A 68-year-old US man is facing murder charges after police found his roommate's body stuffed inside a suitcase near a cemetery in Connecticut. According to The Independent, Donald Coffel was arrested on Friday. During the police investigation, he admitted to killing 58-year-old Suzanne Wormser as he revealed gruesome details. He told the cops that he hit Ms Wormser's head with a baseball bat, kept her dead body in the apartment they shared for a week-and-a-half, before dismembering her and putting body parts in two garbage bags, which he later disposed of in two large trash bins and a suitcase.
"Alright man, I did it. I hit her in the head with a f***ing baseball bat and it cracked her f***ing head open," the 68-year-old told the cops, per The Independent.
Donald Coffel revealed that after beating Ms Wormser with a baseball bat, he kept her body in the apartment for over a week and then cut her up into pieces. He then divided up her remains into two trash bags, which he tossed in a dumpster. He then put the 58-year-old's torso in a suitcase and left the luggage at the entrance of a cemetery not far from their apartment.
A witness found the suitcase near the cemetery on March 19 and alerted the police. The officers then discovered a woman's torso when they opened the bag, according to the outlet.
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It was determined that the suitcase had been there since mid-February. On April 9, the office of the chief medical examiner determined that Wormser's death was a homicide.
Police then searched the apartment of Ms Wormser and Coffel. They discovered a large amount of blood and a baseball bat with human hair attached. The officers also found a handsaw, a garbage bag with clothing and another with Wormser's purse, wallet and identification cards, as well as other cards.
Cops believe that Coffel acted alone. He is being held on a $1 million bond. He is facing charges of murder, tampering with evidence and improper disposal of a body. He appeared in court virtually on Monday because of some health issues. He is due in court again on June 10.
