Mexican Rock Star and Family Dead as Suspects Allegedly Hunted Cold Wallet They

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Mexican Rock Star and Family Dead as Suspects Allegedly Hunted Cold Wallet They Believed Held Millions

Suspects hunting a bitcoin cold wallet killed Camilo Séptimo keyboardist Jonathan Meléndez, his pregnant wife Ana Paula Barragán, their three-year-old daughter Sofía and 21-year-old domestic worker Aleyda Romero at the family's home, only a six year old boy survived.

You can read about the killing
Camilo Séptimo Musician, Pregnant Wife, Daughter, Nanny, and Dog Killed in Mexico as Boy, 6, Survives

https://decrypt.co/377795/mexican-family-killed-bitcoin-cold-wallet

I do not have time to fully explain what happened, but you can know about it on the links that I have posted.

The lesson is that we should not use our privacy to joke because crypto physical attack is getting more common.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

I read about this on X today, it’s such a sad news article to read. It’s bad enough that he was killed but his pregnant wife and 3 year old daughter were also murdered.

At first I read it that they killed them for $2M worth of Bitcoin which is still absolutely deplorable but it turns out it was 2M pesos which is under $100,000. I hope the authorities find those responsible and sentence them to full life terms or worse.

RIP to the guy and his poor family.

[noorman0]

Although the final outcome is not mentioned in the article, the most ironic aspect of this brutal murder is that the perpetrators merely "believed" the couple held millions of dollars' worth of Bitcoin in a cold wallet. It remains unknown whether they actually obtained what they were after.

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At first I read it that they killed them for $2M worth of Bitcoin which is still absolutely deplorable but it turns out it was 2M pesos which is under $100,000. I hope the authorities find those responsible and sentence them to full life terms or worse.

As I understand it, the 2M pesos was an offer made to help the mastermind behind the murder retrieve that cold wallet.

[Coyster]

A $5 wrench attack doesn't get more brutal than this, such a sad story. I was wondering why the attackers killed this man and his family, but after reading that one of the arrested suspects was a business associate of his, it becomes easier to understand that their intentions were clear, to kill him, irrespective of the outcome of their heist, for the risk of identifying them.

I also believe this suspect was able to get information that Melendez had bitcoins in his possession because he was his business partner. It could be that they talked crypto sometime over a bottle of beer, and then the suspect started to make their plan to steal it from him.

[tabas]

Another sad news, people can really do whatever it takes for them when they know that something can be taken away from their targets. I feel bad of what happened to the family but, there's a 6 year old boy that survive and despite that brutal murder, there's still a life that survived. The article from the ibtimes.co.uk states how brutal the crime is and never mentioned about the cold wallet. While the decrypt article mentioned about the alleged reason was to find the cold wallet.

[LogitechMouse]

Another sad news, people can really do whatever it takes for them when they know that something can be taken away from their targets. I feel bad of what happened to the family but, there's a 6 year old boy that survive and despite that brutal murder, there's still a life that survived. The article from the ibtimes.co.uk states how brutal the crime is and never mentioned about the cold wallet. While the decrypt article mentioned about the alleged reason was to find the cold wallet.

When there's money, people can be as heartless as they can, and that's the sad truth. Human really is brutal sometimes especially when they're in need. 

I feel bad for the victim. We've seen numerous wrench attacks or any crypto-related crimes just this year alone, and it will continue in the future. This is the reason why we need to stay silent as much as possible when it comes to our crypto assets because of these kind of crimes. Unless we can afford having a group of bodyguards on our side, let's keep as silent as possible.

Why the suspect killed the dog though?   

[acroman08]

I hope they get the death penalty, they almost wiped out an entire family because they wanted to rob someone of their Bitcoin. This tragedy just further reinforces the idea of keeping your crypto holdings a secret, even to people you know, because the guy who planned to rob Meléndez's family is his business partner.

[tabas]

Another sad news, people can really do whatever it takes for them when they know that something can be taken away from their targets. I feel bad of what happened to the family but, there's a 6 year old boy that survive and despite that brutal murder, there's still a life that survived. The article from the ibtimes.co.uk states how brutal the crime is and never mentioned about the cold wallet. While the decrypt article mentioned about the alleged reason was to find the cold wallet.

When there's money, people can be as heartless as they can, and that's the sad truth. Human really is brutal sometimes especially when they're in need. 

I feel bad for the victim. We've seen numerous wrench attacks or any crypto-related crimes just this year alone, and it will continue in the future. This is the reason why we need to stay silent as much as possible when it comes to our crypto assets because of these kind of crimes. Unless we can afford having a group of bodyguards on our side, let's keep as silent as possible.

Why the suspect killed the dog though?   

What we can hope for is that there will be a reduced in numbers of these crimes. And people who are in crypto space and holds a lot need to lie low and keep themselves a low profile. We're no longer in the time of flexing culture when these criminals are also in the surroundings just lurking looking for their next victim. It's better to look like a broke bloke but the opposite and owns a lot of it because you're hiding your real status with your holdings than someone who looks rich and you actually do but all eyes of these evil guys are on you.

[PrivacyG]

I hope they get the death penalty, they almost wiped out an entire family because they wanted to rob someone of their Bitcoin.

And when you think about it and the fact that they would generally get a final meal of their choice, a final word, a non brutal way of dying et cetera, it often looks like the death penalty is a favor for the criminal who would other wise have to deal with all that happens in the jail, with the psychological blame et cetera until they rot in their cell.

[crwth]

Don't you think it's best to minimize your connection to crypto? Having nothing to be traced to you, in whatever shape or form. Sadly, that happened to the family; it's brutal. The greediness is over the top for this. RIP.
^{(I recommend for us to wait for the actual evidence to see if the motive is actually the crypto holdings.)}