Summary
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- A 20-year-old handyman confessed Thursday to the bludgeoning death of Shell Oil executive Todd Staheli and his wife Michelle in the bedroom of their high- security, luxury condominium last year, saying he was upset about an alleged racial insult.
But the confession by Jociel Conceicao dos Santos at a police news conference did not appear to end a case that had sparked intense media coverage in Brazil for months, with police speculating on suspects ranging from the former Utah couple's children to a contract killing ordered from overseas.See the full content of this document
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Handyman Admits Slayings
Police are suspicious about the motive dos Santos provided and planned to investigate further, said Rio state security chief Anthony Garotinho.
"The crime is partially cleared up," Garotinho told reporters at the news conference with dos Santos at ...See the full content of this document
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