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It is Friday, May 1, and authorities in Florida have identified the remains found earlier this week. And yes, in fact they are the remains of a second missing doctoral student. Been missing since last month in Florida. With that welcome to this episode of Amy and tj. This is the story we kept an eye on. We were even hopeful for robes. Two students from Bangladesh go missing, couldn't make sense of it, had hopes that maybe they'd even run off together, quite frankly, star crossed lovers. They have now found the remains of the second student, Robes, and it took them a little while to make a positive identification. And we'll get into some of the details of why and they are pretty graphic.
Amy Robach
They are. So we now know that the remains of 27 year old Nahida Bristie have been confirmed to have been found. She was one of two missing University of South Florida doctoral students. They had been missing since April 16. They were reported missing the following day and it took some time for authorities to piece together the puzzle of what potentially happened. Initially, they didn't even suspect foul play, but unfortunately, Samuel Limon, who was also 27 years old, his body was found on a bridge overlooking Tampa Bay. And then several days later, they found his body exactly one week ago today, on Friday, on Sunday, they found the remains of another body nearby in the water. But it took them five days today until they were able to positively ID the body of Nahida Bristie. And look, the details of how they found her remains are now coming to light. And how they were able to eventually confirm that in fact it was her, they were able to confirm through DNA and they had to actually go through some dental work that she had been done to finally confirm that in fact they did find the remains of Nahida Bristie. And this is just one of these mysterious, incredibly tragic stories coming out of Florida because it was Limon's roommate, they believe, Hisham Abu Garbea, who was 26 years old, who Police have now charged with two counts of first degree premeditated murder with a weapon in the deaths of these two doctoral students. The big glaring question is the why. They don't have the why, but we are now able to piece together through what police and detectives are giving us the how. And it is incredibly disturbing, babe, to just learn some of these details. And we are hearing now that Nahida Bristi was actually found. We had been talking about dive teams looking for her body. But it turns out it was two fishing kayakers who found her body instead. And they were quick to call police when they actually snagged a bag in the water. So they were throwing their fishing lines and they ended up having to go further into a mangrove area of this fishing area where they had kayaks in. And they actually described the smell. And that is when they went in closer to remove the fishing line, find the plastic bag. It had been slightly opened and they said they could tell immediately it looked like a human body. And they did the right thing. They called law enforcement. And for the past several days now, law enforcement have been looking for a way to try and connect the remains found in this bag to that of Nahida Bristi. And they were able to do so today. And this is just, look, the family had been warned, but this is certainly incredibly sad information just to know for a fact that this was in fact this missing doctoral student.
T.J. Holmes
Yeah, that was, I mean, we saw it going this direction. I guess nobody's necessarily surprised. I don't know how much hope was being held out. But yeah, that's, they, I guess the family kind of knew this was the news that was coming.
Amy Robach
And so they have now officially contacted her family to release the bodies for religious reasons back to the families who both happen to live in Bangladesh. But we're also, look, we had had some of the searches that police were able to uncover from the roommate Abu Gharbaya, but we're getting some new details. And look, these are, we've talked so many times. We've covered a lot of, unfortunately, these types of cases. And, and yes, it often is the COVID up, the active idea or the planning of the COVID up that ends up undoing the suspect in terms of evidence that eventually comes out in court. But we're hearing some of this now in terms of some of the searches that were made before, during and after when police say he murdered his roommate and his friend.
T.J. Holmes
Yeah, we see this a lot, though. Criminals will catch on eventually. But don't, don't Google. How do I get rid of a body right after you kill somebody? It's going to catch up with you.
Amy Robach
Yes. And so look, we know that Aberge Bea has been charged with unlawfully moving a dead body, failure to report a death with intent to conceal, tampering with physical evidence, false imprisonment and battery in connection to the deaths, in addition to his premeditated murder charges. So this is difficult. And police have described the details of this investigation as nothing short of gruesome. And that is really the only way to describe this because we now know that this act, or at least police say this act was carried out with a sharp object, most likely a knife. And we know that this was an elaborate attempt to conceal because we know some of these searches that were taking place while this crime was being committed. And that is really, that has been some of the more damning, damning evidence that has come out in this case. And we now know also that Limon was bound in his hands and his feet. Like just hearing some of these details, it's just hard to get your head around how this all unfolded and how a 26 year old student, why he would feel the need to do this to his roommate and his friend.
T.J. Holmes
No, I mean we don't have a motive, but apparently he had some troubles, he had some history of questionable behavior and people were concerned about him. And guess we'll learn more about that. But yeah, there is no motive at this point.
Amy Robach
None at all. And so look, this has been a disturbing detail. Some of the searches that we know that the roommate made in addition to finding out how to dispose of a body, but he also searched topics like whether a knife can penetrate a skull. I don't know how any defendant gets around searching that. Have you ever, like when you look at what you have searched, why would anyone search that if not for a motive in a murder?
T.J. Holmes
No, we've seen defense lawyers explain far worse than that actually. But they'll find a way. They'll have something or maybe they won't. But yes, it always seems like that's not. There's no reason, there's no, that makes zero sense for that to, for you to ever Google that.
Amy Robach
Yes. And in addition to Opera Gabea's cell phone having searches like whether or not a knife can penetrate a skull or if a neighbor could hear a gunshot and of course, how to dispose of a body or what happens to a body when you put it in a dumpster. All of these very specific searches, some of these were done before, days before the students disappeared. And so his cell phone, by the way, had been wiped clean. That's also an issue. Oftentimes we even seen searches about can the FBI, can police find text messages, IRAs, what happens to a cell phone that's been wiped clean? I think we've all learned now, at least in covering these types of cases, if you search anything on your computer, on your phone, there is no search cleansing operation that can be done that won't be retrieved or won't be able to be retrieved by detectives, period, end of story. How people don't know this yet is kind of beyond me.
T.J. Holmes
Yeah, they keep doing it. The last several high profile trials we've covered all involved something along those lines where people are literally googling, how do I get away with murder? And yes, that's pretty damning evidence. So, yes, they haven't learned yet.
Amy Robach
And it looks like, well, fortunately, maybe, perhaps for police and for detectives, maybe they'll never learn because somehow people always think they're going to get away with it. But look, as investigators continue to try and find the why and look, oftentimes we don't get that answer. That is one of the elusive questions so many people ask in a situation like this where two incredibly brilliant lives were cut unnecessarily short. Their family, his family, her family, they want to know why. And there are also a lot of questions being asked by the family in terms of security. Where was the security? Some family members are asking and they're saying, look, at this point, how could somebody who had a documented history of mental illness and clearly their roommate, his roommate, Limon's roommate, who is being charged in this case, Abrogabea, has absolutely had a long history of mental illness and certainly run ins with police and run ins with his family, violent history. And so it is fair that their families are now asking, how could this young man have been allowed to be in an off campus apartment and be connected with a roommate who had problems with the law, whose family members didn't even want him visiting their home? How was he not on anyone's radar? And how were these two young lives cut short for no reason whatsoever? At least nothing that police can come up with at this point. So when we come back, we'll give you the latest on this investigation, where the case stands against this 26 year old and what the families of these two young doctoral students want from this community. Now, If you're always on the lookout for a great audiobook or just want help figuring out what to listen to next, there's a podcast you should know about.
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T.J. Holmes
Yeah, this, I mean, I don't know how, where we'd be right now if this criminal, this alleged criminal hadn't been such an idiot. I mean, he, he, the reason they found the boy's body is because they could trace exactly where the roommate drove. They saw the car go exactly to that bridge and stop and go back. So robes, I mean, I don't know where we'd be even if they, if he was, he Is so awful at this. And he left crumbs and traces everywhere to get to this point. The robes, now the, the family, they. I don't know what, what, what role the school played in off campus housing. I don't know how all that works down there. If he had a choice in it at all, if he had made complaints, I don't know. That'd be curious to know. But this just makes no sense right now.
Amy Robach
Yeah, they're asking for. And I, I think this makes total sense. They are asking for an investigation into how the university places students, how they're placed with roommates. And, you know, you think about this. I have a daughter who goes to university, and oftentimes you do take a lottery, so to speak, as to who your roommate's gonna be. You're operating under the presumption and assumption that these students have been vetted. I know that there's no way of knowing what someone's mental health might be or what their ulterior motives could be or what they might do if pushed in a certain position. It's impossible to know. And so I guess it does beg the question, what is the role of the university? What is the role of anyone, maybe even his own family? And his bro. Brother has said publicly now since this has happened that he deeply regrets not pursuing charges. He dropped charges after he saw his brother act violently and erratically multiple times. He had a restraining order against him. It wasn't renewed. But he looks back now and thinks, my God, the warning signs were everywhere. And it's very easy to Monday morning quarterback a situation like this, but when lives that are at stake, this is one of those things where, you know, yes, when you're a family member, you might feel guilty or obligated to cover for someone, but in these types of situations, you see what it can lead to if you don't speak up, if you don't say something, if you don't call it to attention. And granted, they did to an extent, but maybe they didn't go far enough. And unfortunately, now two young folks are dead for no apparent reason. You can't even come up with a reason why these two young people could have upset this young man enough where he would have planned and plotted their demise, where he spent days making searches and planning and potentially luring them to take them to murder them. It's an incredibly difficult situation that doesn't have a lot of good answers. And I know we want them because we want to prevent a crime like this, but it's impossible to know what was inside this young man's head at this point and he has not spoken, he has not seen said what his motive was, and he certainly hasn't offered any sort of defense yet. But we will continue to follow the story. Obviously, the legal process has to continue, but we just wanted to jump on and let you know that in fact, we have been covering the story that yes, those remains that were found in Tampa Bay are in fact the remains of Nahida Bristie. And we will continue to follow the story. We appreciate you as always for listening to us. I'm Amy Robach alongside T.J. holmes. We will talk to you soon. If audiobooks are your thing or you've been meaning to listen to more of them, you should check out A podcast called Earsay, the Audible and iHeart Audiobook Club, hosted by Cal Penn.
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Episode Title: Remains Found In Tampa Bay Identified As Second Missing Doctoral Student
Release Date: May 1, 2026
Hosts: Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes (iHeartPodcasts)
This episode breaks down the tragic resolution in the disappearance of two University of South Florida doctoral students from Bangladesh, whose cases have attracted national concern. Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes report that authorities have now positively identified the remains of the second missing student, Nahida Bristie, and detail major developments in the case, the suspect’s history, the investigative process, and deeper questions about safety and accountability in university housing.
“We were even hopeful... Two students from Bangladesh go missing, couldn't make sense of it, had hopes that maybe they'd even run off together, quite frankly, star crossed lovers.”
— T.J. Holmes, 02:36
“We've covered a lot of, unfortunately, these types of cases. And, yes, it often is the cover up...that ends up undoing the suspect in terms of evidence that eventually comes out in court.”
— Amy Robach, 06:45
“No, we've seen defense lawyers explain far worse than that actually. But they'll find a way. They'll have something or maybe they won't. But yes, it always seems like that's not — there's no reason... for you to ever Google that.”
— T.J. Holmes, 09:47
“If you search anything on your computer, on your phone, there is no search cleansing operation that can be done that won’t be retrieved...”
— Amy Robach, 10:33
“The family, his family, her family, they want to know why. And there are also a lot of questions being asked by the family in terms of security. Where was the security?”
— Amy Robach, 11:43
“I don't know how, where we'd be right now if this criminal, this alleged criminal hadn't been such an idiot... the reason they found the boy's body is because they could trace exactly where the roommate drove. They saw the car go exactly to that bridge and stop and go back.”
— T.J. Holmes, 18:48
“His brother has said publicly now since this has happened that he deeply regrets not pursuing charges... the warning signs were everywhere.”
— Amy Robach, 20:18
This episode is a comprehensive, compassionate, and unflinching account of a tragic double homicide affecting the University of South Florida community. It explores the facts of the case—how the remains were found and identified, what led to charges against a fellow student, and the pivotal missteps made by the suspect. The hosts also frame the ongoing agony for the victims' families and raise bigger questions about university and family responsibilities in the wake of red-flag behavior. Anyone seeking an update on the case or insights on crime investigation and campus safety will find this episode thorough and thought-provoking.