KENTUCKY MAN ACCUSED OF STABBING, DISMEMBERING & MUTILATING UNHOUSED MAN — WANTED TO “HUNT HOMELESS PEOPLE”
THE SUSPECT
Michael Hristov, 21.
THE VICTIM
Michael Howard, an unhoused man. He was stabbed, dismembered, and had satanic symbols carved into his body. His genitals and several toes were removed. He was found nude in a homeless encampment in Louisville, Kentucky.
WHAT HAPPENED
Howard was killed on December 24, 2025. His body was discovered two days later. Hristov is also linked to the nonfatal stabbing of another unhoused man on Christmas Day 2025.
Evidence against Hristov includes surveillance footage, his scooter, a backpack containing the victim’s DNA, a Reddit post made from his IP address about a serial killer, and an iCloud photo of a severed toe.
THE MOTIVE / STATEMENTS
Hristov had expressed a desire to “hunt homeless people,” showed a fascination with serial killers, and idolized mass shooters. He also allegedly tortured animals.
AFTERMATH
Hristov was indicted on May 13, 2026, for murder, abuse of a corpse, and assault. The next day, during a SWAT standoff, he called 911 saying he was armed and wanted officers to shoot him. He was later killed in an officer-involved shooting after refusing to drop his weapon.
The investigation into possible additional victims is ongoing.
**No hope for the youth in a mad world. You were born to lose in a capitalist hell with no real culture or community. You were doomed to become the devil himself. You are a product of your enviroment never allowed to reach your potential in a system of bloat and purge. Your elders have failed you with their boney knuckles, their vanity and greed. We are imperial slaves in a world of decay. It would of been better if you were never born. You slaughtered the weakest in your tribe only to become the weakest in your tribe… LOOK AT THE BASTERDS OF THE YANKKKEE DOODLE FUTURE… THERE IS NO FUTURE. They create the problem to solve the problem as everybody plays their roles… better them than me. This is a rotten culture. **