Chandler police are investigating the bizarre case of a man who was stabbed, decapitated and left in a pool of blood in a central city apartment.

One man has been arrested and police are seeking three more suspects in what may the city's first beheading.

"We don't go to many cases where the victim has been decapitated," said Chandler Police Det. Frank Mendoza.

The man police arrested in the case, Crisantos Moroyoqui, 36, is an undocumented immigrant who lived across the way from the murder scene. He rented a bed for $100 a month in a small apartment shared by five other day laborers. He had lived there three months, his roommates said Monday.

He spent Sunday morning drinking across the walkway with the victim and three other men. The other four had just arrived this past weekend, neighbors said. No one knew them well. But two other men who went to sleep about 4:30 a.m. saw the five men still drinking.

"Before going to bed, they saw the victim alive and well with Moroyoqui and three other Hispanic males in the living room," police said.

Sometime between 4:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m., one of the four visitors, a Hispanic male in his 30s, was stabbed, decapitated and left in a pool of blood.

The three remaining visitors fled in a 2003 red Ford Expedition with California plate 6FWR784, police said. Moroyoqui, his tan shoes covered in blood, had apparently walked the few steps to his apartment and fallen asleep in the bed he rents, police said. Police reported he also had blood on his pants, which they are testing to determine if it belonged to the victim.

Neighbors reported seeing candles burning in the apartment. The men also used a Ouija Board, also known as a spirit board, neighbors said. Empty cases of Bud Light beer were evident Monday, as was a large red stain in the carpet.

Police would not comment Monday on whether they are looking into the possibility that the four men were practicing a ritual that involves decapitations. Nor would they say whether drugs were involved.

"In any type of homicide investigation we look at every angle, whether greed, drugs�" Mendoza said. "There is a reason why they did this to this guy. We just don't know what it is yet."

When police responded to the scene, they said Moroyoqui at first provided a false identity He has exercised his right to remain silent.

He was arrested on suspicion of 2nd degree murder and hindering prosecution.

The other suspects, considered armed and dangerous, are:

Juan Campos Morales Aguilar, also known as Asai He is about 5 foot 10 inches, 220 pounds and has short dark hair and a thin mustache. He was least seen wearing a black shirt with a white T-shirt and jeans.

Jose David Castro Reyes, 25. He is about 5 feet 10 inches tall, is clean shaven and has short hair. He was wearing jeans, a white shirt and a white T-shirt.

The third suspect is known only as "El Joto." The suspect's nickname is a derogatory Spanish term that The Republic generally would not publish. However, it was the only identifying characteristic available to police.

He is about 5 foot 3 inches tall, with short spiked black hair and a goatee. He was wearing a white T-shirt, with a black pattern shirt and Levis.

Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to call 911.