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Second Florida doctoral student’s remains identified after roommate charged with murders

The Independent·Andrea Cavallier·about 1 month ago
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Human remains discovered near a bridge in the Tampa Bay area have been identified as Nahida Bristy, the second University of South Florida doctoral student who went missing last month, authorities announced Friday. The remains, found Sunday, were confirmed to be Bristy through DNA, dental records and clothing, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said at a news conference. “We have located Nahida Bristy,” Chronister said. “We have contacted her family. We are now actively working to release both bodies for religious reasons back to the families who live in Bangladesh.” Bristy and her friend and fellow USF doctoral student Zamil Limon, both 27, vanished within hours of each other on April 16. Limon’s remains were discovered April 24 along the Howard Frankland Bridge in Tampa. Bristy’s body was found about a week later in an advanced stage of decomposition, authorities say.…

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