Florida sheriff identifies body found in Tampa Bay as 2nd missing student from Bangladesh
SFGATE • • general
Key Points:
- The bodies of two missing University of South Florida doctoral students from Bangladesh, Nahida Bristy and Zamil Limon, were found in Tampa Bay, with their deaths described as a "monstrous crime" by Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister.
- Zamil Limon’s roommate, Hisham Saleh Abugharbieh, 26, has been arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder; investigators found significant blood evidence in the apartment and car linked to the victims.
- Evidence suggests the killings were premeditated, with Abugharbieh having made disturbing online searches and purchased supplies like Lysol wipes and heavy-duty trash bags prior to the murders.
- The two students were killed around the same time and place, though the motive remains unknown; investigators used GPS data and surveillance footage to track the suspect’s movements and locate the bodies.
- Both victims were active doctoral students—Limon in geography and environmental science, Bristy in chemical engineering—while the suspect had dropped out of the university.
