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Coin thief and murderer of his wife's 90 year old coin collecting grandfather, charged with homicide
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A tire iron on a 90 year old man??????
I hope this angers you, as much as it angered me.
Where did you buy your Doris Day earrings f**kface?
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Police: Man confessed to killing wife's 90-year-old grandfather
Saturday, April 23, 2011
By Rich Lord and Moriah Balingit, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The man charged in the murder of 90-year-old Squirrel Hill resident Cuddy Briskin confessed to the drug-fueled beating of his wife's grandfather, according to a police criminal complaint that became available today.
According to the complaint written by Pittsburgh Police Detective Margaret Sherwood, Jason Eric Kuhns was brought in to police headquarters Friday afternoon, after police followed the paper trail related to his sale of coins stolen from Mr. Briskin's house. Mr. Kuhns is the estranged husband of Mr. Briskin's granddaughter.
Mr. Kuhns then confessed that he and a girlfriend were on a crack and pills binge on April 4, but ran out of money. Mr. Kuhns, 35 and of Brentwood, decided to rob Mr. Briskin's house because he believed the elderly man would be out with friends, according to the police account of his confession.
"Cuddy turned around and looked Kuhns right in the face," according to the complaint. "Kuhns stated that this freaked him out" and prompted him to hit Mr. Briskin in the head with a tire iron several times, the complaint said.
Mr. Kuhns put several grocery bags over Mr. Briskin's head because he "couldn't stand to look at Cuddy's face," according to the police account of the confession. He then stole gold and silver coins, which he later sold for about $3,000.
The coins led police to arrest Mr. Kuhns and charge him with homicide, robbery, burglary and receiving stolen property. He was at the Allegheny County Jail awaiting arraignment.
Lt. Kevin Kraus said Friday that police believe that Mr. Kuhns had been to the Mr. Briskin's home, at 2827 Fernwald Road, before and believed that Mr. Briskin was gone. Armed with a tire iron, he initially broke into the garage looking for something to pry a door open with. He eventually found an unlocked door and let himself in.
"He entered the residence and was startled and confronted by Mr. Briskin, at which point he struck him several times [with the tire iron], placed him in a chair and placed two bags over his head," he said.
The coins stolen from Mr. Briskin included 67 silver dollars, with an approximate retail value of $11,500, which he sold for $1,013, according to the criminal complaint. Hr sold an unspecified number of gold goins to another pawn shop for $2,000, it continued.
Police had notified area pawn shops that the coins had been stolen and to keep an eye out for them. One of Mr. Briskin's coins turned up at a city pawn shop. Police said Mr. Kuhns sold it there April 5.
On April 6, Mr. Briskin's daughter found him dead in his Squirrel Hill home, where he had lived alone since his wife of 68 years, Ethel, died in December. Police said he was found with a plastic bag over his head in a blood-stained chair in his living room.
He owned Briskin Furs for many years in East Liberty.
Mr. Kuhns had been questioned before and then released. He was arrested Friday afternoon after being pulled over on Saw Mill Run Boulevard in Brentwood. Police initially planned to charge him with receiving stolen property, but after questioning him, they announced they would charge him with homicide.
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I hope this angers you, as much as it angered me.
Where did you buy your Doris Day earrings f**kface?
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Police: Man confessed to killing wife's 90-year-old grandfather
Saturday, April 23, 2011
By Rich Lord and Moriah Balingit, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The man charged in the murder of 90-year-old Squirrel Hill resident Cuddy Briskin confessed to the drug-fueled beating of his wife's grandfather, according to a police criminal complaint that became available today.
According to the complaint written by Pittsburgh Police Detective Margaret Sherwood, Jason Eric Kuhns was brought in to police headquarters Friday afternoon, after police followed the paper trail related to his sale of coins stolen from Mr. Briskin's house. Mr. Kuhns is the estranged husband of Mr. Briskin's granddaughter.
Mr. Kuhns then confessed that he and a girlfriend were on a crack and pills binge on April 4, but ran out of money. Mr. Kuhns, 35 and of Brentwood, decided to rob Mr. Briskin's house because he believed the elderly man would be out with friends, according to the police account of his confession.
"Cuddy turned around and looked Kuhns right in the face," according to the complaint. "Kuhns stated that this freaked him out" and prompted him to hit Mr. Briskin in the head with a tire iron several times, the complaint said.
Mr. Kuhns put several grocery bags over Mr. Briskin's head because he "couldn't stand to look at Cuddy's face," according to the police account of the confession. He then stole gold and silver coins, which he later sold for about $3,000.
The coins led police to arrest Mr. Kuhns and charge him with homicide, robbery, burglary and receiving stolen property. He was at the Allegheny County Jail awaiting arraignment.
Lt. Kevin Kraus said Friday that police believe that Mr. Kuhns had been to the Mr. Briskin's home, at 2827 Fernwald Road, before and believed that Mr. Briskin was gone. Armed with a tire iron, he initially broke into the garage looking for something to pry a door open with. He eventually found an unlocked door and let himself in.
"He entered the residence and was startled and confronted by Mr. Briskin, at which point he struck him several times [with the tire iron], placed him in a chair and placed two bags over his head," he said.
The coins stolen from Mr. Briskin included 67 silver dollars, with an approximate retail value of $11,500, which he sold for $1,013, according to the criminal complaint. Hr sold an unspecified number of gold goins to another pawn shop for $2,000, it continued.
Police had notified area pawn shops that the coins had been stolen and to keep an eye out for them. One of Mr. Briskin's coins turned up at a city pawn shop. Police said Mr. Kuhns sold it there April 5.
On April 6, Mr. Briskin's daughter found him dead in his Squirrel Hill home, where he had lived alone since his wife of 68 years, Ethel, died in December. Police said he was found with a plastic bag over his head in a blood-stained chair in his living room.
He owned Briskin Furs for many years in East Liberty.
Mr. Kuhns had been questioned before and then released. He was arrested Friday afternoon after being pulled over on Saw Mill Run Boulevard in Brentwood. Police initially planned to charge him with receiving stolen property, but after questioning him, they announced they would charge him with homicide.
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<< <i>That is terrible. Its shocking the Pawn shop that bought the coins didn't question it. >>
$11K for $1K... I don't think the Pawn shop was too ethical themselves. This was less than 50% melt.
Horrible senseless tradgedy. Why spend tax dollars to keep him in prison?
<< <i>Squirrel Hill--that's where I grew up. Very sad story. The guy should get the chair. >>
I agree , it would appear premeditated , he went in armed with a tyre iron and you can bet he knew about those coins , he didn't chance on them.He meant to have them one way or another.
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<< <i>That is terrible. Its shocking the Pawn shop that bought the coins didn't question it. >>
$11K for $1K... I don't think the Pawn shop was too ethical themselves. This was less than 50% melt. >>
I agree. This should have been a red flag to the shop owner that someone was willing to unload at such a low price, JMO.
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That's to kind, more like rodent shat.
<< <i>This is why we need a death penalty, and why we should use it. >>
Pennsylvania does have the DP , it looks to have occured near Pittsburg ? The last time the DP was carried out was 1999 , a condemned person pretty much has to waive all appeals and want it though.
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<< <i>Then they call the slimeball Mr. to boot. >>
Exactly why do they keep referring to killer Kuhns with the honorific title of Mr.?
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So let it be a single bullet to the base of the skull and leave his body to rot in a field.
About the pawn shop: Do they forfiet the stolen goods? In my eyes they should feel horrific shame for paying what they did for those coins. They HAD to know they were stolen.
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<< <i>That is terrible. Its shocking the Pawn shop that bought the coins didn't question it. >>
$11K for $1K... I don't think the Pawn shop was too ethical themselves. This was less than 50% melt. >>
I agree. This should have been a red flag to the shop owner that someone was willing to unload at such a low price, JMO. >>
Well, to be fair, they were splatted with blood.
<< <i>a big man then huh. wait till he gets to the big house and waits for the chair
Don't kid yourself. This is what will happen:
His court appointed lawyer will plea bargain this down to 2nd degree or manslaughter. Sadly, he'll be sentenced
to 10 years and serve less than five. He'll be back on the street again in no time. It's known as the criminal
"justice" system.
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