Man beheads rival, puts head on hood of car

11-14-2003, 04:59 PM

Man beheads rival, puts head on hood of car

Reuters
Posted February 4 2002, 5:13 PM EST

ST. PETERSBURG -- A man beheaded his rival during an early morning fight Monday and then placed the severed head on the hood of a car for neighbors to see, police said.

Officers came upon the scene as the man was trying to arrange a mirror in front of the decapitated head. Police said the suspect, Dennis George Roache, 34, has a history of mental illness.

``One officer at the scene said this was the most gruesome thing he'd seen in a really long time,'' police spokesman George Kajtsa said.

Police were called to the home in south St. Petersburg shortly before 8:30 a.m. by a woman who said she had barricaded herself in a bathroom when her former boyfriend broke into the home of her current boyfriend, Gregory L. Shannon, 18.

The woman told police Roache was wielding a 2½-foot machete. Police said he'd bought the machete Sunday at a Pinellas Park flea market.

Roache and Shannon began fighting and Shannon was stabbed several times with the machete. Roache then used the machete to decapitate Shannon, Kajtsa said. Roache then walked out of the house carrying the head in full view of neighbors, including a little girl on her way to school, police said. They watched in horror as he placed the head on the hood of a parked car facing the street and began adjusting the rear-view mirror.

``He was adjusting the mirror so the head, if it were alive, could see itself,'' Kajtsa said.

Police arrived four minutes after the woman placed her call, just as Roache was adjusting the mirror.

The woman, still barricaded inside the house, was not injured.

``He didn't give the officers any trouble at the scene,'' Kajtsa said. Later at the police station, though, Roache became unruly during questioning and was transported to the Pinellas County Jail.

Roache is being held without bail on a first-degree murder charge. He did not yet have an attorney representing him Monday afternoon. Email story
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studentsteve · 11-14-2003, 05:14 PM

The worlds gone mad.

fermicat · 11-14-2003, 05:16 PM

Harveylives --- you are really outdoing yourself tonight! Thanks for making my evening more interesting!

11-14-2003, 05:18 PM

I have found a new website for some interesting news. OH YEAH!!!

Lord Loser · 11-14-2003, 05:19 PM

Well that's one way to break up the happy couple...

Frunium Slip · 11-14-2003, 05:24 PM

Maybe he was just making a point, although I thought he should have put the head on a stick...

This is truly bizzare, and that poor little school girl, hope she is not traumatized for life, a severed head, society is going to hell in a handbasket.

Antrobus · 11-14-2003, 05:25 PM

Get out of here! That's perverted!

BlackThorn · 11-14-2003, 06:02 PM

No, society is going to hell in a bus, and I'm driving!

Judith · 11-14-2003, 06:21 PM

This scares and sickens the hell out of me.

Antrobus · 11-14-2003, 06:30 PM

On second thought, people shoot deer and such and mount the heads on their living room walls!

Maybe he should have taken the head to a taxidermist first

Judith · 11-14-2003, 06:33 PM

I don't understand how you guys can joke about this.

Antrobus · 11-14-2003, 06:40 PM

Seriously, it is gross and disturbing.

I'm just at work and am very bored and feeling warped.
But it's almost 10 and time to go home.

trubador · 11-14-2003, 07:13 PM

Quote: "Police said the suspect, Dennis George Roache, 34, has a history of mental illness."

Uhhhhh.... NO SH*T!

grinner · 11-14-2003, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Harveylives
I have found a new website for some interesting news. OH YEAH!!!

PM me with that addy... if you would. Thanks.

BlackThorn · 11-14-2003, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Judith_Shakespeare
I don't understand how you guys can joke about this.

Well, I'm a sociopath. I don't know what everyone else's excuse is.

11-14-2003, 04:59 PM	#1
Harveylives Posts: n/a	Man beheads rival, puts head on hood of car Man beheads rival, puts head on hood of car Reuters Posted February 4 2002, 5:13 PM EST ST. PETERSBURG -- A man beheaded his rival during an early morning fight Monday and then placed the severed head on the hood of a car for neighbors to see, police said. Officers came upon the scene as the man was trying to arrange a mirror in front of the decapitated head. Police said the suspect, Dennis George Roache, 34, has a history of mental illness. ``One officer at the scene said this was the most gruesome thing he'd seen in a really long time,'' police spokesman George Kajtsa said. Police were called to the home in south St. Petersburg shortly before 8:30 a.m. by a woman who said she had barricaded herself in a bathroom when her former boyfriend broke into the home of her current boyfriend, Gregory L. Shannon, 18. The woman told police Roache was wielding a 2½-foot machete. Police said he'd bought the machete Sunday at a Pinellas Park flea market. Roache and Shannon began fighting and Shannon was stabbed several times with the machete. Roache then used the machete to decapitate Shannon, Kajtsa said. Roache then walked out of the house carrying the head in full view of neighbors, including a little girl on her way to school, police said. They watched in horror as he placed the head on the hood of a parked car facing the street and began adjusting the rear-view mirror. ``He was adjusting the mirror so the head, if it were alive, could see itself,'' Kajtsa said. Police arrived four minutes after the woman placed her call, just as Roache was adjusting the mirror. The woman, still barricaded inside the house, was not injured. ``He didn't give the officers any trouble at the scene,'' Kajtsa said. Later at the police station, though, Roache became unruly during questioning and was transported to the Pinellas County Jail. Roache is being held without bail on a first-degree murder charge. He did not yet have an attorney representing him Monday afternoon. Email story Print story Copyright © 2003, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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