Crime & Justice

‘Belligerently Drunk’ Ex-Roommate Admitted to Murdering College Student, Cops Say

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The savage pocket-knife murder shook North Dakota—and terrorized a family. But the arrestee is no stranger.

Pilar Melendez
Pilar Melendez 

Senior National Reporter

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Police handout / courtesy Anna Knutson
Pilar Melendez

Pilar Melendez

Senior National Reporter

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