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Family of 78 Year Old Found Dead Say It was Murder
posted (September 26, 2017)
So, while police are certainly treating the shooting death of Bainan Wu as a murder, it appears that the police press office isn't so sure about 78 year-old Karl Leslie, a Belizean American retiree living in Hattieville.

He was found dead in his home 12 days ago, and since then, police have been doing all they can to make it look like it's not another murder. They are calling it a death investigation.

So today, we reached out to his family, and they told us that the post-mortem reveals that the elderly gentleman - who had recently retired to Belize - died from blunt force trauma to the head, meaning that someone clubbed him. They told us that someone also broke his back in 2 separate places.

The family adds that they also stole his money; he had cash in both Belizean and US currencies, and they also stole his shot gun. We have also received reports which suggests that his vehicle was recovered in a location away from his house.

The family believes that the person who killed him and robbed him most likely knew him very well. He is described as a friendly person who was willing to help persons in need, even financially.

The majority of his family lives in the US, and he returned home to Belize recently to enjoy his retirement.

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