Minnesota man convicted of beheading murder of girlfriend
A Minnesota man has been convicted of killing his girlfriend. The grisly homicide was allegedly witnessed by a number of folks, who mentioned the killer beheaded his girlfriend.
Alexis Saborit, 44, was discovered responsible within the 2021 slaying of 56-year-old America Thayer. Saborit was convicted of first-degree murder on Thursday.
Saborit and Thayer had been driving to a court docket look on July 28, 2021.
CBS News reported, “Saborit and Thayer had been on the way in which to his court docket look for felony fees alleging that he set hearth to their residence in Shakopee throughout a confrontation with police and that Saborit attacked Thayer after she informed him she wished to finish their relationship.”
Whereas in Thayer’s parked Chrysler 300 sedan, Saborit allegedly attacked his girlfriend with an 8-pound dumbbell close to downtown Shakopee, Minnesota. Witnesses purportedly noticed Saborit assault Thayer with the dumbbell.
Saborit allegedly used a machete to behead his girlfriend, after which dumped her physique on the sidewalk.
Witnesses reportedly “noticed the person chopping on the entrance passenger seat with a big knife after which pull a decapitated body and severed head out of the car.”
A witness allegedly drove by the world and “noticed a physique and severed head on the bottom outdoors of the car.”
Thayer was pronounced useless on the scene of the ugly crime.
Saborit purportedly bolted from the crime scene on foot, then disposed of the machete whereas working away. Saborit was arrested lower than 2 miles away on the Travelodge Lodge, the place he was staying.
Choose Caroline H. Lennon proclaimed, “The Defendant used a dumbbell to strike Thayer within the head and a machete to decapitate her. The character of the assault is proof of the Defendant’s intent to trigger Thayer’s demise.”
“The Court docket finds proof past an affordable doubt that Defendant precipitated the demise of America Thayer,” Lennon declared.
County Lawyer Ron Hocevar mentioned he was happy with the decision, and anticipates that Saborit could be sentenced to life in jail with out the potential of parole.
Coworkers recalled what a “sort” particular person Thayer was.
“Thayer, who was employed by My Pillow in Chaska, is described by her former co-workers as extraordinarily hard-working, caring, and the form of particular person that might by no means damage a fly,” in accordance with a report from SW News Media in 2021.
A overview listening to is scheduled for June 1.
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