Cash App Founder Bob Lee Had 'Lots Of Drugs' In System At Time Of Death
By Fiyin Olowokandi on May 5, 2023 at 11:15 AM EDT
New details about the tragic demise of the software engineer Bob Lee unveil shocking truths about the tech executive's last moments.
Last month, San Francisco was shaken to its core following the gruesome homicide in the city. The Cash App founder was brutally stabbed to death in the early hours of April 4.
A month after the viral crime left many weary of their surroundings, a recently released autopsy revealed the 43-year-old might have dabbled in some illegal substances. Did these drugs influence the St. Louis native's passing? Keep reading to find out.
Autopsy Report Shows Bob Lee Ingested Alcohol & Other Substances Before His Murder
According to the record of Lee's post-mortem examination obtained by NBC News, the former Google staffer had various substances before succumbing to death's cold clutches. Findings from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner showed that the software engineer had cocaethylene in his body, a compound created from the mixture of alcohol and cocaine.
There were also the metabolized byproducts of cocaine and ketamine alongside traces of the allergy medication cetirizine, commonly known as Zyrtec. Despite the presence of these substances in Lee's body, the businessman died from other factors.
The report by Dr. Ellen Moffatt, an assistant medical examiner, explained that the ingested alcohol and drugs did not contribute to the 43-year-old's death. The leading cause of the St. Louis native's demise was the multiple stab wounds inflicted by his murderer.
The medical practitioner concluded that the tech executive's "manner and method of death was homicide by sharp injury." The Jolt Award winner received three brutal attacks, two to the chest and one to his hip.
According to the report, one of the chest wounds was about two to three inches deep, "piercing the right lateral anterior inferior ventricle of the heart" and "the right posterior lateral inferior ventricle."
Who could have orchestrated such a horrific act of violence? The truth about the incident is yet to be revealed. However, authorities have arrested a suspect, Nima Momeni, one of the deceased's acquaintances.
The pair reportedly argued about Momeni's sister before Lee's death, a confrontation the suspect's sibling mentioned in a text message sent to the Cash App founder. However, the alleged assailant's defense attorney Paula Canny sang a different tune.
After the pretrial hearing for the homicide case on May 2, the lawyer told sources that her client was innocent. Drawing attention to the MobileCoin chief product officer's drug usage, the counselor said:
"There’s a lot of drugs in Bob Lee's system. I mean, Bob Lee's system is like the Walgreens of recreational drugs. What happens when people take drugs? Generally, they act like drug people."
Seemingly blaming Lee, the attorney continued: "What drug people act like is not themselves, not happy-go-lucky. Just imaginary and make bad decisions and do bad things."
The Suspect In The Murder Case Was A Fellow Tech Executive
Weeks before Lee's autopsy was shared, The Blast reported that San Francisco police had made significant progress in the businessman's homicide case. Authorities arrested Momeni on suspicions of carrying out the tragic act in April.
The 38-year-old was taken into custody at his Emeryville residence, about nine miles from where the St. Louis native was murdered. Like the deceased, the Berkeley graduate was a tech executive who owned an Expand IT business.
At the time of his arrest, it was unclear if Momeni had attended the same tech conference that brought Lee to San Francisco. Although he might not have been at the event, the suspect met up with the 43-year-old around 2:30 am.
The duo was spotted in Momeni's car moments before police believed the stabbing occurred. A verbal confrontation might have led to the Square chief technology officer's demise.
However, the suspect's neighbors and acquaintances claimed the 38-year-old had never displayed any form of violence. Sam Singer, a public relations expert, defended Momeni in his statement to sources, declaring the tech executive as a good person.
Reflecting on the first time he met the alleged killer at the posh Beslar Building in Emeryville, Singer praised the businessman for his warm personality. The entrepreneur said, "He was very welcoming and kind. He was quite, quite impressive, very nice fellow, and so it's shocking to me as well as all the residents in the building that he's accused of the murder."
