A Minnesota man has been convicted of first-degree murder for beheading his girlfriend in front of several witnesses.
Forty-four-year-old Alexis Saborit was found guilty today (Thu) in the slaying of 56-year-old America Thayer in July 2021.
Saborit struck Thayer with an 8-pound dumbbell while they were in a vehicle near downtown Shakopee, then he decapitated her with a machete.
Witnesses in other cars and nearby homes saw the attack.
Saborit fled and disposed of the murder weapon along the way.
He was arrested more than one mile away near a hotel where he was staying.
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