When Galeana failed to show up to work her shift at the pharmacy one day, the police began to search for her. When they questioned her mother, the woman was quick to lay blame on Zepeda, whom she knew had been giving her daughter trouble (per Newsweek). She stated to the press “I figured that maybe he had her tied up somewhere under the influence of some drug to stop her from going out.”
Police arrived at Zepeda’s apartment and were let inside by the suspect. During their search, an officer opened up a closet door and found the body of Galeana. Well, most of it. Her right forearm had been hacked away and half of her right leg was missing. Those limbs were found later when the police searched the kitchen, tucked away in the refrigerator, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
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A deeper search of the home would uncover more human remains in the most unlikely of places; inside a box of cereal. Investigators opened it and discovered that a bone still covered in muscle tissue had been hidden inside it. It had been deep-fried.
Police also found a plate with human meat on the dining room table. It appeared as though Zepeda had just prepared a meal from his victim’s remains, for there was also a frying pan on the stove with bits of meat and fat that had recently been cooked. A freshly squeezed lemon was close by, hinting that Zepeda had used the fruit to flavor her flesh.
