Suspects arrested in deadly Florida stabbing, body disposal in nature preserve

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (CBS12) — Deputies arrested two accused killers on Monday after a witness tip led to the discovery of a body in a St. Petersburg nature preserve.

Around 9 p.m. on Friday, a man walked into the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), claiming to have witnessed a murder at a home on Maybrook Avenue, per deputies.

Detectives say they later launched an investigation with the St. Petersburg Police and recovered a body, later identified as that of 42-year-old Hiojaira Velez Bonilla, near the Weedon Island Preserve off the Gandy Bridge…

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