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Roommate charged with two counts of murder in death, disappearance of two USF students
Investigators say evidence led to upgraded first-degree murder charges as search crews continue looking for the second missing student.
- On Saturday, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office announced that Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, faces two counts of premeditated first-degree murder in the deaths of University of South Florida doctoral students Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy.
- Limon and Bristy, both 27, went missing on April 16 after being last seen near the Tampa campus; authorities elevated their status to 'endangered' last Thursday before discovering Limon's remains on the Howard Frankland Bridge on Friday.
- Deputies took Abugharbieh into custody Friday following a 20-minute standoff at his family's home in Lake Forest, where he initially faced charges including evidence tampering and unlawfully moving a dead body before prosecutors upgraded the case.
- Detectives are still searching for Bristy, though her brother, Zahid Prato, stated early Saturday that police informed the family she is 'no longer with us,' and the sheriff's office urges anyone with information to contact 247-8200.
- Investigators are withholding specific findings to protect the ongoing investigation, while awaiting autopsy results to determine Limon's cause of death; Sheriff Chad Chronister vowed detectives will work 'tirelessly and relentlessly to uncover the truth.
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Court hearing for man charged will killing 2 University of South Florida students
A college dropout facing murder charges in the killings of two University of South Florida students has a hearing scheduled. Court records say 26-year-old Hisham Abugharbieh faces two counts of first-degree premeditated murder with a weapon as well as other…
One of the bodies was found on a bridge in Tampa, while the search for the second victim continues. Students disappeared a week ago.
One of 2 missing Florida doctoral students found dead; roommate arrested | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
The body of a missing University of South Florida doctoral student was found in Tampa on Friday and the man’s roommate was arrested in connection with his disappearance as the search for a second missing student continued, the authorities said.
·Honolulu, United States
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