A 21-year-old man allegedly told police he killed his girlfriend’s cousin and sexually assaulted her corpse, because he “wanted to know what it was like to kill somebody.”
Police in Okeechobee, Florida, claimed Christopher Shows murdered mother-of-four Amanda Suarez, inside her home in order to experience murdering someone.
“In his confession, it was just he wanted to know what murder was about. Unfortunately, it was no rhyme no reason. He just wanted to know what murder felt like,” the county’s sheriff-elect, Noel Stephen, told WPTV.
Mr Snows was arrested on Monday over the December 7 killing of Ms Suarez. The woman’s two-year-old son was home at the time of the attack, the station reported.
It is not clear whether Mr Snows has been formally charged, whether he has entered a plea, or if he has a lawyer.
Reports said Mr Snows had gone to the woman’s apartment where he made advances to her. When she rejected them, he took a rifle from his vehicle and allegedly shot her in the back.
He then allegedly dragged her body into the kitchen, positioned her in the form of a crucifix, and sexually assaulted her.
When police arrived at the scene, they discovered that Ms Suarez’s cellphone was missing. It was eventually tracked to a nearby church.
Officials said Mr Shows may have dropped the phone on the side of the road after he fled the victim’s home. The phone was covered with blood, and police said it contained a photograph moments before Ms Suarez was shot.
Ms Suarez’s family has set up a GoFundMe page to help cover funeral expenses. The family of the murdered woman’s husband are now caring for him and the four children.
Leah Suarez told the Okeechobee News that her daughter-in-law had always been focussed on getting her high school diploma and having a family.
“She was a good mom and never had any ill will toward anyone,” she said. “She never had a driver’s licence. She was perfectly content being home and being a mom.”
