Tech executive's brutal kidnapping caught on surveillance video
Summary
Tushar Atre, a tech executive turned cannabis business owner, was kidnapped from his California home in October 2019. Surveillance video showed attackers forcing him into a car, and he was later found dead on his cannabis farm in the Santa Cruz mountains. Investigators struggled for months to solve the case and understand the motives.Key Facts
- The crime happened in October 2019 near Atre's multimillion-dollar home on the California coast.
- Surveillance footage captured three attackers kidnapping Atre and taking his girlfriend’s BMW.
- Atre was stabbed and then shot on his cannabis farm about 60 acres in size.
- Guests in Atre’s home heard the attackers demanding the location and combination of a safe.
- Atre’s girlfriend, Rachael Emerlye, was in Massachusetts at the time and co-owned the cannabis business with him.
- One witness in the house heard multiple voices, including Atre’s, and the attackers telling him to get on the ground.
- The 911 call was made about 30 minutes after the suspects left with Atre.
- Investigators and legal experts noted the case was unusual and serious, with a complex investigation lasting over seven months.
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