Murder and High-Tech Theft: Woman Allegedly Uses Slain Man’s Severed Thumb to Access Bank Funds and Personal Luxuries
WASHINGTON — In a gruesome case unfolding in Washington’s Brightwood neighborhood, a woman is accused of using the severed thumb of a man she referred to as her “sugar daddy” to access his bank funds. The victim, 53-year-old Fasil Teklemariam, was discovered in his apartment on Peabody Street NW with multiple fatal injuries, including blunt-force trauma to the head and a stab wound, according to official documents. Police investigations reveal that Teklemariam’s right thumb was …