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A Minnesota Man A man accused of killing two of his romantic partners, dismembering them and dumping them in a warehouse recently made a new plea.
Joseph Jorgenson pleaded guilty Thursday to murder missing women Manyeh “Mani” Starren and Fanta Xayavon, whose remains were found in vaults in 2023, FOX 9 reports.
He also pleaded guilty to two separate second-degree counts premeditated murder.
Joseph Jorgenson pleaded guilty Thursday to the murders of missing women Manige “Mani” Starren and Fanta Xayavon.
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Jorgenson confessed to killing Starren in her apartment after she asked him to move out in April 2023.
He “choked her until she stopped breathing” before using a long razor blade to do so dismember her body and moving the remains to a Woodbury vault, the report said.
Joseph Jorgenson pleaded guilty to the murders of Manyeh “Manny” Starren and Fanta Xayavong, whose remains were found dismembered. (iStock)
Jorgenson also confessed to killing Xayavong two years earlier after a “verbal altercation escalated into a physical altercation” at their home, according to FOX 9. After dismembering her body, he moved the remains to the Coon Rapids storage facility.
“She is our beautiful daughter. She had a heart of gold and she was really good mom” Ricky Starren, Manny’s mother, told FOX 9 after the plea hearing. “Yeah, he’s a monster. But I feel sorry for his family.”
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He faces a total of 40 years in prison for both deaths, officials said.
Fox 9’s Paul Blum contributed to this story.
