MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A man who cut off his roommate's head and then stuffed his body in a suitcase was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday.Â
Along with the life sentence, Julian Summers was also sentenced to two years in prison for abuse of a corpse. Summers does have the possibility of parole on his life sentence.
On February 20, Summers was convicted of killing 63-year-old Bruce Jefferies, his former roommate.Â
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Jefferies' body was discovered behind a dumpster near Pine Street and Eastmoreland Avenue on December 12, 2021.Â
Prosecutors said that Summers and Jefferies shared an apartment and that Summers hit Jefferies over the head with a hammer while the 63-year-old man slept one night.Â
After the attack, the district attorney's office claimed that Summers cut Jefferies head off with a knife, cleaned up the scene and then stuffed Jefferies' body into a suitcase.Â
Video surveillance showed Summers dragging the suitcase through the Broadmoor Apartments, leaving a trail of blood behind him, according to prosecutors.Â
The DA's office said that Summers admitted to the murder 16 days later.Â
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