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Roommate faces murder charges in deaths of 2 University of South Florida doctoral students
Updated on: April 25, 2026 / 9:02 AM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
- Victims identified as University of South Florida doctoral students Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy.
- Limon's remains found on the Howard Franklin Bridge; Bristy presumed dead.
- Evidence of significant blood volume at Abugharbieh's residence suggests Bristy may have been dismembered.
- Abugharbieh was Limon's roommate.
- Both students, aged 27, were last seen on April 16.
- Limon was studying AI in environmental science; Bristy was studying chemical engineering.
- Abugharbieh faces additional charges including battery, false imprisonment, tampering with evidence, failure to report a death, and unlawfully moving a body.