Ny man killed friend, hid body in closet a few days tried to behead victim Report by Talking Tom

	Ny man killed friend, hid body in closet a few days tried to behead victim Report by Talking Tom CENTRAL ISLIP, NY -- An ex-convict killed a friend, tried to cut his head off with an ax and hid the body in his bedroom closet for nearly a week while keeping relatives and acquaintances at bay, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Aston Barth was being held without bail after pleading not guilty to murdering next-door neighbor Jason Campbell, Newsday reported. Barth's lawyer, Paul Barahal, declined to comment; Barth's mother said he had a long history of mental illness. Barth, 33, told investigators he choked Campbell, 35, while the two argued in Barth's Central Islip bedroom Dec. 18, Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney Glenn Kurtzrock said. Barth tried to slice off Campbell's head but either decided against it or realized he couldn't, the prosecutor said, noting that it wasn't clear whether the victim was dead when Barth took an ax to his neck. Barth wrapped the victim's body in a blanket, put it in the closet and told his family, "`Don't go into my room,"' Kurtzrock said. Meanwhile, some of Campbell's friends went to Barth's house, starting the day Campbell disappeared, to ask whether Barth knew where Campbell was, a friend said. The two had gone to high school together. "He said, `I haven't seen him. It's crazy that he's missing,"' Campbell's friend Sean Epps told Newsday. Barth's relatives finally found Campbell's body Monday and called police. Barth initially told detectives he was worried about a potential death sentence, Kurtzrock said. After Barth was told that <b>...</b>	From: RAWCRAZYNEWZ Views: 0 0 ratings
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