Mexican Rock Star and Family Dead as Suspects Allegedly Hunted Cold Wallet They

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Mexican Rock Star and Family Dead as Suspects Allegedly Hunted Cold Wallet They Believed Held Millions

Suspects hunting a bitcoin cold wallet killed Camilo Séptimo keyboardist Jonathan Meléndez, his pregnant wife Ana Paula Barragán, their three-year-old daughter Sofía and 21-year-old domestic worker Aleyda Romero at the family's home, only a six year old boy survived.

You can read about the killing
Camilo Séptimo Musician, Pregnant Wife, Daughter, Nanny, and Dog Killed in Mexico as Boy, 6, Survives

https://decrypt.co/377795/mexican-family-killed-bitcoin-cold-wallet

I do not have time to fully explain what happened, but you can know about it on the links that I have posted.

The lesson is that we should not use our privacy to joke because crypto physical attack is getting more common.

Sep 09, 2026 19:28

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Mexican Rock Star and Family Dead as Suspects Allegedly Hunted Cold Wallet They Believed Held Millions

Suspects hunting a bitcoin cold wallet killed Camilo Séptimo keyboardist Jonathan Meléndez, his pregnant wife Ana Paula Barragán, their three-year-old daughter Sofía and 21-year-old domestic worker Aleyda Romero at the family's home, only a six year old boy survived.

You can read about the killing
Camilo Séptimo Musician, Pregnant Wife, Daughter, Nanny, and Dog Killed in Mexico as Boy, 6, Survives

https://decrypt.co/377795/mexican-family-killed-bitcoin-cold-wallet

I do not have time to fully explain what happened, but you can know about it on the links that I have posted.

The lesson is that we should not use our privacy to joke because crypto physical attack is getting more common.

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I read about this on X today, itÂs such a sad news article to read. ItÂs bad enough that he was killed but his pregnant wife and 3 year old daughter were also murdered. 

At first I read it that they killed them for $2M worth of Bitcoin which is still absolutely deplorable but it turns out it was 2M pesos which is under $100,000. I hope the authorities find those responsible and sentence them to full life terms or worse.

RIP to the guy and his poor family.

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Sep 09, 2026 21:32

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I read about this on X today, itÂs such a sad news article to read. ItÂs bad enough that he was killed but his pregnant wife and 3 year old daughter were also murdered.

At first I read it that they killed them for $2M worth of Bitcoin which is still absolutely deplorable but it turns out it was 2M pesos which is under $100,000. I hope the authorities find those responsible and sentence them to full life terms or worse.

RIP to the guy and his poor family.

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Although the final outcome is not mentioned in the article, the most ironic aspect of this brutal murder is that the perpetrators merely "believed" the couple held millions of dollars' worth of Bitcoin in a cold wallet. It remains unknown whether they actually obtained what they were after.

[quote=LFC_Bitcoin on September 09, 2026, 09:32:27 PM]
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At first I read it that they killed them for $2M worth of Bitcoin which is still absolutely deplorable but it turns out it was 2M pesos which is under $100,000. I hope the authorities find those responsible and sentence them to full life terms or worse.

[/quote]As I understand it, the 2M pesos was an offer made to help the mastermind behind the murder retrieve that cold wallet.

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Sep 09, 2026 21:47

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Although the final outcome is not mentioned in the article, the most ironic aspect of this brutal murder is that the perpetrators merely "believed" the couple held millions of dollars' worth of Bitcoin in a cold wallet. It remains unknown whether they actually obtained what they were after.

Quote from: LFC_Bitcoin on September 09, 2026, 09:32:27 PM
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At first I read it that they killed them for $2M worth of Bitcoin which is still absolutely deplorable but it turns out it was 2M pesos which is under $100,000. I hope the authorities find those responsible and sentence them to full life terms or worse.

As I understand it, the 2M pesos was an offer made to help the mastermind behind the murder retrieve that cold wallet.

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A $5 wrench attack doesn't get more brutal than this, such a sad story. I was wondering why the attackers killed this man and his family, but after reading that one of the arrested suspects was a business associate of his, it becomes easier to understand that their intentions were clear, to kill him, irrespective of the outcome of their heist, for the risk of identifying them.

I also believe this suspect was able to get information that Melendez had bitcoins in his possession because he was his business partner. It could be that they talked crypto sometime over a bottle of beer, and then the suspect started to make their plan to steal it from him.

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Sep 09, 2026 23:24

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A $5 wrench attack doesn't get more brutal than this, such a sad story. I was wondering why the attackers killed this man and his family, but after reading that one of the arrested suspects was a business associate of his, it becomes easier to understand that their intentions were clear, to kill him, irrespective of the outcome of their heist, for the risk of identifying them.

I also believe this suspect was able to get information that Melendez had bitcoins in his possession because he was his business partner. It could be that they talked crypto sometime over a bottle of beer, and then the suspect started to make their plan to steal it from him.

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Another sad news, people can really do whatever it takes for them when they know that something can be taken away from their targets. I feel bad of what happened to the family but, there's a 6 year old boy that survive and despite that brutal murder, there's still a life that survived. The article from the ibtimes.co.uk states how brutal the crime is and never mentioned about the cold wallet. While the decrypt article mentioned about the alleged reason was to find the cold wallet.

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Sep 09, 2026 23:33

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Another sad news, people can really do whatever it takes for them when they know that something can be taken away from their targets. I feel bad of what happened to the family but, there's a 6 year old boy that survive and despite that brutal murder, there's still a life that survived. The article from the ibtimes.co.uk states how brutal the crime is and never mentioned about the cold wallet. While the decrypt article mentioned about the alleged reason was to find the cold wallet.

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[quote=tabas on September 09, 2026, 11:33:09 PM]
Another sad news, people can really do whatever it takes for them when they know that something can be taken away from their targets. I feel bad of what happened to the family but, there's a 6 year old boy that survive and despite that brutal murder, there's still a life that survived. The article from the ibtimes.co.uk states how brutal the crime is and never mentioned about the cold wallet. While the decrypt article mentioned about the alleged reason was to find the cold wallet.

[/quote]When there's money, people can be as heartless as they can, and that's the sad truth. Human really is brutal sometimes especially when they're in need.    

I feel bad for the victim. We've seen numerous wrench attacks or any crypto-related crimes just this year alone, and it will continue in the future. This is the reason why we need to stay silent as much as possible when it comes to our crypto assets because of these kind of crimes. Unless we can afford having a group of bodyguards on our side, let's keep as silent as possible. 

Why the suspect killed the dog though?

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Sep 10, 2026 12:42

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Quote from: tabas on September 09, 2026, 11:33:09 PM
Another sad news, people can really do whatever it takes for them when they know that something can be taken away from their targets. I feel bad of what happened to the family but, there's a 6 year old boy that survive and despite that brutal murder, there's still a life that survived. The article from the ibtimes.co.uk states how brutal the crime is and never mentioned about the cold wallet. While the decrypt article mentioned about the alleged reason was to find the cold wallet.

When there's money, people can be as heartless as they can, and that's the sad truth. Human really is brutal sometimes especially when they're in need.

I feel bad for the victim. We've seen numerous wrench attacks or any crypto-related crimes just this year alone, and it will continue in the future. This is the reason why we need to stay silent as much as possible when it comes to our crypto assets because of these kind of crimes. Unless we can afford having a group of bodyguards on our side, let's keep as silent as possible.

Why the suspect killed the dog though?

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