-bristy #tampa