Remains recovered near Tampa Bay area bridge identified as second missing USF student, officials say | CNN

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains details that are graphic. The human remains recovered near a Tampa Bay area bridge Sunday have been identified as the second missing University of South Florida doctoral student, Nahida Bristy, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said Friday. “The details of this investigation are gruesome, and the actions of the suspect are nothing short of pure evil,” Chronister said. Bristy and fellow doctoral student Zamil Limon, both 27 and originally from Bangladesh, were last seen on April 16 in Tampa. Limon’s body was found on April 24 on the Howard Frankland Bridge. Two days later, a black trash bag was spotted on the shoreline just south of where Limon was found. Inside, investigators discovered another set of human remains in an “advanced stage of decomposition,” according to an arrest affidavit. The bag was tied in a knot, in the same manner as the one containing Limon’s remains. Investigators also noted the body was wearing “similar clothing based on the unique style that Nahida Bristy was last seen on video surveillance,” according to the affidavit. Like Limon, Bristy suffered multiple stab wounds. But the motive for the ki