Who wanted to kill Tushar Atre? | Forensic Files

[Music] tushar atrey was a tech exec worth millions this is an i.t guy who had a
relationship with a cannabis girl we meshed really well after he was kidnapped in front of his
home investigators were at a loss they asked me straight away where's the pot farm
the pot farm was 60 acres of open land nestled in the santa cruz mountains known as the summit property where
tushar could legally grow cannabis for research tashar was in the prime of his life
[Music] very brilliant relaxed but highly motivated he had been planning to manufacture
medicinal cannabis products approved by the fda he was also a surfer and lived in the
perfect place for it [Music] his house was in an area known as pleasure point it's a very high-end
affluent surfing community it was here where he was kidnapped in 2019 and about six hours later his body was
found at his summit property did it look like an inside job that's what i'm sure
was running through the investigators minds how would they know where to go they found him at his house brought him
up to his secondary property so they knew mr autry sir cohn says that nothing about the kidnapping or the murder
indicated that this was a random act it had to have been someone close to him it
appears that it was definitely someone close to him investigators quickly ruled out his
girlfriend rachel who had been in massachusetts at the time who would want to kill the entrepreneur
he had the dream beach house he was a surfer he was driving a porsche anybody looking at that lifestyle
who didn't have it could be easily jealous of it you

A California tech executive-turned-cannabis entrepreneur was found dead on his cannabis farm in the Santa Cruz mountains. Why was he targeted?

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Brief Summary

Tushar Atrey, a tech exec, was kidnapped and murdered, raising questions about jealousy and insider involvement.

Key points

The Kidnapping. Tushar was kidnapped in front of his home in 2019, leading to a shocking investigation.
Tushar Atrey: The Tech Exec. Tushar Atrey was a tech executive worth millions, living the dream in a surfing community.

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Who would want to kill the entrepreneur?

Questioning the motives behind the murder.

1:51WatchApr 2, 2022

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