Suspect charged in killing of two Bangladeshi PhD students in US asked ChatGPT how to ‘dispose a body’; Second body found in Tampa Bay waters
A week after Nahida Bristy, a University of Florida student of Bangladeshi origin, went missing, human remains were found in the water in Tampa Bay. Authorities have been searching for the body of the student after court documents alleged that the killer of another student also killed Bristy.
Bristy went missing last week along with fellow student 27-year-old Zamil Limon. Limons’s remains were found on Friday on a bridge near Tampa, Florida.
🚨MISSING USF STUDENTS UPDATE🚨#teamHCSO has located the remains of Zamil Limon, 27 and arrested Hisham Abugharbieh in connection to the disappearance of Limon and Nahida Bristy, 27.
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On Saturday, Florida deputies arrested 26-year-old Hisham Saleh Abugharbieh for two counts of premeditated first-degree murder with a weapon . The suspect is being held without bond.
The remains found in the Tampa waterways have not been identified yet.
New court documents now show that Abugharbieh allegedly asked questions on ChatGPT about how to dispose of a body on the days leading up to the student's disappearance.
The suspect asked ChatGPT what would happen if someone were put in a black garbage bag and thrown in the dumpster.
When the chatbot responded that it sounds dangerous, the suspect asked: “How would they find out?”
Limon’s body was found with multiple black utility bags at advanced stages of decomposition on Tampa Bay’s Howard Frankland Bridge. Prosecutors believe that Bristy was also disposed of in a similar way.
On April 15, a day before the two students went missing, Abugharbie asked the chatbot, “Can a VIN number on a car be changed?" and, "Can you keep a gun at home without a license?" the documents said.
Multiple sharp force injuries were found on the body of Limon, which the court documents rule the cause of death as a homicide. Abugharbie also had multiple lacerations on his body, including on his left and right legs.
The families of both the victims have demanded the severest punishment for the suspect. They also requested that both students' bodies be handled according to Islamic funeral rites,
The University of Florida said that it will ensure the funeral arrangement follows traditions and said that it will work with authorities to investigate the safety at off-campus housing.
