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A Washington State man with a laundry list of past violent attacks.

Now stands accused of brutally murdering his girlfriend, a beloved mother of four,

then allegedly dismembering her body. Seattle police officers

were summoned to an apartment where they discovered the gruesome scene, the body of 31-year-old

Kiara Sewell bore obvious signs of trauma. The details are truly sickening. Sewell's grieving mom,

Tanika Tigner, spoke to reporters outside the courthouse.

You did this to my daughter.

What did she do to you?

In the back of her neck is like decapitated off or something.

What the fuck is wrong with you?

You're crazy.

The alleged killer, 55-year-old Willie James McCu was captured on surveillance video with Sewell.

But in the days that followed, only Makou appeared on camera,

seen hauling large duffel bags and garbage sacks out of the building.

When detectives later executed a search warrant on Maku's storage locker,

they uncovered the suspected implements of terror, an 18-inch machete and an 11-inch hunting

knife tools grimly consistent with the nature of the injuries found.

McCu's criminal record is as long as it is disturbing.

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