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doxydad

(1,363 posts)
Wed Jun 25, 2014, 03:37 PM Jun 2014

Florida Teen Killed Grandmother, Drove Body Around For 5 Hours

A Florida teenager killed his grandmother in a bloody struggle inside her home at a nudist community, then drove around with her body in a minivan for nearly five hours, according to authorities. 18-year-old Brandon Machetto had been living with his grandmother, 74-year-old Sylvia Schmitt, for the past several weeks and they reportedly fought frequently, Pasco County sheriff’s spokeswoman Melanie Snow said.\\

A neighbor alerted authorities after witnessing Machetto dragging a wrapped bag with feet dangling out into his grandmother’s minivan early Monday, according to police.

http://www.katu.com/news/national/Police-Teen-killed-grandmother-drove-body-around-264467531.html

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Florida Teen Killed Grandmother, Drove Body Around For 5 Hours (Original Post) doxydad Jun 2014 OP
Why are the Florida stories so grisly?!? Eating peoples faces... Anansi1171 Jun 2014 #1
Just so people know the full story... HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #2

Anansi1171

(793 posts)
1. Why are the Florida stories so grisly?!? Eating peoples faces...
Wed Jun 25, 2014, 04:13 PM
Jun 2014

...shooting unarmed black teens, denying people health insurance; its a real life American Horror Story.

 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
2. Just so people know the full story...
Wed Jun 25, 2014, 04:22 PM
Jun 2014

The accused was attacked by a group of teens several years ago, and suffered a severe brain injury that apparently stunted his mental development. He has reportedly acted weird since then. I don't what kind of treatment he was getting, but dispute with grandmother started by him refusing to take his medication.

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