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Roommate Arrested for Disappearance of Two USF Doctoral Students | Crime Alert 04.27.26 · Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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  Speaker 1: Crime a art hourly update breaking crime news Now. I'm
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  Speaker 1: Sidney Silvanni. A community in Tampa is reeling after the
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  Speaker 1: disappearance of two University of South Florida doctoral students took
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  Speaker 1: a devastating turn. Authorities confirmed Friday that one of the
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  Speaker 1: students has been found dead in A suspect who was
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  Speaker 1: a roommate of one of the victims, is now behind
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  Speaker 1: bars the Hillsborough County Sheriff's office. As the investigation reached
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  Speaker 1: a critical point Friday afternoon, when SWAT teams were called
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  Speaker 1: to a neighborhood near the university, Sheriff Chad Cronister held
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  Speaker 1: a somber press conference to deliver the news that no
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  Speaker 1: family ever wants to hear.
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  Speaker 2: We are here today as our community has been shaken
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  Speaker 2: by the disappearance of two USF grad students, Nahida and Zamil.
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  Speaker 2: I am heartbroken to announce the discovery of human remains
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  Speaker 2: discovered on the Howard Franklin Bridge earlier this morning. Just
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  Speaker 2: now those are were positively identified to Zamil.
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  Speaker 1: Zamil Lehman, twenty seven, was an international student from Bangladesh
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  Speaker 1: pursuing a degree in geography and environmental science. He was
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  Speaker 1: last seen on the morning of April sixteenth. His friend
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  Speaker 1: and fellow doctoral student, twenty seven year old Nahita Bristie,
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  Speaker 1: also vanished that same day. While Nimhon has been found,
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  Speaker 1: the search for Bristie continues with increasing urgency. The breakthrough
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  Speaker 1: in the case came Friday morning, when deputies responded to
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  Speaker 1: a domestic violence call at a home in the Lake
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  Speaker 1: Forest community. The suspect inside was identified as twenty six
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  Speaker 1: year old he Sham Abu Garbier, who lived at the
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  Speaker 1: residence with Lehman. When deputies arrived, Abu Garbier barricaded himself inside,
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  Speaker 1: leading to a tent standoff.
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  Speaker 2: Commands were continued to give to the suspect. He did
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  Speaker 2: not respond nor did he come out. At that time,
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  Speaker 2: SWATT was activated. SWAT responded, and at approximately ten thirty
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  Speaker 2: six AMS arrived on scene. SWAT then mobilized and commanded
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  Speaker 2: the suspect to come out of the residents.
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  Speaker 1: After nearly twenty minutes of refusing to cooperate, Abu Garbier
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  Speaker 1: surrendered peacefully. He now faces a laundry list of charges
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  Speaker 1: including domestic violence, simple battery, false imprisonment, tampering with evidence,
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  Speaker 1: and the unlawful movement of a human body. Sheriff Cronister
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  Speaker 1: clarified the relationship between the three individuals, noting that while
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  Speaker 1: Abu Garbier and Lehman were roommates, Bristi lived on the
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  Speaker 1: USF campus.
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  Speaker 2: So the suspect he Sham was a roommate of Zamil,
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  Speaker 2: so that is where the connection lies. Nahita did not
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  Speaker 2: live on that property. Nahida lived on USF campus, so
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  Speaker 2: the connection is that the suspect, his Sham and Zamil
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  Speaker 2: were roommates.
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  Speaker 1: The motive for Lehman's death remains unclear as an autopsy
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  Speaker 1: is performed, but investigators believe Abu Garbier acted alone. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: the clock is ticking for Nihita Bristi. Her brother says
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  Speaker 1: the family was in contact with her daily and the
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  Speaker 1: silence since April sixteenth has been agonizing.
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  Speaker 2: We are still actively searching for Nahdah and again I
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  Speaker 2: implore the community if you have any tips of where
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  Speaker 2: you've seen or or she's just recently seen, please report
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  Speaker 2: it to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office immediately so we
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  Speaker 2: can recover her to safety.
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  Speaker 1: Anyone with information is urged to call the Hillsboro County
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  Speaker 1: Sheriff's Office at eight one three two four seven eighty
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  Speaker 1: two hundred more crime and justice news after this. A
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  Speaker 1: bizarre and dangerous seen unfolded in Pierce County, Washington, during
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  Speaker 1: a high speed pursuit that saw a suspect using power
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  Speaker 1: tools as weapons. It began near midnight on April nineteenth,
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  Speaker 1: when a stolen vehicle was spotted by a canine deputy.
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  Speaker 1: The driver took off, leading police on a chase onto
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  Speaker 1: Interstate five for reaching speeds of seventy miles per hour.
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  Speaker 1: As deputies closed in, the passenger began throwing heavy equipment
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  Speaker 1: out of the window.
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  Speaker 2: Get through a chain.
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  Speaker 1: Let's get eleven.
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  Speaker 2: KKR and ey dog guys are throwing from out the
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  Speaker 2: pass through a window.
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  Speaker 1: In addition to the chainsaw, the suspect hurled wrote then
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  Speaker 1: climbing gear onto the highway, creating a deadly hazard for
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  Speaker 1: the pursuing officers. The chase eventually ended near Joint Basse
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  Speaker 1: Lewis McCord when the stolen car got stuck in a roundabout.
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  Speaker 1: Get set up around here.
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  Speaker 2: He's he's stuck up the belt.
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  Speaker 1: Get set up around her for a contentment. Both suspects
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  Speaker 1: fled on foot, but the deputy with the canine unit
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  Speaker 1: was right behind them. The officer gave a final warning
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  Speaker 1: before releasing the dog.
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  Speaker 2: Police conducted out of sex with police got out no
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  Speaker 2: macross dog Joe.
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  Speaker 1: The canine quickly located the thirty one year old passenger,
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  Speaker 1: leading to a tense takedown. Good Bye guy, Hi.
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  Speaker 2: Guy, hats hands up, heads hey, call out slowly, man,
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  Speaker 2: crawl out slowly, keep your hands up, keep your hands on.
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  Speaker 1: We can see him. Crawl out slowly, slowly. Get on
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  Speaker 1: your stomach, right there, Get on your stomach, right there,
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  Speaker 1: on your stomach. Although I the passenger was treated for
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  Speaker 1: a dog bite and now faces charges of first degree
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  Speaker 1: assault in possession of motor vehicle theft tools. The twenty
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  Speaker 1: eight year old driver was captured later on the military
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  Speaker 1: base by MP's He has been booked for felony eluding
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  Speaker 1: in vehicle theft. For the latest crime and justice breaking news,
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  Speaker 1: be sure to tune in tomorrow on your favorite podcast
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  Speaker 1: app with this crime alert. I'm Sidney Silvannie