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pizza hut worker accused of killing manager after body found in trash
authorities in milwaukee say the victim recently cashed a $7,000 inheritance cheque and showed off the money to fellow workers
feb 25 2024
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a pizza hut worker in wisconsin is accused of killing his manager and placing the body in a trash can over a $7,000 inheritance cheque, police say.
kavonn ingram, 31, was charged feb. 16 with first-degree intentional homicide and other offences, following the murder of 55-year-old alex stengel.
police believe stengel was killed inside the pizza hut, wrapped in a garbage bag, dumped into a trash can and discarded in a dumpster area.
according to a criminal complaint obtained by the milwaukee journal sentinel , police in south milwaukee received a call feb. 7 about a body found in a trash can behind dumpsters at a pizza hut.
officers at the scene found the body of stengel without his wallet, keys and cellphone. the body had gunshot wounds and stab wounds. cops also noted a trail of blood from the dumpster to the eatery.
inside the restaurant, police noticed the kitchen area was recently cleaned, while the rest of the eatery appeared dirty.
however, detectives found blood on the sink, mop handle and light switch.
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after reviewing surveillance footage from a nearby taco bell, detectives say a suspect wearing black clothing dragged a trash can from the pizza hut toward the dumpsters on the morning of feb. 5. the person then returned to the restaurant.
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a regional pizza hut manager told investigators that stengel had cashed a $7,000 inheritance cheque before work on feb. 3. he apparently showed fellow employees a large sum of cash and ingram was one of the workers who saw the money, the manager added.
investigators went to ingram’s home and questioned his girlfriend.
“is this about alex?” she asked, referring to stengel, reports nbc affiliate wral.
the girlfriend said ingram had a scheme to get the inheritance money, but she questioned his plan to kill the manager.
he allegedly told his girlfriend that “if your gun is to his head, and you shoot him in the head, it works as a silencer, and no one is going to hear it.”
if convicted, ingram faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison.
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