Police ID dismembered man, hold acquaintance
SAN DIEGO, California (AP) — Authorities identified a man whose dismembered body was found scattered around San Diego this week as a 57-year-old transient, and they arrested an acquaintance early Thursday on suspicion of murder. Gerald Michael Nash, 61, who knew the victim, had not been formally charged but was in custody…. On Monday, [Allen Burton Hawes’] torso was found floating in the Otay River. Early Tuesday morning, a tow-truck driver discovered a head in a trash bag off Interstate 5, and a few hours later, a freeway crew found a hand on the side of a road about 3 miles away. Both are believed to be from Hawes’ body.
Man…methinks someone may have done a pretty poor job of choosing his friends. Then again, you do have to admit that the head in the trash bag, and the body parts scattered about the countryside was a nice touch. If you’re into that sort of thing….
