DA Looks for Pair Who Used Dead Man’s Credit Cards
The Lehigh County District Attorney is seeking the public's help in identifying two men who he said used homicide victim Joshua James Rubin's credit cards.
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Lehigh County District Attorney James Martin is asking for the public’s help in identifying two men who he says were caught on surveillance videos using homicide victim Joshua James Rubin's credit cards.
The district attorney released the photos Thursday in asking for the public's help.
Less than 12 hours after Rubin's body was found on a remote portion of Applewood Drive in South Whitehall Township on Nov. 1, the two men used Rubin’s credit cards to make purchases at several stores at the Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets in Central Valley, N.Y., Martin said in the release.
Rubin's smoldering body was found Nov. 1 along Applewood Drive, on a bend in the road between Huckleberry and Haasadahl roads, by a South Whitehall public works employee who was cleaning up tree branches after a weekend snowstorm. Rubin had been shot to death and the body set on fire, authorities said. The coroner has ruled the death a homicide.
The Lehigh County District Attorney's Office and Coroner sought the public's help then too, releasing two forensic sketches. Authorities did not know until December, through DNA testing, that the body was Rubin's.
As authorities worked to identify the body, Rubin's family searched for his whereabouts. Rubin lived at 100 Lawrence Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y., and operated the Whisk Café at 1119 Newkirk Ave. in Brooklyn. He was last seen there on Oct. 31 and his family reported him missing.
If anyone knows, or believes that they may know, the identities of the men in the surveillance videos, contact Detective Lou Tallarico of the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Homicide Task Force at 610-437-5252.
Martin said cooperation will be treated confidentially to the extent possible.
Dios Thunders
11:48 am on Saturday, July 14, 2012
those two boys are russian one is mongolian but he is russian they might of found the wallet or there realted to the people who kiddnapped Rubin it looks like a Russian mob hit to me
just saying
Jim Rockford
12:53 pm on Saturday, July 14, 2012
have you expressed your theories to the proper authorities? i am sure they would appreciate any insight you may be able to provide, seems you might know something that could help the investigation.
Dios Thunders
11:52 am on Saturday, July 14, 2012
in other words they are not the ones that kiddnapped and eventully killed the cafe owner
a man was found in the same way near the same time in Jersey
looks like a russian mob hit to me ..thats how they work it the like to instill fear there very visious and make the so called italian mob look like goody two shoes, they used to hire them for hits but stopped cos they never cleaned uop after and left bodies too sloopy and too violent iof you can believe that but its true I grew up in mafia land my family was connected but in a legal way with there legal bussiness fronts thats all I can say
Jim Rockford
12:53 pm on Saturday, July 14, 2012
have you expressed your theories to the proper authorities? i am sure they would appreciate any insight you may be able to provide, seems you might know something that could help the investigation.