Body found in Florida identified as 2nd missing student from Bangladesh: ‘Monstrous crime’
The body of Nahida Bristy, a University of South Florida doctoral student from Bangladesh, was found in a garbage bag in Tampa Bay and identified through DNA and dental records. Her friend and fellow student, Zamil Limon, was found dead in similar circumstances two days earlier, and their roommate Hisham Saleh Abugharbieh has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Authorities say both victims were killed around the same time and place, though a motive remains unknown.
- ▪Nahida Bristy's remains were discovered by a kayaker whose fishing line got snagged near the Howard Frankland Bridge in St. Petersburg, Florida.
- ▪Zamil Limon's body was found in a garbage bag on a bridge over Tampa Bay two days before Bristy's remains were located.
- ▪Hisham Saleh Abugharbieh, Limon’s roommate, was taken into custody and faces two charges of first-degree murder.
- ▪Evidence including bloodstains, personal belongings, and suspicious behavior led investigators to name Abugharbieh a person of interest and obtain a search warrant.
- ▪Blood evidence in Abugharbieh’s apartment included a spray-detectable outline of a human body curled in a fetal position next to his bed.
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World News Body found in Florida identified as 2nd missing student from Bangladesh: ‘Monstrous crime’ By Associated Press Published May 1, 2026, 3:01 p.m. ET ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A body found in Tampa Bay has been identified as the second missing University of South Florida doctoral student from Bangladesh, a sheriff said Friday. He described their killings as “a monstrous crime.” Nahida Bristy’s remains were found Sunday in a garbage bag discovered by a kayaker whose fishing line got snagged, said Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister. The positive identification on the badly decomposed body was eventually made using DNA and dental records, he said.
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