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Man Arrested For Inheritance-Related Murder Of Sister's Partner

(Vancouver, WA) -- A Vancouver man is facing charges after allegedly murdering his sister's partner over their father's inheritance. Police say 35-year-old Logan Melchert allegedly killed 38-year-old Khalid al-Hassan in July to prevent him from getting the inheritance that the Melchert siblings' father had left to Melchert's sister. He then allegedly dismembered Al-Hassan's body, place it in a car then lit the car on fire. Police arrested him for arson and booked him into jail, where he allegedly told another inmate the entire story. Police used that information plus cell phone data and other evidence to arrest Melchert for murder.

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