VERDICT WATCH CA - Cash App Creator, Bob Lee, Stabbed to Death, San Francisco, Apr 2023 *Arrest*

[Sundog]

Bob Lee Killing: What Role Did Drugs Play in Slaying of Tech Exec in San Francisco?

Lee and friends visited the home of a suspected drug dealer hours before his death, source says.

sfstandard.com

Here is the MSM article quoting the sister's friend regarding KM's drug use.

 

[LadyL]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1653570086115094528

why does it matter what was in his system? what is she trying to set up? this really annoys me

 

[arielilane]

Bob Lee Killing: What Role Did Drugs Play in Slaying of Tech Exec in San Francisco?

Lee and friends visited the home of a suspected drug dealer hours before his death, source says.

sfstandard.com

Here is the MSM article quoting the sister's friend regarding KM's drug use.

Thank you for the link, @sundo. From article linked:

"Prosecutors say Momeni questioned Lee about whether his sister, Khazar Momeni, was doing drugs or “anything inappropriate” after she left the apartment on Mission Street near Van Ness Avenue on April 3."

"The apartment is home to a man convicted last year of felony possession of a controlled substance with the intent to sell. Police previously arrested him for allegedly having a range of substances including meth, cocaine, ecstasy, acid and magic mushrooms."

IMO, sounds as if NM is his sister's keeper. I could not justify drugs as a reason to kill, imo.

 

[Betty P]

Thank you for the link, @sundo. From article linked:

"Prosecutors say Momeni questioned Lee about whether his sister, Khazar Momeni, was doing drugs or “anything inappropriate” after she left the apartment on Mission Street near Van Ness Avenue on April 3."

"The apartment is home to a man convicted last year of felony possession of a controlled substance with the intent to sell. Police previously arrested him for allegedly having a range of substances including meth, cocaine, ecstasy, acid and magic mushrooms."

IMO, sounds as if NM is his sister's keeper. I could not justify drugs as a reason to kill, imo.

Agree. His sister is an adult. Under the law, she's responsible for her own actions, not the guy who accompanied her. Also, at the time he murdered Lee, Momeni had no proof that his sister was taking drugs. The whole thing sounds like a lame excuse for murdering someone. JMO, there's a different motive than the one Momeni is telling.

 

[Rick_hadlee]

Agree. His sister is an adult. Under the law, she's responsible for her own actions, not the guy who accompanied her. Also, at the time he murdered Lee, Momeni had no proof that his sister was taking drugs. The whole thing sounds like a lame excuse for murdering someone. JMO, there's a different motive than the one Momeni is telling.

We will likely never know the real motive. Nima will likely make up the story with his sister to put him in the best light to get his sentence reduced as much as possible.

 

[10ofRods]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1653570086115094528

What a jerk that person has to make herself into, to do her job (surely that's why she are saying it this way?)

IMO

Edited to fix pronouns

 

[10ofRods]

How can a "friend" determine that a sister had a drug problem? Slander of one's character? Better have some proof when making that kind of claim. imo
Not being combative here, only asking because if you have friends that are active drug users how can you determine they have a drug problem unless you're a doctor?

I hope that this trial doesn't get nasty and to keep focus on a cowardly killer that murdered Bob Lee perhaps for his own selfish reasons. We will see.
All speculation. MOO

Justice for Bob Lee!

If the "friend" sold her drugs and did drugs with her and has lots of texts documenting that (as one does, in those cases), she'll have plenty to testify to.

"Drug problem" does not mean "diagnosed" (or no one's drug use would be mentioned much). But a person can get on the stand, admit their own drug use and talk about who they did drugs with (or whom they got drugs from). If the sister was actively calling various people (including Bob Lee) in order to score drugs, that could be attested, IMO.

In the Bryan Kohberger case, a person has come forward and talked about doing heroin with Bryan in high school. While drugs are probably irrelevant to that case, they wouldn't be in this case (because Bob got his drugs somewhere). If the sister is a drug dealer or user, and other people attest to it, that would be allowable in court, I'd think.

I thought the defendant/brother has already said that he was motivated by the fact that Bob was exposing Sister to drugs. I've read it several times.

It's going to get nasty, but only because it seems to me that two of the parties involved (Sister and Bob) were likely using drugs. The defendant/murderer was upset about that. That's why the sister sends Bob the text about "how hard" the brother had been on Bob, or whatever she says.

There's a lot more to this story. At any rate, I do believe "friends" who claim to have knowledge of someone using drugs in their presence can be put on the stand. Whether the jury believes them is up to the jury. If there are several witnesses of this type, then it will be hard for the jury to disbelieve all of them. The sister herself could testify, if they give her immunity for her drug charges.

IMO.

 

[arielilane]

What a jerk that person has to make herself into, to do her job (surely that's why she are saying it this way?)

IMO

Edited to fix pronouns

She apologized. Deflect and criticism when you got nothing else. She’s rough. Moo

 

[arielilane]

Bob Lee murder suspect Nima Momeni's life was 'unravelling' - with his tech business struggling

https://twitter.com/x/status/1656801422971748354

Bob Lee murder suspect Nima Momeni's life was 'unravelling'

Friends of tech exec Nima Momeni - accused of killing Cash App founder Bob Lee - said his life was 'unraveling' in the weeks and months leading up to the alleged stabbing.

www.dailymail.co.uk

• Anonymous former friends and exes described him as erratic, drug abuser
• He also allegedly owned weapons, pushed boundaries with sex workers
• Multiple ex-girlfriends accused him of abusive behavior; his attorney denies

 

[SophieRose]

DBM

 

[sds71]

Khazar and Lee were in a relationship in the weeks leading up to his death in early April, his friends told the Wall Street Journal, and many feared he had fallen into a dangerous lifestyle, surrounding himself with the wrong group of people.

Before His Killing, Tech Executive Bob Lee Led an Underground Life of Sex and Drugs

After the tech executive died in a stabbing, some were quick to blame San Francisco’s street violence. The truth was more shocking.

www.wsj.com

Cash App founder 'attended sex parties with sister of accused killer'

Friends say Cash App founder Bob Lee was a regular at underground sex and drug parties with other San Francisco elites - including the sister of the man accused of killing him.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Sundog]

I wasn't able to read the WSJ article because there is a paywall, but I did read the Daily Mail article. Sounds like KM's lawyers are really trying to distance her from ever having a relationship with Bob Lee, which isn't surprising. I'm sure her famous plastic surgeon husband won't be happy with news that KM and BL were involved, and that KM attended wild sex and drug parties.

I hope their are witnesses to all the accusations made in these articles about KM, MM, and BL. I am concerned that these articles are slanted toward blaming the victim, God rest his soul.

all jmo

 

[SophieRose]

Cash App founder Bob Lee was part of an underground party scene of sex and drugs called 'The Lifestyle' prior to his death, report says

A new report from the Wall Street Journal provides further connections between the late Cash App exec and his alleged killer, Nima Momeni.

www.businessinsider.com

Lee's wife, Krista Lee, told the Journal that although they were separated, the two were close and she was unaware of why he would be described by others as a "party boy," noting at most she thought he may have been microdosing ketamine to treat depression.

Friends and coworkers told the Journal that while Lee was intelligent and serious about his work, he also enjoyed partying and took drugs while attending raves across the globe.

 

[SophieRose]

Cash App founder Bob Lee dated his murder suspect's ex-girlfriend before he started seeing his sister, friends said. The suspect's lawyer disputes claims of an affair.

About three years ago, Bob Lee dated Nima Momeni's ex before he started casually sleeping with Momeni's sister, sources told The Wall Street Journal.

www.businessinsider.com

Lee's friends told WSJ that Khazar — who is married — was having an affair with Lee, but the Cash App founder's connection to his suspected killer goes back further: About three years ago, Lee was dating Momeni's ex-girlfriend, the friends claimed.

 

[arielilane]

No surprise to drag a deceased man through the mud who can no longer speak for himself. Thank goodness his ex-wife spoke up. MOO

Cash App founder Bob Lee attended underground sex, drug parties with sister of his alleged killer

https://twitter.com/x/status/1658009587176357889

Cash App founder Bob Lee attended underground sex, drug parties with sister of his alleged killer

Known in wealthy circles as “The Lifestyle,” Lee, 43, a father of two, allegedly enjoyed the city’s underground party scene, as did Khazar Momeni, wife of a prominent plastic surgeon and sister of …

nypost.com

Krista Lee, Lee’s ex-wife, denied her former husband was a “party boy” and claimed she never heard the term “The Lifestyle” before.

“He was a dedicated father. He was more mature than that,” she told the news outlet.

 

[10ofRods]

Ketamine and cocaine (per the WSJ article) are one heckuva combo, IMO. The whole scene described in the WSJ is quite The Lifestyle (as they apparently call it in Silicon Valley, per the article).

IMO.

 

[Sundog]

I stil think that money was a factor and suspect that the doctor (unknown to him) was bank rolling their "lifestyles" and that was part of the motivation for Nima Momeni to get Bob Lee out of the way. I have no proof of this at this point, but believe it likely will emerge as a factor. So JMO.

Also, now that MSM are reporting an affair between KM and BL, I wonder if the "united front' in support of NM is still in place.

JMO.

 

[10ofRods]

I stil think that money was a factor and suspect that the doctor (unknown to him) was bank rolling their "lifestyles" and that was part of the motivation for Nima Momeni to get Bob Lee out of the way. I have no proof of this at this point, but believe it likely will emerge as a factor. So JMO.

Also, now that MSM are reporting an affair between KM and BL, I wonder if the "united front' in support of NM is still in place.

JMO.

All I know is that there's something amiss and left out of this story - possibly along the lines you suggest. MSM is reporting some very specific details about the affair, the parties, etc. Presumably, these same people are available to talk to police.

JMO.

 

[Zinn]

Ketamine and cocaine (per the WSJ article) are one heckuva combo, IMO. The whole scene described in the WSJ is quite The Lifestyle (as they apparently call it in Silicon Valley, per the article).

IMO.

“The Lifestyle” is a term that typically refers to swinging and is not specific to Silicon Valley. Some swingers do attend sex parties. Typically couples attend together though single women are typically welcome, as well. Single men who want to attend such parties often need to attend with a female partner. I don’t know if any of these folks were swingers; just explaining how it relates to “The Lifestyle” term.

There was an incredibly tragic case a couple decades ago in San Diego that ended up with the parents of a kidnapped/murdered child being questioned about their swinging dynamic. It ended up having nothing to do with their child’s murder (convicted murderer David Westerfield was a neighbor) but the defense focused on the parents’ swinging quite a bit.

 

[arielilane]

“The Lifestyle” is a term that typically refers to swinging and is not specific to Silicon Valley. Some swingers do attend sex parties. Typically couples attend together though single women are typically welcome, as well. Single men who want to attend such parties often need to attend with a female partner. I don’t know if any of these folks were swingers; just explaining how it relates to “The Lifestyle” term.

There was an incredibly tragic case a couple decades ago in San Diego that ended up with the parents of a kidnapped/murdered child being questioned about their swinging dynamic. It ended up having nothing to do with their child’s murder (convicted murderer David Westerfield was a neighbor) but the defense focused on the parents’ swinging quite a bit.

I remember that case. Horrible to blame the parents. I had forgotten about that case until you mentioned DW. Seemed so long ago. moo