St. Pete man accused of dismembering girlfriend and killing her mother: PCSO
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla - The suspected killer of his girlfriend and her mother had started dismembering his girlfriend when deputies arrived at the St. Pete home on Saturday, according to an arrest affidavit released Tuesday by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
The suspect, 41-year-old Kirk Hysell Jr., was found alive with multiple self-inflicted injuries in a bathroom when deputies arrived.
He later told deputies that he stabbed and suffocated his girlfriend's mother.
Deputies say they found 34-year-old Christina Donzero in a bathroom before finding 75-year-old Betti Donzero in the garage.
The backstory:
Authorities responded to the home at 5252 108th St. N, after the suspect's daughter told police that her father had called and said he had killed his girlfriend and her mother.
Deputies found two people dead and one injured while responding to a domestic call in St. Pete: PCSO.
Hysell Jr. admitted to detectives that he had killed both women and said he would "do it again."
Deputies say that Hysell Jr. remains in the hospital, and will be taken to the Pinellas County Jail when released.
What you can do:
Anyone struggling with a violent domestic situation can contact the following resources.
- CASA Pinellas 24-Hour Domestic Violence Hotline: (727) 895-4912
- Statewide Florida Domestic Violence Hotline (outside Pinellas): (800) 500-1119
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The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
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