The body of a Bangladeshi doctoral student who went missing with his girlfriend from the University of South Florida was found on a bridge over Tampa Bay. His roommate has been taken into custody. The student's girlfriend is still missing. The Hillsborough County Chief Deputy Joseph Maurer said that Zamil Limon's remains were found on the Howard Frankland bridge Friday morning, but Nahida Bristy is still missing. Hisham Saleh Abugharbeih, 26, was taken into custody.
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Media Coverage · April 24, 2026
The body of a missing University of South Florida student, Zamil Limon, was found on a bridge over Tampa Bay, while his girlfriend, Nahida Bristy, remains missing. Limon's roommate, Hisham Saleh Abugharbeih, has been taken into custody on preliminary charges related to Limon's death. The charges include unlawfully moving a dead body and tampering with evidence.
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Police identify the body of 1 missing USF student , second still missing as roommate is charged
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The body of a Bangladeshi doctoral student who went missing with his girlfriend from the University of South Florida was found on a bridge over Tampa Bay. His roommate has been taken into custody. The student's girlfriend is still missing.
The Hillsborough County Chief Deputy Joseph Maurer said that Zamil Limon's remains were found on the Howard Frankland bridge Friday morning, but Nahida Bristy is still missing. Hisham Saleh Abugharbeih, 26, was taken into custody.
On April 24, 2026, the docket recorded a media coverage: The body of a missing University of South Florida student, Zamil Limon, was found on a bridge over Tampa Bay, while his girlfriend, Nahida Bristy, remains missing. Limon's roommate, Hisham Saleh Abugharbeih, has been taken into custody on preliminary charges.
The next thing to watch is whether the latest media coverage produces a substantive order, a scheduling change, a settlement signal, or a filing that clarifies the parties' positions.
The body of a missing University of South Florida student, Zamil Limon, was found on a bridge over Tampa Bay, while his girlfriend, Nahida Bristy, remains missing. Limon's roommate, Hisham Saleh Abugharbeih, has been taken into custody on preliminary charges related to Limon's death. The charges include unlawfully moving a dead body and tampering with evidence.
– The body of a Bangladeshi doctoral student who went missing with his girlfriend from the University of South Florida was found on a bridge over Tampa Bay, and his …
Police identify the body of 1 missing USF student, second still missing as roommate is charged The body of a Bangladeshi doctoral student who went missing with his girlfriend from …
(AP) — Law enforcement authorities in Florida say they have found the body of one of the two missing University of South Florida doctoral students on a bridge over Tampa …
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