Florida man accused of killing mom and burning body because she ‘wanted to be cremated’

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Former FBI special agent Jonathan Gilliam discusses the potential indoctrination avenues for the suspect in the attack on the NYC federal plaza on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’ A Florida man allegedly shot and killed his mother after years of built-up anger, then set her body on fire because she had said she wanted to be cremated, according to an arrest report. George Beemer, 23, was arrested on Saturday and charged with second-degree murder, first-degree arson and abuse of a dead human body in connection with his mother's death, the Lee County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook. Beemer called 911 from his Fort Myers home on Saturday to report that he was suffering from chest pain, and he was rushed to a hospital for medical evaluation. But as he was being taken to the hospital, another 911 call came in about a fire at the same residence. Fire crews rushed to