A Minnesota man accused of murdering two of his romantic partners, dismembering them and dumping them in storage units, recently entered a new plea.
Joseph Jorgenson pleaded guilty to murder on Thursday 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 the second degree intentional murder.
Joseph Jorgenson pleaded guilty Thursday to the murders of missing women Manijeh “Mani” Starren and Fanta Xayavong.
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Jorgenson admitted to killing Starren in her apartment after she asked him to leave in April 2023.
He “strangled her until she could no longer breathe”, before using a long razor blade cutting her body into pieces and moving the remains to a storage facility in Woodbury, the report said.
Joseph Jorgenson pleaded guilty to the murders of 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 their home, according to FOX 9. After dismembering her body, he moved the remains to a storage facility of Coon Raprids.
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“She is our beautiful daughter. She had a heart of gold, and she was one really good motherRicki Starren, Mani’s mother, told FOX 9 after the hearing. “Yes, he’s a monster. But I do feel sorry for his family.”
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He faces a total of 40 years in prison for both deaths, officials said.
Fox 9’s Paul Blume contributed to this story.
