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AND Arizona Man was charged with the murder of his childhood friend after Alijah Bradley’s headless body was found in the desert, police said.
The 24-year-old’s remains were found near the town of Gila Bend just days after his family reported him missing.
Samuel Bush, 23, was charged on September 4 second degree voluntary homicide and hide a body.
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Alijah Bradley, 24, was found dead in the Arizona desert. (Missing in Arizona/Facebook)
Bradley’s relative was confused about the motive, telling KPHO and KTVK“We honestly don’t know. He was Sam’s best friend. He was Sam’s only friend.”
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The relative, who asked not to be named, also told the newspaper that the family had reported Bradley missing on Aug. 15 after he had been absent from work and his mother had not heard from him, adding that Bush had told the family he did not know where Bradley was. was.
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Samuel Bush, 23, was charged with second-degree intentional homicide and concealment of a corpse. (Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office)
They obtained the GPS coordinates of Bradley’s car, which traced it to “the middle of nowhere” in the desert, where police found the car and Bradley’s remains on August 19.
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Authorities found Bradley’s dismembered body and all of his remains were recovered Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital. Police have not commented on a possible motive.
“It’s devastating. He was just starting his adulthood,” said Bradley’s aunt, Melissa McNeal. he told ABC15. “I don’t feel any relief or anything because it doesn’t bring him back. It doesn’t fix anything.”
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Alijah Bradley had just celebrated his 24th birthday when he was found dead in the Arizona desert. (GoFundMe)
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“I am committing my life to getting justice for my son,” his mother, who was not named, told the outlet.
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Bradley was a graduate of Northern Arizona University and had recently celebrated his birthday. According to a fundraising page for his family, he “was known for his free spirit and wild soul.”