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Found him without his head’: Man killed and mutilated his ‘only friend’ before leaving his remains in the wilderness.

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Found him without his head': Man killed and mutilated his 'only friend' before leaving his remains in the wilderness.

Shocking betrayal in Gilbert, Arizona: 24-year-old Samuel Bush killed his best friend Alijah Bradley, shot him in the back, dismembered the body with a reciprocating saw, and dumped the remains near Gila Bend. Bush pleaded guilty late last month to second-degree murder and aggravated assault, landing a 25-year murder sentence plus 15 years concurrent this week from Judge Barbara Spencer.

The Killing

Bradley, a recent Northern Arizona University grad and engineer, vanished Aug. 12, 2024—day after his 24th birthday. Family, missing his daily good-morning call, used Life360 to ping his dead phone to Bush’s apartment, then Toyota GPS on his car led cops to a remote desert spot. Headless torso found Aug. 19; cause: gunshot to back.

Bush bought the saw post-shooting, severed limbs/head, ditched body 90 miles southwest. No clear motive—Bradley was his “only friend.” Bush nabbed Aug. 20 on drugs, charged days later (indictments shuffled through 2025).

Sentencing and Aftermath

Total: 40 years flat, plus 5 more for unrelated drug/weapon crimes (542 days credit). Bradley’s aunt: “Devastating… doesn’t bring him back.” GoFundMe hailed his “free spirit”; family grieves a promising life cut short.

Horrible case of friendship turned fatal—random or hidden grudge? Ties into your interest in U.S. crime news. Thoughts?

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