Pastor hears confession of man after he kills girlfriend

Tampa man arrested after reporting he killed his girlfriend
By Kim Wilmath and Elisabeth Parker, Times Staff Writers
In Print: Wednesday, August 19, 2009



TAMPA — Pastor Ruth Beckman says the man who came into the River of Grace Church on Tuesday morning told two members "I've done something very, very bad."

Nishea Magwood, 32, said he thought he had killed his girlfriend and her mother, Beckman said. Someone called 911, and Magwood told a dispatcher he had been in a fight with his girlfriend and her mother.

"I'm pretty sure one of them is dead," he said, according to a police arrest affidavit. He gave them a Sulphur Springs address.

Police entered 8704 N 13th St. around 8 a.m., and found 45-year-old Katrina LoCicero inside, stabbed to death.

LoCicero's mother, Juanita Nelson, who lived two blocks away at 8607 N Mulberry St., was not injured, Tampa police spokeswoman Laura McElroy said.
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Tampa man arrested after reporting he killed his girlfriend