TX - Leonard Foster, 81, allegedly murdered by neighbor Tamorian Moore, 23 - 2/24/23

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Family of killed 81-year-old fears he was victim of hate crime

Leonard Foster, 81, was found dead in his apartment Saturday. His family believes the suspect may have targeted him because he was gay.

www.kxan.com

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Leonard Foster, 81, was found dead in his apartment Saturday, and his family believes the suspect may have targeted him because he was gay. The Austin Police Department said it was still investigating his death but added it has “no indication that it was a bias-motivated crime at this time.”

On Feb. 18, Foster’s family called for a welfare check, and police ultimately found Foster’s body in his neighbor’s apartment. That neighbor, 23-year-old Tamorian Moore, was arrested and charged with murder.

According to an arrest affidavit, Moore said he “lived across from a pedophile” who had “been watching him since he moved in,” according to the affidavit. When police questioned him about this, Moore said he did not want to talk about him. KXAN searched both the national and state sex offender registries for Foster, but Foster was not listed. APD confirmed it had no information Foster had been “investigated for any sex-related offenses.”

 

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February 27, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas — Police said that a man charged with murdering his neighbor said that he doesn’t remember the murder and that “Lucifer” is to blame for the killing.

‘Lucifer killed him’: Suspect arrested after victim’s body is found wrapped in blankets

Police said that the victim, Leonard Foster, was murdered on his 81st birthday.

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