Killer Accused of Beheading, Torturing Cellmate

By AP. One convicted killer has been accused of beheading another in what authorities call an exceptionally sadistic torture slaying at a California prison.

Corcoran State Prison inmate Jaime Osuna removed several body parts from his cellmate, Luis Romero, Assistant Kings County District Attorney Phil Esbenshade said Friday. Charges accuse Osuna, 31, of repeatedly cutting Romero last month using what the prosecutor called a sharp metal object wrapped in string and attached to a handle.

It’s not clear how much happened while Romero, 44, was still alive or whether anyone heard the overnight assault, but “we do believe that the victim was conscious during at least a portion of the time,” Esbenshade said in an email. “This is the most gruesome case that I have seen in terms of heinousness in the slaying.” (Read more from “Killer Accused of Beheading, Torturing Cellmate” HERE)

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California Inmate Decapitated Cellmate, Severed Body Parts, Police Say

By ABC 7. Authorities say Osuna decapitated Luis Romero and then proceeded to sever several of his body parts, including an eye and a finger.

He’s also accused of cutting out part of Romero’s lung.

Romero bled to death and was found by prison staff during a morning security check.
“There was a weapon located inside the cell,” Esbenshade said. “It looked like it had been manufactured from some sort of razor that may have been issued. It had some string around it, so that’s the only weapon that was located inside the cell.”

This week, prosecutors filed four felony charges against Osuna, including torture, mayhem, and murder with four special allegations, including a prior murder conviction, making him eligible for the death penalty. (Read more from “California Inmate Decapitated Cellmate, Severed Body Parts, Police Say” HERE)

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