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Brazilian Man Accused Of Dismembering His Girlfriend Says He Doesn't Recall What Happened
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In this undated image taken from the cellular phone of Mohamed D'Ali Carvalho Santos and released by the Goias state police on Friday Aug. 1, 2008, shows Santos with 17-year-old Cara Marie Burke inside an aircraft at an unknown location. (AP Photo/Goias State Police)
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The cut-up remains of British teenager Cara Marie Burke are seen wrapped in blankets after they were found by police officers inside a suitcase under a bridge in the city of Goiania, in central Brazil, July 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Zuhair Mohamad)
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This photo taken from a screen projection during a police news conference in Goiania, Brazil, July 31, 2008, shows an undated photo allegedly recovered by Goias state police from the cell phone of Mohamed D'Ali Carvalho Santos. In the photo Santos poses with his girlfriend, 17 year-old Cara Marie Burke. (AP Photo/Mantovani Fernandes)
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Mohamed D'Ali Carvalho Santos, sits at the back of a police car while being shown to the press after his arrest in Goiania, central Brazil, July 31, 2008. (AP Photo/Mantovani Fernandes)
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In an interview from his jail cell with The Associated Press, Mohamed D'Ali Carvalho Santos said: "I don't remember much, I had used too much drugs."
Santos did not say whether he killed her during the brief interview. Police say Santos has already admitted to killing Burke because she threatened to tell the suspect's parents he was a drug dealer and addicted to cocaine.
Authourities said Friday they are looking for another suspect who helped Santos get rid of Burke's head and other body parts.
Santos, 20, was arrested and charged with homicide Thursday after "he confessed he cut her up and even photographed the body on his cellular phone," Goias state police inspector Jorge Moreira da Silva said.
One photo appeared to have been taken in a bathroom shower stall, showing Burke's severed head placed on the chest of her torso along with a bloody butcher knife.
After fatally stabbing Burke on Saturday, Santos left her body in the bathroom and went to a party, returning to dismember her the next day, the police inspector said.
Burke's family in England identified her from a tattoo that said "Mum" after images of the body were broadcast on TV, Silva said.
Burke met Santos in London, where his mother lives, Silva said. She had been in Brazil for about three months.
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- Sad situation. Taking that young ladys life in such a manner. Where do these people come from?
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- It''s the CIA''s fault. They control all the coke in the world.
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- There is no excuse he can give to justify his actions. He does not deserve to live.
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- someone hand me a butcher knife, and i will cut this a$$hole slowly. hurry up - im still under the influence of my meds
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- Sorry A$$hole that''s not going to cut it. No pun intended.
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