Suspect in Grisly Dismemberment Murders Arrested & Charged

 

FT. WORTH – Authorities have arrested a suspect in the gruesome, brutal murders of three people including a child who were found in a burning dumpster last week in Ft. Worth. 

According to reports, officials with the Ft. Worth Police Department arrested Jason Alan Thornburg, 41, who was charged with capital murder of multiple persons.

As we reported earlier, firefighters discovered a gruesome scene last Wednesday after finding three bodies in a dumpster fire.

According to the Fort Worth Police Department, on Sep. 22 at 6:17 a.m., the Fort Worth Fire Department were dispatched to the 3100 block of Bonnie Dr. for the report of a dumpster fire outside of the business.

When they arrived, firefighters began extinguishing the fire and discovered three bodies in side of the dumpster. The FWPD was then called in along with its Homicide unit.

The three bodies includes 42-year-old David Lueras, a young teenage or adult female, and a child. Police say that the bodies were burned and heavily dismembered. Also there are body parts unaccounted for.

Law enforcement officials confirmed that Thornburg was arrested at a Euless hotel on Monday and later confessed to the three murders. The officials said he also admitted to at least two other murders in North Texas and another state.

Jason Thornburg Charged with Capital Murder (Contributed/Ft. Worth PD)

Jason Thornburg Charged with Capital Murder (Contributed/Ft. Worth PD)

Officials say they will release more information later Tuesday.  

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