The headless, dismembered body of a man was found in a vacant east side house last night, and police are questioning several witnesses.
The unidentified man’s arm was cut off; a chainsaw was found nearby, a bag of body parts, including the head was found hidden nearby at the scene at the intersection of Coke and Schweikhardt.
The bag was found under a house raised on cinder blocks; police are questioning the man who lived there.
Update: HPD has identified the victim and mad ean arrest. Marlon Thomas, 35, is the dead man.
Police arrested Noe Gerardo Morin, 32 and charged him with murder. His mug:
This article appears in May 12-18, 2011.