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Tech Mogul Murdered After Beseeching Bystanders for Help on Lonely San Francisco Street

  • Bob Lee, former blockchain executive and Cash App cofounder, died in hospital after being stabbed on April 5.
  • Surveillance footage showed Lee pleading to occupants of a car for assistance minutes after attack before collapsing.
  • No arrests have been made in a case that has evoked outrage over increasing crime rates and indifference to violence in the city.
  • Friends and family mourned the loss of a generous spirit who “had no enemies” and a zest for life cut short at 43.
  • The lone homicide this year in an upscale neighborhood popular with tech workers has amplified safety concerns and scrutiny of local government's commitment to tackling crime.
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