Minnesota man found guilty for beheading girlfriend on sidewalk

A Minnesota resident, Alexis Saborit, 44, was pronounced guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday following a gruesome attack that took the life of his girlfriend, America Thayer, 56, in July 2021. The presiding judge ruled that the severity of the assault indicated clear intent on Saborit’s part to murder Thayer. The possession of a machete, prior threats, and a volatile history characterized by frequent disputes and allegations of abuse served as strong evidence of premeditation, …

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Man claims he beheaded his ex-girlfriend with a samurai sword in ‘self-defense’

A man from California has been accused of decapitating his former partner with a sword during the autumn of last year. He now claims that the beheading was an act of self-defense. On September 8th, 2022, 33-year-old Jose Raphael Solano Landaeta was taken into custody for the homicide of Karina Castro in San Carlos. The man shares a 1-year-old daughter with the victim. Eyewitnesses reported to law enforcement that Castro, age 27, had been brutally …

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