12/30/2021- 5:48 p.m.
Memphis – Julian Durrell Summers, 30, has been arrested for killing his 63-year-old roommate, stuffing his body in a suitcase and abandoning it next to a dumpster, according to police.
Memphis Police made the grisly discovery on Dec. 12 at 9:50 p.m. following a suspicious call, locating the suitcase in an alley behind a bank, officials said in a news release.
Police were eventually led back to Jefferies’ apartment thanks to a blood trail left on the ground by the dripping suitcase, that led to the arrest of his roommate Julian Durrell Summers, 30.
The body was identified on Dec. 20 as belonging to Bruce Jefferies, 63.
A witness also told police he saw a man dragging the same suitcase through the alley the morning of Dec. 12. and try unsuccessfully to throw the case in the dumpster because it was apparently too heavy, according to the affidavit. When the man realized he was being watched he dropped the suitcase and ran off.
Police said the witness’ account was supported by video evidence, according to the affidavit.
A witness also told police he saw a man dragging the same suitcase through the alley the morning of Dec. 12. and try unsuccessfully to throw the case in the dumpster because it was apparently too heavy, according to the affidavit. When the man realized he was being watched he dropped the suitcase and ran off.
