Three men were charged with the murder of a store owner in Fairbanks, Alaska after buying an iPhone with the dead man’s credit cards.
According to court documents, the three men, two of them in the military and one discharged a year ago, allegedly killed 62-year-old Daniel Frederick, owner of Blondie’s military surplus, to hinder a military investigation.
Police tracked them down after they bought an iPhone at an AT&T Store.
One of the men paid for the high-tech phone using one of Frederick’s cards, but he added the phone to his existing account with the company, according to a criminal complaint filed in court.
It was the start of an electronics spending spree that included a computer and DVDs that court documents state totaled thousands of dollars.
Frederick’s body was later found in a wooded area. The 62-year-old man had been beaten and strangled.
Court papers say the men killed Frederick in what was described only as “a matter that military authorities were investigating.”
Via AP, News Miner
5 responses to “Three Charged With Murder After iPhone Purchase”
what a crew of idiots. if you are going to steal a credit card, you go and buy a ton of those prepaid cards until the card is totally charged out, overcharge if they let you, and you buy stuff with those.
you DON’T go and buy something that is attached to your name and address with a stolen card.
you dont use a credit card from anyone that you killed…duh
thats insane…and these guys were totally stupid…
buying the gift cards can be tracked also…now if you were to get cash back and use that cash to buy the iphone then that would not be tracked…these guys were idiots and deserve whatever they get
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