Florida Woman Beaten with Mallet and Set on FIre by Appliance Delivery Man Dies

[malaise]

https://www.newsweek.com/florida-woman-beaten-mallet-set-fire-appliance-delivery-man-dies-1455378
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An elderly woman in South Florida welcomed two men into her Boca Raton home who were delivering a washer and dryer from Best Buy. After one of the men walked outside to call the office, he heard screams come from inside the home.

The man outside on his phone rushed into the home and saw the 75-year-old woman on the floor and covered in blood. The man who discovered the scene called 911 while the other man, 21-year-old Jorge Luis Dupre Lachazo, fled and drove away in the delivery truck.

Boca Raton police found a 75-year-old woman burned and badly beaten when they arrived. A responding officer pulled Lachazo over not far from the scene, according to a report by NBC 6 in Miami. Lachazo was "very sweaty and was shaking, as if he was nervous" as he was taken into custody. He was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, arson and aggravated battery to a person over the age of 65.


Police found a blood-soaked mallet with a wooden handle on top of the washing machine, which also had blood all over it. A wine bottle was also found in the area.

The woman was taken to a hospital Monday and was being treated for her injuries before she succumbed to them on Tuesday.
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I never let sub-contractors into our home if only one person is present.
These greedy fucking companies don't vet sub-contractors

[exboyfil]

1. Best Buy better open up the vaults

[malaise]

2. Good

Greed kills

[lame54]

18. Best buy somewhere else

[Merlot]

33. Not going to help her much.

[Blue_Adept]

39. That's why they subcontract. Liability will be on the outsourced delivery service.

[lpbk2713]

3. Also in Florida, a homeowner was raped by an ADT door to door salesman.

It was a few years back but this too was a sub-contractor going to people's homes.
The perverse irony of it though ... he was selling home security systems and he
assaulted the homeowner.

Link: http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/civil/woman-raped-by-adt-salesman-sues-the-company/2157053

[malaise]

4. Warning to all of us old folks

If you have unknown people coming to install kitchen stuff, deliver furniture, etc. or work in your home, and you know you will be alone, invite a friend or neighbor over. Do not let strangers in your home if you are alone. Sub-contractors are the worst of them.

[hlthe2b]

13. Pepper spray along with your cell phone in your back pocket at a minimum.

(and pepper spray hidden in your hand when you open the door).

[malaise]

14. Great idea

Thanks

[HipChick]

21. It's not just old folk...single females...

Living alone.....

[smirkymonkey]

24. God, that scares the crap out of me.

I just had two men deliver a refrigerator and stove to my apartment a little over a week ago and an electrician into my apartment today to hook up the electric stove (the old one was wired into the wall). I didn't even think about how dangerous it could be.

I live in a concierge building, but if they had wanted to harm me they easily could have and made it out one of the other building exits. I was fortunate in that they were all very nice and I didn't feel the slightest bit threatened by them, but you just never know when you are alone with a strange man or men.

The poor woman. She didn't stand a chance.

[malaise]

31. Learn from this

Find out if the store is using a sub-contractor to deliver and invite a friend relative or neighbor. Be just as wary about the cable folks. I worry less about the technicians because all of us close friends use the same folks for electrical work, plumbing, etc.

[Mariana]

37. The reason this kind of thing makes headlines

is because it almost never happens. Your chance of being harmed by a delivery or repair person is very, very, very low.

[Maru Kitteh]

43. Is there some reason single males can't be attacked?

Magic penis shield 🍆 🛡 ?

[50 Shades Of Blue]

5. OMFG that poor woman

[malaise]

6. Can you imagine surviving all of 75 years to have your life snuffed out like this

It won't bring her back, but I hope her family sues the shit out of Best Buy.
Can you imagine how frightened she was during this attack.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

9. I know... I always think that when I hear about horrible crimes like this.

If Best Buy is smart (ha ha) they'll offer a very very generous settlement so it doesn't go to court.

[virgogal]

7. God help her,a tough way to go.

[malaise]

32. Too late for that

[Midnight Writer]

8. In my town, a burglary ring was busted consisting of guys from the local cable company.

They knew from their work when people were home or not, and would "case" the houses as they did work.

[malaise]

12. I can see that happening

Empty homes are so vulnerable

[shanti]

52. Two words:

alarm system. I'm by myself and feel a lot better with my Simplisafe system. Oh and a Ring doorbell. Yeah, I'm a bit 'noid

[kimbutgar]

10. I had a lovely man come in to install my new dishwasher from Best Buy a couple of weeks ago

This is a curious story. Will be interested in hearing what the delivery man ‘s side of story. Did this woman make a racist remark? What set this guy off? I am not condoning his actions and this is a scary story.

[malaise]

11. It was on the news

He was on drugs

[Calculating]

19. Let's not blame the drugs

To do so lessens the accountability for his actions. Drugs didn't make him do this, he did this because he's a sick sadistic freak.

[obamanut2012]

22. No. it wasn't

He was blaming it on coke and weed he had "earlier." Neither of those two drugs do that. I am local, I know someone who was her neighbor, and I know what the authorities have told Mrs. Udell's family. This isn't Reefer Madness.

[malaise]

27. Thanks for that

One more monster among us

[Maru Kitteh]

54. Maybe she was wearing a short skirt and he could see her boobs

What set this guy off? I am not condoning his actions, but it looks like we’re victim blaming so I thought I’d throw my hat in the ring too

[sinkingfeeling]

15. Some of us older women live alone. I always felt safe with my dogs

being with me, but now they're both gone.

[malaise]

16. Even if you live alone invite a neighbor or someone you know

when big appliances are coming or when you have strangers (without references) working.
This poor woman never expected a youngster on drugs to beat her to death and burn her.

[hlthe2b]

17. My current dog is the first of all I've had that absolutely loves every human. Honestly,

even people I get bad vibes from cause her no pause. She'd undoubtedly roll over and wag her tail if someone broke in--no matter how aggressively--expecting them to come over and pat her.

Fortunately, people love her back, but I'm on my own.

So...pepper spray on my keychain and a big can of bear spray hidden, but assessible, near the front door.

[Calculating]

20. If I had to guess

She caught him stealing from the house and he killed her to cover it up.

[obamanut2012]

23. I'm local, and that is the intel here

I am also betting the other guy was in on stealing from homes, but not killing. He called 911.

[exboyfil]

26. If he planned to participate in the robbery

Then he falls under felony murder as well. Might not be able to prove it, and it would be a perverse incentive if he is prosecuted after doing the right thing (calling 911).

[malaise]

29. I was curious about how his phone call took so long

that the other one was able to beat and burn this unsuspecting woman. Geez.

[malaise]

42. Any more info on this thesis

Sure looks suspicious

[malaise]

30. That makes sense

I hope her family sues the shit out of Best Buy

[Judi Lynn]

25. Unfathomable. How could someone do that?

Delivery man charged with murder in fatal beating of an elderly woman
Mail Online | 8/20/2019 | Marlene Lenthang For Dailymail.com

8/20/2019 9:13 PM EST

Article:
https://www.longroom.com/discussion/1600628/delivery-man-charged-with-murder-in-fatal-beating-of-an-elderly-woman

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The suspect is from Hialeah, a Cuban-American community in South Florida:

A deliveryman dropped off Best Buy appliances. Then he beat and burned a woman, cops say
BY DEVOUN CETOUTE
AUGUST 20, 2019 03:32 PM, UPDATED 6 HOURS 26 MINUTES AGO

. . .

A Florida Atlantic University spokeswoman said in a statement that Evelyn Udell was a longtime employee of FAU libraries.

“Evelyn worked at FAU from November 2003 until April 2018 as a cataloger in the technical services department,” the statement said. “Evelyn will be remembered as a kind, caring and hard-working member of the staff. The university is devastated to hear about Evelyn’s passing. We send our deepest condolences to her family, friends and former colleagues.”

. . .

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article234186757.html

[malaise]

28. Throw away the keys

I'm so sick of these useless scumbags who have no value for lives other than their own

[cwydro]

34. I had an awful experience with two men delivering for Home Depot.

First they got their truck tangled up in power lines, then whined that my fridge wouldn’t fit in the door ( I had measured it), then cursed about other customers, hooked the washer up wrong, then knocked a dent in the wall for good measure.

Lazy as hell, which is why they tried to say the fridge wouldn’t fit. Awful men. Ugh.

[Demsrule86]

35. Wow, I have had good luck with my deliveries...did have one who put the door on a fridge wrong...but

it was warrantied.

[cwydro]

36. Truly the only time I've had this problem.

When a new crew came out to fix the mis-connected washer, they just sighed and said all they had were complaints about those guys.

[malaise]

38. You should have sued them

Disgusting

[cwydro]

44. Nah, so worn out with moving and so on.

Loss of parents. I have only so much energy.

Had enough of lawyers for a lifetime.

[malaise]

41. We have to be more careful as we get older

and as regulations disappear

[cwydro]

46. I'm careful. My dogs were there, though in another room.

I have all kinds of self protective devices thanks to my dad, may he Rest In Peace lol.

I think the sound of the dogs would have been more than enough to scare them off of any nefarious ideas. A beautiful pit, a beautiful boxer/shepherd mix and two yap yaps that would tear their ankles off.

Being a woman alone all these years, I frequently reference a dad, a male friend, a brother who is on the way over ha.

Sickening to have to do this, but it’s a long habit.

[HipChick]

47. Had that same experience with a washer/dryer set that I purchased ...he turned around

and called me Stupid...and didn't think I spoke Spanish.....

[cwydro]

50. Wow, and that word is pretty understandable in both languages.

Truly it sucks, dealing with men in odd situations.

I’m a petite woman, but somehow I manage to get it across that no way is this going anyway but my way.

The dogs help, ha.

[HipChick]

51. Haha...I would love to get some dogs...

but it would not be fair to them, due to the amount of travel I end up having to do...I hired someone to paint my house, he insisted that he had to stay over at the weekend in my house to complete the job....I had to borrow my male neighbor, who is built like a brick house to eject him, and made sure in no uncertain terms, that he never thought about coming back...

[uponit7771]

40. Damn, keep the mace by you ... hopefully this women's family will dig deep in in Best Buy's pockets

[Proud Liberal Dem]

45. I'm currently going through all kinds of issues with Best Buy's Delivery/Installation Services

[rockfordfile]

48. Give him the death penalty

[Calculating]

49. this

[malaise]

53. I don't support it

and not because it doesn't work.