In the days after police said Tyrese Haspil killed and dismembered tech CEO Fahim Saleh, the surveillance video obtained by News 4 shows that he was hiding in plain sight.
Haspil’s hideout was a fancy $ 18,000 monthly AirBnb on Crosby Street in NoHo, less than a mile from the crime scene.
The former personal assistant is seen on video exiting an Uber with a travel bag and backpack around 11 p.m. Wednesday as police continued to search for him.
Two hours later, Haspil leaves the apartment picking up a foil balloon that says “22” for a woman who, according to police sources, is his girlfriend; It was her 22nd birthday.
Tyrese Haspil, a 21-year-old former personal assistant accused of murdering Fahim Saleh, was seen on surveillance video picking up a birthday balloon two days after the alleged murder.
The couple is seen leaving for dinner and returning just before 7 pm with gifts and leftovers.
Within two days, the surveillance video shows the US sheriffs and New York police detectives leading him handcuffed from the apartment.
Prosecutors accused Haspil of murdering the 33-year-old Saleh in the CEO’s multimillion-dollar Lower East Side department on Monday and disposing of his remains again on Tuesday. Haspil was interrupted by Saleh’s cousin who rang the bell for a wellness checkup after they hadn’t seen him in 24 hours.
In court, prosecutors said there was “overwhelming evidence” that Haspil murdered his former boss. The motive is believed to be financial, as Haspil is accused of stealing $ 90,000 from Saleh, who had actually presented him with a payment instead of going to the police. It is unclear whether payments were made for that debt.
News 4 first reported Friday that Haspil was identified by ID cards that fell when he tested Saleh after the elevator opened in the LES department. Saleh was later stabbed and dismembered.
Haspil was caught on camera at the Home Depot in Flatiron buying the saw and cleaning supplies found at the creepy crime scene, according to the criminal complaint.
His lawyer warned that he will rush to judge the case saying: “We are in the first states of discovering the truth. The lifting of this case promises to be long and complex.”
“We urge the public to keep an open mind. There is much more to this narrative than the allegations, a police arrest and a charge by the district attorney,” they wrote.
Detectives are looking for the person who decapitated and dismembered a technology entrepreneur in his luxurious New York City apartment, police sources told News 4 New York. Ray Villeda of NBC New York reports.
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