Description: Prosecutors reportedly cited Hisham Abugharbieh's ChatGPT history after he was charged with murdering University of South Florida doctoral students Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy. The alleged queries concerned body disposal, vehicle concealment, firearms, phone traceability, and missing-person status. Current public reporting leaves unresolved whether ChatGPT provided operational assistance.
Editor Notes: This incident is being ingested because prosecutors reportedly made ChatGPT use part of the evidentiary record in a specific double-homicide case. The incident date is anchored to the day the victims were last seen alive, rather than to the first reported ChatGPT query or later reporting. Timeline notes: (1) 04/13/2026: Prosecutors alleged relevant ChatGPT use began before the victims disappeared. (2) 04/16/2026: Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy were last seen alive; this date is used as the incident date. (3) 04/17/2026: They were reported missing. (4) 04/17/2026–04/23/2026: Additional alleged ChatGPT use reportedly occurred after the victims were last seen alive.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: OpenAI developed an AI system deployed by OpenAI and Hisham Abugharbieh, which harmed Zamil Limon , University of South Florida community , Nahida Bristy , Family of Zamil Limon and Family of Nahida Bristy.
Alleged implicated AI system: ChatGPT
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1488
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2026-04-16
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) --- The suspect in the killings of two University of South Florida doctoral students from Bangladesh had asked ChatGPT what would happen if a human body was put in a garbage bag and thrown in a dumpster, days before they …
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