AI Chat Logs Implicate Murder Suspect

0:00Two University of South Florida students, Zameel La Mone and the Heated Bristy, both from Bangladesh, vanished on April 16th, 2026. Their bodies turned up days later under a bridge, and in a nearby waterway in Tampa. Police zeroed in on Limon's roommate, 26-year-old Hasham Abogarbi, charging him with two counts of first-degree premeditated murder using A. Weapon, he's hailed with Alban now. Prosecutors dug into Abogarbi's chat GPT chats, and they paint a dark picture. Right before the students disappeared, he asked about stuffing a body in a garbage bag and dumping it, swapping a car's vehicle ID number and keeping a gun without a license. Days after, he queried if neighbors could hear a gunshot, survival odds from a sniper shot to the head, and what missing endangered adult status means. Law enforcement grabbed those AI records just like text or searches and opened AI's cooperating fully. Florida's Attorney General

1:00James Uthmeyer already had a criminal probe into chat GPT's possible row in last year's Florida State University shooting, where it answered questions on guns, ammo, and targeting crowds. Now he's folding this murder case into that investigation. This fits a bigger wave of scrutiny on AI and crimes. We've seen lawsuits blaming chat bots for fueling suicides, paranoid killings, and even evidence in a pro football player's girlfriend's death. Officials call it uncharted territory, as these digital trails become courtroom staples. As these probes heat up, one thing's clear. Your late-night AI convos might not stay private if cops come knocking. Stay sharp out there. Local news, powered by AI. This is Durham News Today. I'm Cory with the story.