College Dropout Charged with Murdering Bangladeshi Students

0:00A 26-year-old college dropout named Hisham Abhagarbi got held without bond this week on two counts of first-degree murder for killing two. 27-year-old doctoral students from Bangladesh at the University of South Florida is a male lineman and the heat of bristly vanish from their off-campus apartment on April 16th and their bodies turned up days later in nearby waterways. Both staffed multiple times. In Tampa Court, the judge said bonds for Abhagarbi's other charges like battery at $10,000, false imprisonment, and unlawful moving at. 50,000 each, failing to report at 100,000 and tampering at 50,000. But he's staying locked up with no bond on the murders and the judge banned him from contacting witnesses or victims' relatives. Prosecutors planned to hit a grand jury next Thursday, May 7th. Friends and classmates of the victims filled the courtroom stepping up like family since the real relatives are back in Bangladesh 8,000 miles away. These Bangladeshi students stick tight,

1:00sharing meals and treating each other like kin in a new country. The state attorney called their turnout inspiring, showing how the community wants in on getting justice. Cops pieced it together fast with phone tracking, license plate readers, and evidence from the apartment, like blood trails, stained clothes, and the trash. In the suspect's bandaged finger, they even found he asked Chad GPT days earlier what happens if you dump a body in a garbage bag. Law enforcement for multiple counties teamed up to crack the case. As the investigation rolls on, the university is talking posthumous degrees and memorials with the Bangladeshi Student Association, but everyone's. Laser focused on holding this guy accountable through the courts. Justice feels close, but the road ahead stays tough for everyone touched by this loss. Stay informed with Teva Bay News today, AI-powered updates. I'm Kori with the story.