San Jose: Man arrested, charged with torture death in downtown apartment
https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/09/16/san-jose-man-arrested-charged-with-fatal-stabbing-in-downtown-apartment/
SAN JOSE — A man has been arrested and charged with torturing, stabbing and drowning another man in a downtown San Jose apartment building last week, according to police and court records.
Police and prosecutors say Sherman George Smith admitted to stabbing and tying the victim to a chair, then drowning him in a bathtub and using bleach to clean up the apartment.