A The man from Minnesota accused of killing two of his romantic partners, cutting them, and dumping them in storage units, recently entered a new plea.
Joseph Jorgenson pleaded guilty Thursday to murder missing women Manijeh “Mani” Starren and Fanta Xayavong, whose remains were found in storage facilities in 2023, according to a report by FOX 9.
He also pleaded guilty to two separate counts of second degree intentional murder.
On Thursday, Joseph Jorgenson pleaded guilty to killing missing women Manijeh “Mani” Starren and Fanta Xayavong.
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Jorgenson admitted to killing Starren in his apartment after she asked him to leave in April 2023.
He ‘strangled her until she stopped breathing’, before using a long razor blade dismembers his body and moving the remains to a Woodbury storage facility, according to the report.
Joseph Jorgenson pleaded guilty to killing Manijeh “Mani” Starren and Fanta Xayavong, whose remains were found dismembered. (iStock)
Jorgenson also admitted to killing Xayavong two years earlier, after “a verbal argument escalated into a physical altercation” at his home, according to FOX 9. After dismembering her body, he moved the remains to a Coon storage facility Fast.
“She is our beautiful daughter. She had a heart of gold, and she was a really good mother“, Ricki Starren, Mani’s mother, told FOX 9 after the plea hearing. “Yes, he is a monster. But I feel bad for his family though.”
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He faces a total of 40 years in prison for the two deaths, according to officials.
Fox 9’s Paul Blume contributed to this story.
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2025-01-04 01:02:00
