Idaho man charged with murder, cannibalism after body parts were found in his microwave [View all]
A North Idaho man faces serious charges after investigators say they found a dead mans body parts in a microwave, EastIdahoNews.com reported.
The Bonner County Sheriffs Office began investigating James David Russell, 39, on Sept. 10 after finding the body of David Flaget, 70, in a rural area near Clark Fork. Russell is charged with felony first-degree murder and felony cannibalism in an amended criminal complaint filed last week.
Witnesses saw the body of Flaget, the caretaker of the familys property, in a truck and suspected Russell had killed him, according to charging documents obtained by EastIdahoNews.com. When deputies arrived, they found Russell wearing gloves. He ran into a building, where a brief standoff ended with deputies taking him into custody, according to documents.
Deputies went to Flagets truck, where they found the body naked from the waist down positioned awkwardly in the passenger seat. In a probable cause affidavit, deputies noted duct tape bound Flagets wrists, and a section of his thigh and genitals were cut off and missing. It appeared the parts were removed after death.
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