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Police identify the body of 1 missing USF student, second still missing as roommate is charged
Authorities identified Zamil Limon’s remains and said his roommate faces multiple felony charges as the search for Nahida Bristy continues.
- On Friday, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister confirmed that remains of missing USF doctoral student Zamil Limon were found on the Howard Frankland Bridge, while deputies arrested his roommate, Hisham Saleh Abugharbeih, following a barricade situation near campus.
- USF doctoral students Limon and Nahida Bristy were last seen on April 16, prompting a missing persons report on April 17; the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office elevated their status to 'endangered' on Thursday, citing new information.
- Abugharbeih faces multiple charges including domestic violence, tampering with evidence, and unlawfully moving a body, per Chief Deputy Joseph Maurer, after barricading himself in a Lake Forest home until a SWAT team negotiated his peaceful surrender.
- Authorities continue searching for Bristy while performing an autopsy on Limon's remains to determine cause of death; the Sheriff's Office urges anyone with information on Bristy's whereabouts to contact 813-247-8200.
- Officials have not disclosed specific evidence recovered on the bridge or Abugharbeih's exact connection to the students, and reports regarding whether the pair were a couple or friends remain unconfirmed as the investigation continues.
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A missing PhD student from the University of South Florida (USF) was found dead this Friday on a bridge in Tampa Bay and his roommate was arrested as a suspect, the sheriff's office reported...
Student's Remains Found; Roommate Faces Charges
The body of one of two missing University of South Florida doctoral students was found Friday, and law enforcement officials said a roommate has been taken into custody. Zamil Limon's remains were found on the Howard Frankland bridge, the AP reports; Nahida Bristy is still missing. The 27-year-olds were last...
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