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Prosecutors Detail Timeline as Tampa Man Held in Killings of Two USF Doctoral Students

A new court filing outlines alleged planning, following earlier family warnings to police.

Overview

  • Arrested after relatives called deputies to the family home, Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, is held without bond on two first-degree murder counts plus charges of evidence tampering, unlawful restraint, failing to report a death, and illegal transport of a corpse.
  • Prosecutors say phone and traffic data tracked his car alongside Zamil Limon’s movements, a late-night DoorDash order brought trash bags and cleaners, and a roommate saw him wheel boxes to a trash compactor.
  • The court filing cites ChatGPT queries about dumping a body and about whether officers check cars at Hillsborough River State Park.
  • Investigators report two overnight trips to the Howard Frankland Bridge, where a trash bag contained remains identified as Limon, whose autopsy found multiple stab wounds.
  • Human remains recovered near the same bridge during the search for Nahida Bristy have not yet been identified by the medical examiner.