ASU professor killed with hammer, indictment says
(KYMA, KECY)-Two Lousiana teens face charges after allegedly killing an Arizona State University professor with a hammer.
Professor Junseok Chae was reported missing after he did not come to work on March 25.
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Chae's remains were found on July 17 at Northwest Regional Landfill.
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says the investigation on Chae's death led to Lousiana where Shreveport police arrested 3 people in connection with the incident including 18-year-old Javian Ezell, and 18-year-old Gabrielle Austin.Â
AzFamily says the teens made statements that led police to believe Chae was a victim of a homicide. Police later determined Ezell and Austin killed Chae near Carefree Highway and Seventh Street in Phoenix and put his body in a dumpster, which was then taken to the landfill.
An indictment obtained by Arizona's Family states the weapon the teens used was a hammer.
Ezell and Austin face charges of first-degree murder, armed robbery, and vehicle theft.
Their bond has been set at $1 million each.
