Severed head of motel manager rolls across parking lot: Texas
Severed head of motel manager rolls across parking lot, before killer picks it up and strolls away.
A man has been charged with capital murder for the 2025 beheading of a motel manager in Texas. A surveillance video from the incident, which gained widespread attention on social media, showed the killer picking up the victim’s severed head and walking away before putting it in a dumpster.
- Victim: The motel manager was identified as 50-year-old Chandra Nagamallaiah.
- Suspect: The suspect, Yordonis Cobos Martinez, was arrested shortly after the murder. Cobos-Martinez is a Cuban national with a prior criminal record.
- Details: According to reports, the attack began inside the motel and may have been triggered by an argument over a broken shower head. Cobos-Martinez allegedly chased the victim into the parking lot with a machete before decapitating him in front of his wife and son.
