Man Murdered in front of his Family After Putting Diamond Ring on Craigslist!

This is absolutely terrible!

KOMO-TV reported yesterday that detectives have released sketches of the third and fourth suspects wanted in a deadly home invasion robbery that took place Thursday night. Pierce County Sheriff’s Office say 43-year-old Jim Sanders posted an ad on the popular Craigslist website to sell a diamond ring. In what may have been a deadly mistake, multiple sources are also saying that Sanders gave his home address out to potential buyers. According to KOMO-TV, three men and a woman arrived pretending to be interested in the ring, but once inside one of them pulled a gun and tied up the parents. Detectives believe the father was shot multiple times while trying to protect his teenage son, who may have tried to fight back against the robbers. Sanders died at the scene, and his son was treated for a head injury sustained when he was pistol-whipped by one of the robbers.

Lake Stevens Police Chief Randy Celori said there's no doubt in his mind that the people involved in the shooting death are likely the same people responsible for a similar robbery Sunday night. Investigators said in that incident, two men arrived at a home in the 1200 block of 84th Ave. SE after responding to an ad on Craigslist for a flat screen TV. A woman and her husband were tied up while their 6-month-old baby slept upstairs. She said the crooks cleaned out the home in less than 10 minutes, taking electronics, jewelry and cash.

Investigators are hoping to recover DNA samples from the plastic zip-tie style handcuffs the robbers used in the Lake Stevens robbery.

Source:
KOMO-TV. Sketches of suspects in deadly Edgewood robbery released. May 3rd, 2010.