Story out of Sierra Vista, Arizona:
A man has been arrested for murder after admitting to police he strangled his roommate and hid his body in a suitcase in the bedroom closet.
Keith Allen White, 50, was charged with second-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence.
Sierra Vista Police received a call at 9:13 p.m. Monday from a resident of the apartment who reported that White had admitted to killing his roommate, Brian Cook, who is also a relative of the caller.
When they arrived, “he’s got the windows down and a fan blowing the odor of human decomposition out of the apartment,” said Sgt. Sean Brownson, a detective with the department’s Special Operations Bureau.
White and Cook began sharing an apartment about a month ago in order to reduce expenses. Both were mostly unemployed and suffered from alcoholism. The two had spent Saturday evening drinking in the apartment when a prolonged argument began.
“They argued all Saturday night,” the detective said. Then, between 2 and 3 a.m. Sunday, White lunged at Cook, wrapping his hands around his throat.
“He said the victim didn’t offer any resistance. They were both very intoxicated because they had been drinking a lot of vodka. He said the guy wouldn’t quit running his mouth,” he said.
White told Brownson that he tried to revive Cook, but it was too late.
A 17-year veteran of the police force described the case as “heinous” and “gruesome.” Cont.
Story from - Sierra Vista herald
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