Presenting Foundering Season 6: The Killing of Bob Lee, Part 1
4/26/202637 min
The Killing of Bob Lee, Part 1: San Francisco Has Blood On Its Hands
Three years ago, Bob Lee, a tech executive famous for creating Cash App, was found stabbed in San Francisco. His killing set off a wave of online fury. Reporter Shawn Wen takes us back to the turbulent days before his killer was arrested, when misinformation and rumors ran rampant. Several tech industry leaders decried violent crime in San Francisco, including David Sacks, who “bet dollars to dimes” that Lee was stabbed by “a psychotic homeless person,” and Elon Musk, who called the city “horrific.”
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
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Speaker 1· Soundbite0:29
[instrumental music] Bloomberg Audio Studios. Podcasts. Radio. News. [beep] Tuesday, April fourth, two thousand twenty-three. San Francisco. Come on, let's see back. Help. I can see. Help. Help. Sir.
Shawn Wen· Host0:47
It's April fourth, twenty twenty-three.
Speaker 1· Soundbite0:50
Sir, where are you? Help.
Shawn Wen· Host0:51
The nine one one call comes in at two thirty-four in the morning from near downtown San Francisco.
Speaker 1· Soundbite0:58
Help. Help. Sir. Hello? Help. Sir, where are you? Help.
Shawn Wen· Host1:04
The caller sounds stunned. He doesn't say his name. He just keeps repeating, "Help, help," until he says...
Speaker 1· Soundbite1:11
I know you can hear me, sir. Somebody stabbed me. Somebody stabbed me. Where are you? I have help- "Somebody stabbed me" ... going to you. Where are you? Help.
Shawn Wen· Host1:18
After a minute or so, the caller starts gasping for breath.
Speaker 1· Soundbite1:22
I have help going to you, sir. Where are you?
Shawn Wen· Host1:26
The nine one one operator tries to get more information out of him, without