In 2022, John Hallett was living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, when he called Michigan City, Indiana, police to share the horrific details of his roommate’s death , according to police and news outlets.
During the call, Hallett said he struck Paul Gonzales with a crutch, then choked him to death in 2017 because Hallett thought Gonzales had been stealing his mail , WGN reported.
Hallett kept the body in the basement of their shared home for almost two months, then used a hacksaw to chop up Gonzales’ remains and distribute them across various public trash cans in Michigan City, according to Massachusetts State Police and WSBT…