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In downtown Manhattan, a distressed woman calls police from an apartment building.
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She's found her cousin, Fahim Saleh. He's been murdered. >> The 911 caller stated that her cousin
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was found dismembered inside his apartment. She was really distraught and screaming.
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I needed police to respond. >> This video provided by a neighbor shows a threatening man he's seen walking past
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a home holding an axe. >> At the time of [music] Fahim Saleh's murder, I was a detective third grade
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working out of the Lower East Side 7th Precinct Detective Squad. >> As I was pulling up [music] to the
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scene, I noticed a bunch of patrol vehicles, some cops, paramedics, uh crime scene tape was uh set up.
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>> And >> [music] >> um we headed inside the building. Inside the lobby is uh the cousin
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and uh she was very upset. Uh she was crying. She's obviously very uh distraught.
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I wouldn't want to be in her shoes. To see a family member in that way must have been really
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shocking for her. >> In the lobby, Detective Tedesco asks Faheem's cousin why she was visiting
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him. >> The cousin worked for Faheem. She used to set up his meetings, so she was in
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constant contact with the Faheem all the time. >> [music] >> She wasn't able to get in touch with him
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for like a couple of days, so she decided [music] to go to the apartment to look for him.
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After she discovered the body, she ran out of the apartment making the 911 [music] call to the police.
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We knew that we had a conduct a thorough interview with her to get more details on what she saw.
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So, we asked patrol to stay with her while we go upstairs and take a look at the crime scene.
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The way to build this structure is when you get out of the elevator, you go directly into the apartment. So, you
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would need a key fob in order to get into your apartment. We had the building super escort us up
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and we exit the elevator, we walk into the living room. We see a torso on the ground
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with uh missing limbs, a missing head, and missing legs. The torso had a t-shirt with the cut-off
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sleeves and a pair of shorts. The victim appeared to just come back from jogging.
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At the foot of the torso, there was four construction bags. We happened to take a
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peek inside the bags not to disturb the crime scene. Inside the bags, there was the head, the
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two arms, and the two legs. You wouldn't want to see something like that. It's very disturbing, very gruesome.
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It was probably one of the most gruesome scenes I've ever been involved with. Behind the construction bags, there was
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a lot of cleaning material on the ground. Ammonia, gloves, sponges, things of that nature.
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Near the body, we noticed a Makita battery-operated saw with blood on the blade. And on the couch, there was also
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a pair of scissors with some blood splatter on it also. What it tells me is that this person is
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evil. Yeah, for someone to not only just kill somebody, but then to plan to dismember
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a body, this person has to be a psychopath. >> With so much evidence left in the
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apartment, Detective Tedesco wonders if the killer might still be close by. >> We thought this job was not finished, so
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we searched the building. We couldn't find him. Time is ticking, and we had no idea who
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did this. It might have been a robbery, could have been a burglary, it could have been anything. So, my first
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reaction was this is going to be a tough case to solve. But, we have to try to solve it as
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quickly as possible cuz the suspect could be in the wind. >> Andrew Ramos, working for a local news
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outlet, covers the story. >> When the news first broke about this case, [music] I was on the scene.
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I remember seeing every reporter from every news outlet in front of his apartment doing the same [music] story,
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reporting from that scene and looking up at the apartment thinking like, "This is horrible."
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This story just sent shockwaves across the city. It shook a lot of people because of the evilness that took place
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in that apartment. >> We hear about a lot of cases, especially [music] when we live in New York City.
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This one certainly was something that one noticed. The fact that someone not only committed
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the horrific crimes of the stabbing [music] and the dismembering, but that it was
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done in the privacy of the victim's own home where where where one is supposed to feel the safest, I think is what
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stood out the most in my mind. >> As the details came out, it just it went from bad to worse. What goes through
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someone's mind to perform such heinous acts? >> Why would the [music] person who killed
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him also take the steps of dismembering him? The goal would be to dispose of the
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body so that the body's never found. >> All eyes were on the [music] NYPD to figure this out because it was a scary
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situation. The pressure was on the department to to figure this out and figure it out quick.
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>> We know it's going to be a high-profile case. There's going to be a lot of scrutiny, but you have to you know, you
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have to take your time and and do it right. We had to try to get a a reason why Fahim was
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killed. So, we had to look into his whole background. >> 33-year-old Fahim Saleh was a tech
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visionary. Born to Bangladeshi parents, [music] at high school he set up his first
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business and went on to found a series of tech companies around the world. >> My name is Awad Saeed.
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I first met Faheem in 2010 when I started working for him at his [music] company TapFury.
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Faheem as a boss was someone who was able to motivate [music] and inspire and do it in a way where he brought out the
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best in you and it was just so impressive that [music] someone so young could inspire a group of people to all
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come together and do great work like that. And you could tell that everyone really enjoyed being there.
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But I think his real superpower was finding other smart people [music] to work with and sharing his cleverness
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with them and uh really making 1 + 1 = 3. He had this aura around him >> [music]
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>> and those are the types of people you really do want to surround yourself with
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in life. >> [music] >> What really struck me about Faheem is that he was an immigrant. He was
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self-made. I mean, I think you see a lot of these uh >> [music] >> tech CEOs who who get that loan from
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dad. He did everything by himself. >> I think he definitely had a bright [music] future ahead of him. He just
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seemed like he knew more than most. >> Faheem was just [music] overall a a really good person, very generous. He
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had a lot of good friends and they couldn't [music] think of anyone that would want to hurt Faheem in this
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manner. >> But somebody wanted Faheem dead. Detective Tedisco needs to know who and why.
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>> What's the motive behind it, you know? Could have been something money motivated. Was it a robbery? Could have
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been a burglary? Fahim was worth over a hundred million dollars. He was very successful.
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Could it be something to do with his success? We had to ask ourselves, could this have been a business deal gone bad?
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Could he have been killed by a competitor? You know, we had so many questions, not many answers.
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>> It reeked of someone who targeted him. >> He had money. He had wealth. He had a
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very nice apartment in downtown Manhattan. >> Fahim's first big success was this app
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called Prank Dial. It's kind of in the name. You can send [music] prank calls to your friends.
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>> While using this app, you're being recorded and people don't know that they're being recorded.
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>> It was all in good fun. You'd get a recording of the call you made and it was massively successful.
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>> It turned out to make him a over a hundred thousand dollars. >> [music] >> But,
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the app was open to abuse. >> [music] >> In 2012, Kirk Eady, a correctional facility deputy director, used it to
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call people at work without their knowledge. >> In US District Federal Court in Newark,
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former Hudson County Jail Deputy Director Kirk Eady was sentenced 21 months in prison and three years
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probation for wiretapping charges. >> After he was released, >> [music] >> Kirk Eady tried to sue Fahim for ten
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million dollars because he said that he didn't know that it was illegal to record people on the phone.
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>> He lost everything. His reputation, [music] his his living. So, perhaps Kark Adey had a motive.
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But, after looking into it, there was no evidence that Kark [music] Adey was involved in this crime.
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>> Detective Tidd Disco looks into [music] Fahim's other businesses. After the success [music] of PrankDial,
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Fahim diversified. Setting up several [music] companies in the developing world.
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>> As his success grew, he started taking on bigger and bigger challenges and projects [music] and uh started some
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businesses all centered around logistics, whether that's deliveries or ride shares.
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>> [music] >> Back when no one else was really focusing on that. >> Fahim had ride sharing company [music]
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in Bangladesh called Pathao. He also had a company in Nigeria called Gokada, which also was a ride sharing
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company. >> Detective Tidd Disco finds out that [music] Gokada, Fahim's Nigerian
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business, had run into trouble. Alleging [music] it was unsafe, the authorities had shut it down.
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>> He was having some [music] issues with the government there. The government didn't want him taking over the taxi
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industry in Nigeria. >> Could Fahim have been killed by someone [music] angry about Gokada's decline?
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>> That was an area that we had to look into. Could have been somebody from Nigeria, like a hit person, and we were
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really concerned about that. >> He was considered [music] a pretty big tech giant in the developing world.
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Is it possible that Fahim Saleh was killed because a business deal went bad? Certainly, that was possible.
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>> [music] >> The reality is that he a prominent person involved in business in a lot of
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countries and I think that can open the door for conspiracy theories, but ultimately he was trying to do good in a
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lot of the developing world. [music] >> I remember him speaking about how he was
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helping not only these drivers, but their families and how he was not going to be able to provide the service this
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app anymore. I believe he really cared about that community. >> After looking into the background of the
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Gokada company, we didn't really find any evidence that this could be a Nigerian hit.
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>> I know he was helping [music] that community. It didn't make any sense that he would have someone angry at him
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to a point where they they dismembered him. >> With the foreign business angle looking
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like a bust, Detective Tedesco take a look at the video footage recorded around the time
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of Fahim's death. It becomes clear that the murderer only had one route into the apartment.
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>> [music] >> We discovered that there was cameras inside the elevator. >> [music]
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>> When you walk into the elevator, each floor would go into a different apartment. So, the [music] camera inside
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the uh elevator was essentially his front door camera. We were very excited to see [music] what
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was on that footage and we're hoping to see the suspect. >> Detective Tedesco views hours of video
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footage. >> [music] >> It pays off when he finds [music] the critical moment when a mysterious man
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steps into the elevator with Fahim. >> We were anxious to see this video. It It could tell us a lot.
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>> [snorts] >> We see Fahim Saleh entering the elevator. And right behind him, we see a suspect
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dressed all in black. Because it was during COVID, the suspect had a full face shield on, his head
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covered, his hands were covered with gloves, and you couldn't see his face. >> And you can see Fahim say something to
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him. We don't know exactly what it was cuz there was no audio in there. He looks at him, but he doesn't really
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respond. And as the elevator opens, Fahim starts to walk out. And if you look in the back of Fahim's
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shirt, you can see a light go on. And Fahim fall down to the ground. And on the floor, you can see a taser
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with a light on it. And the elevator door closes. And that's when the suspect actually stabbed him several times
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around the neck area to actually kill him. >> When we first saw this video, we were
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like, "What are we really watching?" The way he was dressed, using the taser, waiting for the suspect, and following
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him into an elevator. >> He was really organized. He knew what he was doing. It gave us an indication that
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this was a planned attack. >> We really concerned that this could have been a a professional hit.
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>> But at this time, we have no idea who this masked person is, and we have to find that out.
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>> [music] >> Although the killer is masked, the video holds important clues to his identity.
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Forensic analyst Nick Barrero examines the footage. >> An investigator looking at this video
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might [music] be disappointed to see that the suspect has concealed his identity so well.
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But as a forensic analyst, when I look at this video, I still see a lot of detail
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that will ultimately help to identify the suspect. >> Nick uses a technique called
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photogrammetry to establish the suspect's height. >> To use photogrammetry techniques on this
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footage, we need to tell the software where this camera is [music] in 3D space. We do that by indicating three
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axes in the footage. The X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis. The blue lines here indicate the X [music] axis on the
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ground plane. The green lines represent the Y axis. And lastly, we need to tell [music] the software what the Z axis
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looks like, and that's represented by these orange [music] lines. So now that the software knows where
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this camera is oriented [music] in 3D space, we need to give the software a reference measurement to use for
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comparison purposes. In this case, we will use the height of this number one placard outside the elevator. A standard
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height for these placards is about 5 ft off the ground or 60 in. [music] So we'll use that as our reference
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measurement. Now we go to a frame where the suspect is visible, and we can measure his height using this
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red line. If the reference measurement of that placard on the elevator is 60 [music] in, then that would mean
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then that would mean the suspect's height is 64 and 1/2 in [music] or 5 ft 4 and 1/2 in tall.
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No matter how well a suspect thinks they're concealing their identity, if they're captured on video, we're
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still going to learn some very valuable information. >> [music] >> As Detective Tedisco and other officers
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continue to search through the building security footage, they realize the killer doesn't exit the
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apartment using the elevator. Instead, he slips out using the emergency exit. >> There's two separate staircases inside
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Fahim's apartment where you can go all the way down [music] to the ground level, and that's the way
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he went out. >> Footage from outside the apartment helps build [music] a picture of the morning
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Fahim was murdered. >> We were able to find an exterior camera that faces out onto the street.
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>> This camera here, we spent hours on this camera looking see if we could capture
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anything. >> Fortunately, we were able to see the suspect walk by, and [snorts] we paused it, and we got a side profile.
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>> There you go. >> As you can see, he's still covered up. He has a hat on, he has sunglasses, and
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he has a mask on. The only identifying mark was the color of his skin, and also his ear. This could have been
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easily missed. If you're watching this video, and you're not really looking for him, you can blink, and within a second,
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like right now, he walks by, and he's gone. That's it. It took about a second and a half. If you weren't
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looking, or you turned your head, we would never got it. But, we had some good detectives, and we
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[music] were fortunate enough that detective caught this. >> Police print the image of the masked
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killer's profile and take it to Faheem's cousin and his sister. >> So, I just took the chance and just slid
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the picture in front of them and just see if they they recognized him. And right away, you know, they let out
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that's gas pipe. That's Tyrese. >> Tyrese Haspil is not a hitman. >> Yo, she's trying to seduce you, man.
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>> Well known to the family, the 21-year-old handled many of Faheem's affairs for over a year
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working as his PA. >> [singing] >> It's like Beauty and the Beast. >> Until the two parted company.
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>> It was someone he clearly trusted to handle his financials, handle his schedule, handle a lot for him
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personally. Faheem was giving him an opportunity to be part of something big, be part of his vision, be part of
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[music] what he was building. >> Detective Tedesco digs [music] into Tyrese's relationship with Faheem.
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>> Once the cousin and the sister told us about Tyrese, we started asking more questions about him.
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He was 21 [music] years old. He was from Long Island, bright individual. He was hired to do odd jobs for him,
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like walk his dog, make appointments for him, maybe do some shopping for him. Tyrese had access to the apartment. He
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also had access to a lot of his business accounts and a lot [music] of his personal accounts.
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>> But Faheem had misjudged Tyrese. >> He was eventually let go because he was stealing money.
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We learned from the family that Tyrese had stolen $95,000 from Faheem through fake
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business accounts that he used to PayPal. He would change a letter or number and
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it would look just like the business account, but it was actually going into his own account.
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>> [music] >> Faheem found out, but he didn't want to go to the police and get Tyrese in
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[music] trouble. He didn't want to ruin his his life by getting him arrested, so
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he didn't call the police. >> Most people would call the police. Most people would want their money back
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immediately. >> The fact that Faheem didn't immediately go to the police, [music] I think it
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speaks to who he was and his character. The fact that even though he had been wronged so badly,
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he was still willing to work something out. >> Faheem had his attorney draw up a
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contract [music] for Tyrese to pay him back each month a certain amount of money, which Tyrese
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agreed to and signed the contract. [music] But, Faheem didn't realize that Tyrese was
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paying him back with money that he was still stealing from Faheem. It was learned that Tyrese was actually
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stealing uh way more money than Faheem thought he had stolen. It was learned that it was closer to 400,000.
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>> If Tyrese is the man behind the mask, Detective Tedesco will need to prove it.
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>> After learning what Tyrese did, that gave us some motive and made him a suspect, but we had to prove that he
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committed the crime. We just kept digging and digging and digging and gathering more more and more evidence.
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We subpoenaed his phone, which means we could track his movements. We knew where he was, but we didn't make
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the arrest yet. We wanted to wait for the district attorney to give us the okay when we had enough evidence to go
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pick him up. We worked closely with the district attorney's office. They were able to get access to Fahim's
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business accounts. We also were checking his credit card statements and [music] his purchases.
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>> The records show that Fahim's credit card was used by the suspect the day after the murder. [music]
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>> We found that he actually purchased the cleaning material at a Home Depot in Manhattan.
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He purchased the cleaning items, the construction bags. Then he returned and attempted to continue dismembering
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the body and get rid of it. >> While the receipts aren't proof, they suggest that if Tyrese did kill
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Fahim, he took two days to cut up the body and clean the crime scene. >> It still wasn't enough. We needed the
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smoking gun. We needed something bigger to tie him to the the murder of Fahim. >> Detective Tedisco goes to the security
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footage again. >> We continue watching video. We noticed that the suspect appears to be [music]
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vacuuming the elevator. He appears to be cleaning something up. It was very strange to see a killer
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bring his home hand vac to a crime scene and vacuum the crime scene up. >> It turns out that the masked man was
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[music] picking up tiny paper markers known as anti-felon identifiers or AFIDs, which are released when a Taser
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fires. Each AFID carries a unique serial number. >> There was no way he got all of them.
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So, we went back and searched ourselves see if we could find [music] anything. And we were able to define one right at
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the edge of the elevator on the molding. >> This AFID has the potential to directly
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[music] tie Tyrese to Faheem's murder. So, Detective Tedesco sends the serial code to the manufacturer
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hoping they have a record of who purchased the weapon. And there's other evidence revealed on
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the elevator camera. >> The suspect obviously had a plan. This was not a spur-of-the-moment type of
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crime, but there are [music] things that people don't think about that could potentially be used to identify this
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suspect. I've enhanced the brightness and contrast in this video. If we zoom in on the collar of the suit
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jacket, we can see there's a crease or a fold under the collar here that may be identifiable later if this jacket is
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found in the suspect's closet. There are also a few frames here where we get a pretty good view of the front of the
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suit jacket and the buttons, their placement, and their style on the front of the coat. We can also
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take a closer look at the suspect's bag here. The zipper, the way that the buckles attach the handle to the bag.
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Looks like there's a pull tab attached >> [music] >> to the zipper. All of these unique details could
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potentially be used to identify this bag later. But, the most unique detail in this video are these boots. They would
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be immediately identifiable if they're later found in the suspect's [music] possession.
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>> Despite the killer's efforts to disguise his identity, there are a number of unique identifiers
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[music] in the elevator footage. >> We're able to calculate the suspect's height. We're able to [music] see the
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suspect's unique boots, some unique characteristics about his clothing and about his bag. These
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details aren't much to go on, but when somebody is completely [music] covered like this, this could make the
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difference in the case and ultimately help to convict a killer. >> Reviewing time [music] codes on all the
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video footage, Detective Tedesco pieces together a timeline of the masked man's movements.
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He starts on the morning of the day that Faheem was killed. >> On that morning, very early in the
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morning, he was able to get entrance into the lobby, but he wasn't able [music] to access the
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elevator cuz he needed the key fob. So, what he did was he waited around the lobby
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for many hours. You could see him in the corner lurking. >> He tries multiple [music] times to get
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into Faheem's apartment without success. So, he waits in the lobby for Faheem to
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return from his run. >> It's hard to imagine the type [music] of person that is capable not of stealing
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$400,000, but of thinking [music] that the only solution to protecting your crime is to
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commit such an incredibly violent [music] crime to an individual that really just tried to help you.
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>> Finally getting access to the elevator, he kills Fahim in cold [music] blood.
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>> It's chilling that that type of evil is roaming the streets. >> I I just don't understand.
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>> After killing [music] Fahim mid-afternoon, the cameras catch him leaving. The next day,
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after visiting Home Depot with Fahim's credit card, he returns [music] to dismember his
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body. Several hours later, he leaves again. >> The reason he left the building was
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because the battery died in the Makita saw, and he had left the charger at his house.
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So, he went back to the Home Depot to purchase another charger, so he could continue
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chopping up the body. >> It's when the killer is at Home Depot this second time that Fahim's cousin makes her gruesome
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discovery. >> This is when his cousin comes to the building. >> She's trying to look for Fahim.
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>> It's kind of haunting because she she doesn't know what she's going to walk into. [music]
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>> He left the the apartment around 2:00 p.m. The cousin had arrived around 3:30
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or 3:45. >> At the same time that she discovers Faheem's body, the suspect heads back to the apartment.
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>> And then she called 911, and we were there within, you know, minutes. When he returned from the Home Depot,
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there was already a crime scene set up at the building. >> Thank goodness the battery died because
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if the cousin had come in to the apartment while he was still doing this, who knows what could have happened.
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Most likely, he probably would have killed her, too. >> Evidence reveals that Tyrese had been
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following his former boss for some time. >> It turns out that he was actually stalking him for uh for a while.
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We noticed that Tyrese would go into a doorway across the street into another building
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from Faheem's building. He would go right into that doorway inside the building. And we were
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wondering why. Why would he do something like this? [music] What's inside there?
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You know, does he know someone in the building that's helping him with this crime?
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And we found out that he was interested in an apartment over there. He contacted
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the real estate agent, had access to a key box, which gave access to the apartment. And once inside the
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apartment, we learned that he set up an S cam to watch the victim across the street in this building to track his
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movements. That told us a lot that this guy really planned this out and tried to think of
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everything. He thought he was smarter than the police, but we know what we're doing,
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and we don't stop looking for the perpetrator. >> The Taser manufacturer contacts
00:34:41
detectives with details of who bought the weapon based on the tiny paper identifiers
00:34:47
found in the elevator. >> I could remember being in my office when the detective had gotten the call from
00:34:54
the Taser company confirming that it was delivered to Tyrese Hasberry at his apartment in Brooklyn.
00:35:02
That was the smoking gun. That's the one we needed. It means everything to the case cuz we
00:35:08
can link him to the crime cuz we have him on video using the Taser that was purchased. There was no way he could
00:35:15
dispute that. There's no feeling like it when you get that that one evidence that you're looking
00:35:21
for it that could really tie him to the case. It's something that uh every detective wants.
00:35:38
>> With a mountain of evidence against Tyrese, it's time to bring him in. Police track [music] his mobile phone to
00:35:45
an apartment he's renting with his girlfriend for a thousand dollars a night on Faheem's credit card.
00:35:52
>> After Tyrese had murdered Faheem, what he did was he rented a Airbnb to celebrate his girlfriend's birthday.
00:36:04
We have him on video purchasing the balloons for his girlfriend and uh celebrating her birthday.
00:36:15
Which is real disturbing. >> Police race to the address. >> It was uh July 17th, a Friday morning.
00:36:37
Tyrese Haspil was arrested at the Airbnb on Crosby Street that was being rented by Tyrese
00:36:44
on Faheem's time. I took control of Tyrese Haspil. I had brought him up to the second floor
00:36:59
of the detective squad and placed him under arrest. I really, really wanted to know what he
00:37:05
was going to say. I really wanted him to tell me why he would kill somebody in that manner. But
00:37:11
once I read him his rights, he declined to answer any questions and requested an attorney. So at that
00:37:19
point, I couldn't ask him anything else. >> Faheem's murder generates huge [music]
00:37:26
public interest. >> There was so much interest around this case that the NYPD held a press conference
00:37:34
about it. >> At approximately 8:45 this morning, 21-year-old Tyrese Haspil was taken into
00:37:42
custody. Mr. Haspil has been charged with murder two and we are working closely with our
00:37:47
partners in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. [music] >> And this is in the middle of COVID. But
00:37:52
having press conferences were reserved for the mayor giving his update on infection rates. The fact that the NYPD
00:37:59
put this press conference together, it showed that clearly they wanted to let the public know
00:38:05
we got the guy. >> We walked him out, put him into a transport vehicle to take him to [music] Central Booking.
00:38:18
There was media all over outside here and they were asking him questions, Why did you do it? Why did you do it? Once I
00:38:25
got him in the car and I sat next to him, I noticed that his leg [music] started really shaking, like he was
00:38:31
really nervous. >> He was transported to uh Manhattan Central Booking and then eventually to
00:38:38
Rikers Island. >> The best part was informing [music] the family and letting them know that uh
00:38:49
look, we have him. He's in our custody and we're finally going to get justice for Fahim.
00:38:57
>> [music] >> I remember hearing an arrest made. I remember getting the notification on my phone.
00:39:04
The headline was personal assistant arrested in murder of tech CEO. There was a lot of relief after an
00:39:13
arrest was made. Not only throughout the city, but in particular in that neighborhood.
00:39:19
>> Finding out the killer's identity, I think it just there was a feeling of anger and
00:39:28
senselessness to it all. Fahim was such a trusting person, [music] such an open person and to see
00:39:35
that trust betrayed in such a heinous way, it just it it really boils the blood.
00:39:52
>> Because of the COVID delays, it delayed a lot of the the trials in New York. During that time, bail was denied for
00:40:01
Tyrese. There was no way they were going to let him out temporarily, even on bail,
00:40:06
because of the severity of the crime. >> In May [music] 2022, two years after Fahim Saleh's brutal
00:40:14
death, Tyrese Haspil goes on trial for his murder. >> There is probably nothing worse for the
00:40:22
victim's family after learning of the death of their loved one to have to sit [music] in a courtroom and see the
00:40:28
person that they believe is responsible for his death sit before them 50 ft away
00:40:34
and hear again about the brutality that occurred against their loved one. >> The prosecuting offered Tyrese 33 and
00:40:44
1/2 years for this crime. And [music] he had the the goal to turn it down and go to trial.
00:40:53
>> [music] >> With all the evidence that we had, I was really surprised that his attorney
00:40:58
didn't [music] advise him to take the plea deal that was offered to him. But, this is the attitude he had. He He still
00:41:04
thought he was smarter than everyone else. You know, and he took his chances. >> The jury [music] takes less than a day
00:41:12
to reach their verdict. >> The evidence against Tyrese Haspil [music] in the murder of Faheem Saleh
00:41:18
was absolutely overwhelming from video >> [music] >> to forensics to circumstantial evidence
00:41:29
to motive. Every single piece of the puzzle pointed directly to [music] this individual being the person
00:41:37
responsible for his death. >> Tyrese Haspil was found guilty for the murder of Faheem.
00:41:44
He was also found guilty for grand larceny, burglary, and he was required to repay the money
00:41:51
that he stole from Faheem. And he was eventually sentenced to 40 years to life. To see Tyrese not admit to it even after
00:42:06
he was found guilty, you know, there's got to be a point where you got to make the family feel
00:42:15
better by saying I'm sorry, but he he he never said I'm sorry. >> I don't think he was [music] remorseful.
00:42:24
I think he was just upset that he got caught. He's evil. Terrible person. [music]
00:42:31
But somebody like this doesn't deserve to be on the streets. >> I don't think he showed any remorse
00:42:41
during the trial. He still thought he was smarter than anyone else. But the best part was when he was
00:42:47
sentenced at the end cuz I was able to stand with the family and see him get justice for what he did.
00:43:12
It was very emotional uh that day. His uh younger sister was there. Uh his mother and his father.
00:43:22
Faheem's father had made a statement. I remember him asking him, "Why would you kill my son?
00:43:29
What was it so bad that he did to you? All he did was help you. You know, and take care of you. It broke
00:43:36
my heart, you know. >> The motive, it seems, was money. >> What really stood out for me
00:43:45
>> [music] >> was the incredible greed that brought him to commit this just absolutely
00:43:52
absolutely horrific act. >> Tyrese was [music] taking money out of accounts behind
00:44:01
Faheem's back to create this ridiculous [music] lifestyle for him and his girlfriend to
00:44:05
the point that he could get her these lavish gifts [music] and throw over-the-top
00:44:11
parties for her. He was just living a lie. >> I believe that Tyrese realized that he
00:44:21
couldn't [music] pay Fahim back all the money that he had stolen from him. So, I believe he decided if he killed
00:44:28
him, he doesn't have to [music] pay the money back. >> Fahim didn't deserve this.
00:44:38
He had so much to offer. He had so much left to give the world. And >> [music] >> they say it gets easier as the days and
00:44:49
years go by. It does not. It does not. Fahim should be remembered as someone who cared, someone who was kind, someone
00:45:00
who was driven, someone who wanted to help. He helped these communities, whether it
00:45:07
was in Bangladesh or Nigeria. He would He had so much more to offer. We have no idea what he could have done.
00:45:14
He could have been [music] on the brink of of changing something on a global scale, but
00:45:20
we we won't find out now. >> I don't know how words like closure can really be applied here.
00:45:28
All I can really say [music] is one madman was taken off the streets and we lost uh a great light in the world.
00:45:40
>> Ultimately, I think Fahim should be remembered as a shining star, a bright light, someone
00:45:47
whose aura just uh radiated infectious [music] positivity. How I try to honor him is just um
00:45:55
pay it forward and try to just ask uh what would Fahim do? >> [music] [music] >> Hey.