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San Francisco woman accused of dismembering roommate appears in court

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A San Francisco woman looked composed and lucid as she made her 
first court appearance on Friday on a murder charge accusing her 
of killing and dismembering her roommate, whose body parts 
prosecutors say were discovered in plastic bags at their home.

Lisa Gonzales, 47, was in an orange jail suit with her hands 
cuffed behind her back during the brief appearance with her 
attorney. She answered a question from the judge, but she did 
not enter a plea. Her arraignment was continued until June 14.

Court officials barred the media from taking photos of the 
defendant, and police have not released her mug shot.

Police arrested Gonzales on Saturday after her 61-year-old 
roommate was reported missing. Police discovered the victim's 
severed arms and legs in a maggot-filled storage container, 
according to prosecutors.

Gonzales told police that her roommate refused to move out, and 
the two of them argued on May 15, a San Francisco prosecutor 
said in a court filing. She told investigators she thinks she 
"flipped," but she didn't have a "real recollection" of what 
happened, Adam Maldonado said in the filing.

"The facts of this case are very disturbing," Alex Bastian, 
deputy chief of staff at the district attorney's office, said 
Friday.

Outside court, Gonzales' public defender, Alex Lilien, said his 
client was a hardworking, single mother and had taken the 
victim, Maggie Mamer, in after Mamer said she had been evicted 
by unscrupulous landlords. He said he didn't have details about 
his client's mental health.

"She's charged with murder, and she's being portrayed as a 
monster in the media — and that's distressing," he said. "She's 
concerned about her family."

Mamer had lost her home and "fallen on hard times" when Gonzales 
in August 2017 offered her a room, Maldonado said in the court 
filing. They agreed on $400 a month as rent. But after items 
around the home began to get misplaced or broken, Gonzales told 
Mamer in April to move out in 30 days or face eviction, the 
prosecutor said.

Lilien said Friday that Gonzales did not know Mamer well when 
she let her move in, and that Mamer had a history of not paying 
rent.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us--
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