{"id":84043,"date":"2026-04-25T08:25:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T08:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/one-of-two-missing-university-of-south-florida-doctoral-students-found-dead-and-a-roommate-has-been-named-a-suspect\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T08:25:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T08:25:46","slug":"one-of-two-missing-university-of-south-florida-doctoral-students-found-dead-and-a-roommate-has-been-named-a-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/one-of-two-missing-university-of-south-florida-doctoral-students-found-dead-and-a-roommate-has-been-named-a-suspect\/","title":{"rendered":"One of two missing University of South Florida doctoral students found dead and a roommate has been named a suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A missing University of South Florida doctoral student was found dead Friday on a Tampa Bay bridge and his roommate was arrested as a suspect, the Hillsborough County Sheriff\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n
Two Bangladeshi doctoral students, Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy, had been missing since last week. But Limon\u2019s body was found Friday on the Howard Frankland Bridge, and Bristy has still yet to be found, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a deeply disturbing case that has shaken our community and impacted many who were hoping for a safe resolution,\u201d Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Limon\u2019s roommate, Hisham Abugharbieh, was arrested Friday morning after law enforcement was called to his home for a reported domestic violence incident, according to Chief Deputy Joseph Maurer.<\/p>\n
Abugharbieh, a 26-year-old former USF student, now faces charges of battery, false imprisonment, tampering with evidence, failure to report a death, and unlawfully moving a dead body, the sheriff\u2019s office said in a news release.<\/p>\n
Limon and Bristy, both 27, were reported missing by a family friend on April 17. They were last seen around the university campus the previous day, according to the university\u2019s police.<\/p>\n
A medical examiner is still determining Limon\u2019s cause of death and may share autopsy results over the weekend, Maurer said.<\/p>\n
Limon\u2019s family has told CNN they had become desperate for answers about what happened to the joyful, promising young researcher.<\/p>\n
As the investigation and search for Bristy continues, Moez Limayem, the university\u2019s president, said his staff will remain in contact with the students\u2019 loved ones to provide support.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease join me in praying for the families and friends of Zamil, and for the safe return of Nahida,\u201d Limayem said in a message to faculty and students.<\/p>\n
Roommate had been on investigators\u2019 radar<\/h3>\n
Before his arrest Friday, Abugharbieh had been interviewed at least twice by law enforcement. He was initially talking to authorities but stopped cooperating as he was being questioned again Thursday, Maurer said.<\/p>\n
By Friday, the chief deputy said investigators were able to \u201clink the suspect to this case and to (Limon\u2019s) body.\u201d<\/p>\n
During his arrest, Abugharbieh barricaded himself inside a home, requiring a SWAT team and crisis negotiators to respond, the sheriff\u2019s office said. Video of his arrest shows an armored vehicle parked in the front yard as Abugharbieh walks out the front door with his hands up and a bath towel tied around his waist.<\/p>\n
Abugharbieh was arrested at his family\u2019s home, where a judge had previously prohibited him from entering due to domestic violence allegations made by his brother.<\/p>\n
The suspect was arrested twice in 2023 on charges of battery, which were later dropped, according to court records. But after one of those incidents, his brother filed for an injunction that prohibited Abugharbieh from coming near him or his home. In court filings, the brother alleged Abugharbieh attacked him and his mother during an argument in which the brother was telling him to get out of the house.<\/p>\n
When the injunction expired last May, the brother asked the court to extend it, saying he didn\u2019t want to \u201crun the risk of him returning.\u201d His request was denied.<\/p>\n\n