Authorities in Fort Worth, Texas have apprehended a suspect who allegedly killed three people and set a dumpster containing their remains on fire last week.
41-year-old Jason Alan Thornburg was arrested Monday night in connection with the horrifying discovery of three deceased and dismembered bodies found on fire inside a dumpster last Wednesday.
Initially claiming that the victims were an adult male, a teen woman, and a child, detectives later determined that all victims were adults, including two females.
The tattoos of the male victim helped investigators identify him as 42-year-old David Lueras. Authorities believe he had been living with the suspect in a motel room for a while before the murder.
The two women were found heavily burned and dismembered that their identification took further time.
Now, police say they had determined their identities but would withhold the information citing the ongoing investigation.
“The case was shocking and unsettling, and we knew bringing someone to justice, in this case, was paramount,” police Chief Neil Noakes said.
Thornburg confessed to the crimes and to another slaying that took place last May, going to “intimate details” of his acts. He cited being called to perform sacrifices as a motive.
