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Tuesday 6 January 2015

Meet the man who murdered his rich dad for reducing his pocket money

30 year Thomas Gilbert Jr, (pictured left) shot his 70year old rich dad Thomas Gilbert (pictured right) at his Manhattan home on Sunday afternoon January 4th. Gilbert Sr was the founder of $200million hedge fund, Wainscott Capital.

Thomas Jr had gone to see his father at his home after the father threatened to stop paying his $2,400-a-month rent and also cut his weekly allowance to $300, according to New York Daily News. While father and son were reportedly arguing about their issues, Thomas Jr sent his mother out of the house to buy him a sandwich so she wouldn't witness what he was planning to do.

According to reports, Thomas, who attended $50,000-a-year school, then shot his father in the head and left the gun, said to belong to his father, on his chest.

 
The hedge fund founder's body was discovered by his wife who then called police and told them she'd left her son with his father before she left the house that afternoon. She then gave the police her son's address. The NYPD arrested Thomas Jr later at his own home and this morning charged him with his father's murder and criminal possession of a weapon.

125 comments:

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    1. At dis age stil taking pocket money frm his dad.

      Indeed, he is a liability and over grown baby in making.

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    2. He should b locked up and d keys thrown into d river.

      Never to b found again.

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    3. Blackgal run...pls run, run....

      Gab2shoessaysso

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    4. What a bastard son of a gun. Now he's gonna rot in jail. Foolish boy!!

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    5. Dats wot happens wen u spare d rod n spoil d child! @ ur old age dey turn against u!

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    6. I hate wen pple waste deir opportunities in life

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  2. Ewu Gambia, has the money increased now?.

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  3. Now That His Father is Gone, What More does he Expect?? Foolish Fool.. ISIS handle this guy jari...
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    .Disclaimer:: Raise Your Words, Not Your Voice. It Is Rain That Grows Flowers, Not Thunder..

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  4. Spoilt child. Ha nah wao! R.I.P

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  5. He should be sent to jail straight away.
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    @Mr Endowed via Lumia phone

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  6. I think the father was the cause if it, cos he spoilt him from the beginning

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    1. As in ehn, he has bn a spoilt brat right frm time... Still collecting allowance 30yrs when some Nigerians re already feeding parents and siblings at that age while married sef

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  7. Good for nothing spoilt brat!!!! If u were in naija attending oshodi memorial high school...trekking under hot sun wit half sandals n holes in ur white buttocks...u wud hav thot of hw to fend for urself. mugu!!

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  8. Kai Linda,why will u like us to meet him.....he could muder u for this post Ooooo.....#Gmoooore'sTaLk

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  9. What a wicked n heartless son. May d man soul rest in peace.

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  10. So now that the dad is dead he will have full access to his wealth,isnt it?ok.let him control his inherited wealth from prison.what i dont understand is how he believed he could get away with the murder.

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  11. Fool at forty..oya go chop the money for jail na...

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  12. Stupid child
    All this rich kids sef
    Maybe he was irresponsible that was why his father decided to cut off his allowance.

    Wish he will rot in jail

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  13. The guy must have done something wrong for his dad to stop the paying his rent but is killing him the next thing to do?...well if found guilty at the end of the day, he's going to serve the punishment. May the man's soul rest in peace


    #Omoh

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  14. Orishirishi...U kill ur papa bcoz say he wan reduce ur pocket money at the age of 30yrs ?? Na jail u go die...Animal

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  15. He has a caring father and he chose to repay Jim in that way. Can't he hustle on his own! now, who will give him all those things he need!
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    @Mr Endowed via Lumia phone

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  16. Thought about the whole scenario again...the guy sent his mum to buy sandwich for him? And she's aware there's issue on ground?...Don't know that's part of their culture or maybe the guy got no legs #justsaying

    #Omoh

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    1. Thought I was the only one that noticed that part. How can you send your mother out to go get a sandwich during an argument with your father? Nah, that's not their culture either. That story sounds somehow. If the mother was on her way out and the son asked her if she can grab her a sandwich on the way...now that would make more sense

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  17. a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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    Too much pampering caused this no doubt.... May his soul RIP...
    *GLO BRING 3G TO KONTAGORA*
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    ***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

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  18. He just placed a curse on himself.

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  19. The guy is possessed or have some psychological problems

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  20. Entitled prick! Reason why I remind myself everyday, that NOBODY owes you s**t! Hopefully, you don't get off on some dumb excuse like that other entitled punk that killed 4 people by drunk driving! Affluenza.

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  21. At 30 years of age,his still depending on his father

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  22. Exactly the kind of thing that could happen when kids are over - indulged. Love ur kids, yes. Provide for them, yes. But know her and where to draw the line. So sad a caring dad had to go this way. May he rest in peace

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  23. Wht a shame...

    A liability he is and was...

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  24. Send him mama go buy sandwich??????? This 30year old man?????? Na lie.

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  25. I believe he didn't do it wit his clear eyez.

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  26. Haba, y are some pple lazy? So sad......... A whole 30yr old boy still collecting alloweee. He shld have come to Nigeria to see his mate hustling.

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  27. Nothing wey person no go fit see for this oyibo people. Senseless creature

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  28. Shameless idiot.....still depending on ur DAD @ 30.

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  29. Crazy bastard of a son. .......... god no go allow me get this Cain idiot as enemy not to talk of son

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  30. RIP Gilbert Snr ......let him face d law and dance to d tune........Baba D2 say so via Droid.

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  31. F*cking spoilt brat! Let's see what use the pocket money will be to him in jail, where he'd probably rot forever!

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  32. Mad guy, really stupid n sick

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  33. Your pocket money will now increase by 100% foooool

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  34. Mad guy, really stupid n sick

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  35. At 30 he's still receing pocket money. Instead of him to work for hos own and bcome better than his dad

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  36. Money can't buy respinsibility...wasted son..

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  37. New money Nigerians, take note well well. Buying everything for your child is not progressive. It is not even love. It is wickedness because you create dependency. Asking his mother to go and but him sandwich at his age!! Mtcheew. there is a reason God created work.

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  38. this white folks thang don tire me sef, how can a normal sensed human being shot his dad cos of this. Naija is blessed

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  39. Spoilt kid gone wrong



    Auntylindagoddaughter

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  40. Things are happening o!!! How I wish same will happen to all those stealing Nigerian money to spoil their kids...dats d result when u spoil your kids with d country's loots at d expense of the poor masses

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  41. Lol..... He jus ended up behind bars

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  42. That's what happens when u spare the rod...u spoil ur child in the process, I blame his dad for reducing his pocket money, he shld have stick to what he gives him initially, instead of $300....its too small compared to how rich the man is ....RiP sir

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  43. Made sure the asshole have the best of in life and his thankyou was to be shot dead by his son. Hmmmm

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  44. Useless boy. At d age of 30, U re still collecting allowance. He should rot in jail. Ubanagum

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  45. Lord I thank you for the gift of being a parent. Rather than begat a child DAT will take my life, let me remain childless.. Abomination.

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  46. His girlfriend would so ashamed of him.
    So scary, ihe ndi ocha na eme.
    Tufiakwa gi nwata ojoo

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  47. Mumu. Fighting over his fathers money shamelessly. I don't know why its too common amongst these rich men kids. They r so lazy that most of them are literally nothing, absolutely nothing without their father and their father in turn controls their lives cuz they know they r d ones with d cash. Moral lesson: try to be independent and u won't have to ask daddy for permission to take charge of Ï…̲̣̥r̲̅ life! RIP Thomas Snr.

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  48. U even see pocket money @ the age of 30 you no thank God.....Rip Thomas snr

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  49. Omo Ale jati jati

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  50. Spoilt brat
    Uselleezzz child

    lazy thing
    At this ur old age ur father still fed u

    God punish you.
    ROT IN JAIL!

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  51. Pretty boy you will see what they do to guys like you in prison!spoilt brat. May God help us all.

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  52. Pretty boy,you will see what they do to guys like you in prison! Spoilt brat!God help us all!

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  53. This is crazy, is this guy ok at all

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  54. VERULE Says -Alright o. "Beautifu is life"

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  55. Psycho 4rm Cloud9....gahd damn it!

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  56. What the hell! But why now!!!

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  57. At his age!!! God have mercy, dis is madness, at 30 he still gets pocket money, Nawa ooo

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  58. Too much pampering Imagine! Asking his mother to go n buy him sandwich @ 30yrs.. that what happens to over spoilt rich child

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  59. There is nothing that I won't hear! Pocket money@ 30? Chai. And he just wasted the man like that, I hope he suffers in jail!
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  60. As e don kill am now whr d money won follow com..mumu at 30 **DOPEY SAID SO**

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  61. As e don kill am now whr d money won follow com..mumu at 30 **DOPEY SAID SO**

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  62. Very ungrateful boy and lazy! Grown ass 30yr old man be depending on his father 4 everything, and why is he not working after going to such expensive school, maybe he is the only child so they over pampered him to be useless to himself & the society!! Hmmm lesson to parents don't spoil ur children train them to be independent even if you have the money to throw around!!!

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  63. Very ungrateful boy and lazy! Grown ass 30yr old man be depending on his father 4 everything, and why is he not working after going to such expensive school, maybe he is the only child so they over pampered him to be useless to himself & the society!! Hmmm lesson to parents don't spoil ur children train them to be independent even if you have the money to throw around!!!

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  64. There is always a lesson to learn from every story. The post earlier about the play boy talks on how he left home, fend and suported his poor family, while this talk about a rich family whose talks about a 30years old man who depends on his dad riches to survive. Just because his pocket money was reduced perhaps the father now see reasons to make the grown boy fend for himself, the boy saw it as punishment and killed the innocent dad. Life is a bitch.


    Busy Fingers.

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  65. Real silliness...at 30yrs and you still receive pocket money? Mtcheeeew...good that he'll be starting his new life in prison. Btw his new year gift came early. Congrats to him

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  66. Spoilt brat, at his age and size, still dependent, now that you've kill your rich dad , your allowance will increase.
    # I know who I am #

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  67. Imahlgine,at 30 years,u hv not moved out of Ur father's hoise.over spoilt rich rat...I pray u get no penny from his will now.

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  68. Yeye son see wetin over pampering d cuz. Dem still d feed overgrown baby. Na een peers wey influence am.

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  69. The things we read on the Internet nowadays scares the Hell outta me,My God!And to think that he looks responsible ....I found it a lil awkward though that he actually 'sent' his mum on an errand and she went, because in naija here you don't do that to your mum or an older person ,except that person is your employee ofcourse(But I know they're not like us though)...It's really sad when the same person you show love and share your wealth with is the very person who takes your own life,and even more painful when that person is your blood,Your own child# May he RIP#His wife must be going through a lot ,May God comfort her at this very trying moments

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  70. American people ehnnn ahnnn who would now be giving you money now and worst of all ur fada may not have put ur name in the money u r running afta

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  71. Lmbao see old man wey dem still dey give pocket money him for go shoot bank manager join
    Follow mi on IG @darkpearl4

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  72. Oyibo and their stupid thinking though. Now that the dad is dead. Who is going to make the money again since his still in school. I pity his mother who's life is not even safe knowing that she has a murderer as a son.

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  73. Too much pampering Imagine! Asking his mother to go n buy him sandwich @ 30yrs.. that what happens to over spoilt rich child

    My point exactly. Over pampering




    Human Being no be God

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  74. At age 30? still waiting on his father to pay his house rent and give him pocket money? common!! He's clearly a spoiled brat. The scripture is clear on how a child is to be trained in such a way that the parents can have peace in their old age. The right grooming they neglected to give him when he was young has turned back to haunt them.
    Clearly this young unfortunate chap had been over indulged and unnecessarily pampered all through his developmental years; and the mother; sent out to get sandwiches? what kind of disrespect is that? is that love? who should send who? maybe he's the only child perhaps? such indulgence! I trust Nigerians- A child who has denied his parents sleep, will himself see no sleep, rubbish! as our locals will say : ''Plantain dey spoil go, una say e dey ripe!''

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  75. dat dude is a real definition of aturu, has d money increased?

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  76. Foolish son.. I wonder what he was thinking.

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  77. Very spoilt kid.

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  78. So he sent his mum to go and buy him a sandwich and she went? *confused face*

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  79. First of all, he send him mama make she go buy am sandwich... Choi!!!

    Na wa oh but this boy no get sense oh!!! So, as he kill d papa, the money don increase? No be jail he de go now? He no de shame sef, at 30, you still de fully depend on your dad...hmm

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  80. At his age??mtchew...this world nawa o!

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  81. Young folks should understand that their dad's wealth isn't theirs except of course he wills it to them. That way they won't have to look at the wealth as both their dad's and them and won't get angry when they are not funded to their expectation.

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  82. WTF!!!!!!

    What is this world turning to.... this is Crazy!!!

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  83. Anu ofia.Has d money increased now?

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  84. Mofucka!. Instead of either showing remorse so the father can revert the pay or start making his own damn money to at least prove he is man enough,he did this?. Now he not only lost out of the money,he did that of school,love(that pretty girl is gonna walk for sure),friends,connection,family etc. #dumbass!. If he isnt dished with a life imprisonment...it will be too soon.

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  85. This is a real BASTARD!!! He even sent his Mum on errand sef, dts so absurd of him...

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  86. Irresponsibility at d highest level. Linda take note!

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  87. I feel for the mom. She's grieving the loss of her husband and son.

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  88. All this spoilt kids......
    U even see papa weh give u weekly money...agbaya.......

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  89. Is murder that simple?? Too many murder cases of late. May God help us.

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