Ofir Gross
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The two suspects in the slaying of Jerusalemite Ofir Gross have been named Tuesday afternoon, hours after it was revealed he was killed during a botched robbery. 

On Sunday, authorities announced they had found Gross's body, after a frantic, week-long search for the missing Jerusalemite.

A biomedical student in Germany, he had been "couchsurfing" - staying at residential homes for free or for a relatively small fee - when his family suddenly lost contact with him.

Then, Sunday night, Hungarian police announced they arrested two suspects in the case.

Hungarian news outlets named them Tuesday afternoon as a Charles N., 21, and S. Mesa, 19. Both are from Tiszakécske, the town where Gross was staying. Charles had previously served time for drug use and robbery-related offenses. 

On April 22, prosecutors said, the two men killed Gross with bricks outside the country house where the latter was staying, then hid his body inside the home. 

Hungarian news site index.hu gave further insight into Gross's stay Tuesday, with Edina, one of the hosts with whom Gross stayed earlier in his trip, noting Gross was "odd." 

Gross "spoke perfect English, and was well-educated, but aloof," Edina told the site, and noted he appeared to be "malnourished" and keeping a vegan diet. (Editor's note: It is possible Edina, or the Hungarian public, is not aware that a vegan diet is an easy way to keep Kosher while abroad.) He was hiding money in his shoes and in the lining of his backpack, she said, but it is unclear how much. 

Gross also apparently kept his distance from other travelers using the service, and did not engage with German travelers also staying with Edina.