Thomas Gilbert Jr., the the son accused of killing his hedge fund founder father, was found competent to stand trial on Monday, People confirms. Gilbert Jr., 31, is charged with murder for allegedly shooting his father, Thomas Gilbert Sr., in the head at his Manhattan residence on Jan. 5 and staging it to look like a suicide. He was arrested just a day later. The two had reportedly argued over money, with Gilbert Sr. telling his son he no longer planned to pay his rent and would decrease his weekly allowance by a few hundred dollars. Gilbert Jr.'s attorneys had argued...
- 12/22/2015
- by Tara Fowler, @waterfowlerta
- PEOPLE.com
Thomas Gilbert Jr., the the son accused of killing his hedge fund founder father, was found competent to stand trial on Monday, People confirms. Gilbert Jr., 31, is charged with murder for allegedly shooting his father, Thomas Gilbert Sr., in the head at his Manhattan residence on Jan. 5 and staging it to look like a suicide. He was arrested just a day later. The two had reportedly argued over money, with Gilbert Sr. telling his son he no longer planned to pay his rent and would decrease his weekly allowance by a few hundred dollars. Gilbert Jr.'s attorneys had argued...
- 12/22/2015
- by Tara Fowler, @waterfowlerta
- PEOPLE.com
The son accused of murdering his hedge fund founder father could share in his dad's fortune. Thomas Gilbert Jr. was charged with second-degree murder as well as weapons offenses and forgery-related offenses on Jan. 5 after police found his father, Thomas Gilbert, dead of a gunshot wound to the head the day before. The two had reportedly argued over money, with Gilbert telling his son he no longer planned to pay his rent and would decrease his weekly allowance by a few hundred dollars. But now it appears as though Gilbert Jr. will be getting the money he wanted after all,...
- 1/15/2015
- by Tara Fowler, @waterfowlerta
- PEOPLE.com
The son accused of murdering his hedge fund founder father could share in his dad's fortune. Thomas Gilbert Jr. was charged with second-degree murder as well as weapons offenses and forgery-related offenses on Jan. 5 after police found his father, Thomas Gilbert, dead of a gunshot wound to the head the day before. The two had reportedly argued over money, with Gilbert telling his son he no longer planned to pay his rent and would decrease his weekly allowance by a few hundred dollars. But now it appears as though Gilbert Jr. will be getting the money he wanted after all,...
- 1/15/2015
- by Tara Fowler, @waterfowlerta
- PEOPLE.com
Thomas Gilbert Jr. looked like he had it all - but friends of the 30-year-old, who was charged yesterday with murdering his father, say he suffered from mental illness. On Sunday, police responded to a 911 call from 20 Beekman Place in New York City, the NYPD told People. When they arrived, they found 70-year-old Thomas Gilbert, founder of hedge fund company Wainscott Capital Partners Fund, with a gunshot wound to the head. Gilbert Jr., known as "Tommy," arrived at his parents' house around 3 p.m. and asked his mother to leave the apartment so he could speak privately to his father,...
- 1/7/2015
- by Caitlin Keating, @caitkeating
- PEOPLE.com
Thomas Gilbert Jr. looked like he had it all - but friends of the 30-year-old, who was charged yesterday with murdering his father, say he suffered from mental illness. On Sunday, police responded to a 911 call from 20 Beekman Place in New York City, the NYPD told People. When they arrived, they found 70-year-old Thomas Gilbert, founder of hedge fund company Wainscott Capital Partners Fund, with a gunshot wound to the head. Gilbert Jr., known as "Tommy," arrived at his parents' house around 3 p.m. and asked his mother to leave the apartment so he could speak privately to his father,...
- 1/7/2015
- by Caitlin Keating, @caitkeating
- PEOPLE.com
As police continue to investigate the shooting death of hedge fund founder Thomas Gilbert, a friend has called his murder "shocking." Gilbert was found dead in his New York City apartment over the weekend. On Monday, Gilbert's 30-year-old son, Thomas Gilbert Jr., was arrested and charged with murder, according to the Associated Press. "He and I were friendly in college," says Lanny Jones, a former managing editor of People and a member of the class of 1966 at Princeton along with Gilbert. "I'd run into him on the street in New York from time to time ... it was always a pleasure to see him.
- 1/6/2015
- by Tara Fowler, @waterfowlerta
- PEOPLE.com
As police continue to investigate the shooting death of hedge fund founder Thomas Gilbert, a friend has called his murder "shocking." Gilbert was found dead in his New York City apartment over the weekend. On Monday, Gilbert's 30-year-old son, Thomas Gilbert Jr., was arrested and charged with murder, according to the Associated Press. "He and I were friendly in college," says Lanny Jones, a former managing editor of People and a member of the class of 1966 at Princeton along with Gilbert. "I'd run into him on the street in New York from time to time ... it was always a pleasure to see him.
- 1/6/2015
- by Tara Fowler, @waterfowlerta
- PEOPLE.com
Thomas Gilbert, a 70-year-old hedge fund founder, was shot dead in his swanky New York apartment Sunday, and his 30-year-old son, Thomas Gilbert Jr., was taken in by police for questioning after the son had barricaded himself inside his apartment, say reports. The two had been arguing in the elder Gilbert's bedroom at around 3 p.m., sources tell the New York Post. The victim's wife called 911, according to the paper. The Associated Press reported Thomas Gilbert was shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene. The son had fled the murder seen on foot, officials told the New York's Daily News,...
- 1/5/2015
- by Stephen M. SIlverman, @stephenmsilverm
- PEOPLE.com
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