Slain Student's Roommate Faces 2 Murder Counts

One student from Bangladesh is still missing

By Newser Editors and Wire Services

Posted Apr 25, 2026 3:06 PM CDT

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Slain Student's Roommate Faces 2 Murder Counts — Detectives with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office join an investigation inside the Lake Forest subdivision of Tampa, Fla., on Friday, April 24, 2026, where authorities said a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home, in connection to the search for two missing University... (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

A former University of South Florida student has been charged with killing his roommate and the roommate's girlfriend, doctoral students from Bangladesh who disappeared earlier this month, authorities said Saturday. Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, is facing two counts of premeditated murder in the first degree with a weapon in the deaths of Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy, students at USF, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. He made an initial court appearance Saturday in Tampa, where he was ordered held without bond, the AP reports. A hearing is set for April 28. Limon's remains were found Friday morning, but Bristy is still missing, Hillsborough County Chief Deputy Joseph Maurer said on Friday. Abugharbieh, a native-born U.S. citizen, was taken into custody on Friday.

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