Two Women Charged with Murder and Theft Using Victim's Severed Thumb
Fasil Teklemariam's killers allegedly used his thumb to access financial apps, purchasing drugs and alcohol.
- Fasil Teklemariam, 53, was found dead in his Washington, D.C., apartment on April 5 with multiple injuries and a missing thumb.
- Tiffany Taylor Gray, 22, and Audrey Denise Miller, 19, were arrested and charged with first-degree murder and armed felony murder.
- The suspects reportedly used Teklemariam's severed thumb to unlock his phone and steal money from his accounts.
- Surveillance footage showed the suspects entering and exiting Teklemariam's apartment multiple times before his body was discovered.
- Investigators are still searching for Teklemariam's thumb and other missing electronic devices.