Be cautious where you post for sale - Bad Story -Facebook Marketplace - Gold coins...motive...murder
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Be cautious where you post for sale - Bad Story -Facebook Marketplace - Gold coins...motive...murder
Sickening story. i'm not clear if they ever had prior contact or met or if the killer just tracked down the address.
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Published: Jul. 31, 2025
COURT DOCS: Gold coins identified as potential motive for weekend shooting
ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WPTA) - A 22-year-old Fort Wayne man is facing murder and robbery charges in connection with a deadly weekend shooting...
...The victim’s family was able to identify items missing from the home, including gold and silver coins that a witness said Swedzinski had been trying to sell on Facebook Marketplace, court records show. Specifically, ten 2006, 1/10-ounce American Eagle gold coins.
The listing, which is still on Facebook Marketplace, asks for $4,440 for the coins.
Two days after Swedzinski was killed, Gustin called a local pawn shop about trading 10 2006, 1/10-ounce American Eagle gold coins for a gold bar, court documents say. Police reviewed footage of the man coming to the shop to make the exchange and identified him as Gustin...
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More details in the full story linked.
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That’s terrible 😢
Mr_Spud
Could happen on BST.
Bummer to throw any life like that away 😕
That is awful
Hard to extend yourself to anyone anymore, even for a quick "easy" deal of some sort.
Nope, can't do this.
Some of these crooks are just looking for their next fix.
Its ironic that the murder is reported on "alivenews.com"
Yep….just a matter of time until they try to get their fix at the wrong house.
Condolences for the families having to process it all.
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