Suspect in murder of Florida college students asked ChatGPT about putting a person in a dumpster

U.S. newsSuspect in murder of Florida college students asked ChatGPT about putting a person in a dumpsterHisham Abugharbieh, 26, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of University of South Florida students Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Add NBC News to GoogleSuspect charged in connection with missing graduate students01:36Get more newsLiveonShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 26, 2026, 11:37 PM EDTBy Dennis RomeroThe man accused of killing two University of South Florida doctoral students asked ChatGPT about putting a person in a trash bag and throwing them in a dumpster, according to a court filing.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy, both 27. Limon, whose body was found Friday, was roommates with Abugharbieh, a former USF student. In the court document — a motion filed Saturday seeking to keep Abugharbieh behind bars while he awaits trial — prosecutors alleged he asked ChatGPT about putting someone in a dumpster on the night of April 13, three days before Limon and Bristy were last seen alive."What happens if a human has a put in a black garbage bag and thrown in a dumpster," prosecutors said Abugharbieh asked the artificial intelligence chatbot. According to the filing, ChatGPT answered that it sounded dangerous, to which Abugharbieh responded by sending another message: "How would they find out."OpenAI, the organization behind ChatGPT, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.A roommate of Abugharbieh’s told investigators that he saw Abugharbieh moving some cardboard boxes from his room to a compactor dumpster at their apartment complex on April 17, prosecutors wrote. A search of the dumpster yielded items belonging to Limon, including a student ID and credit cards with his name on it, the filing stated...