Princeton education, rich father, arguably good looks... and a spat over $200/month. Even crackheads don't kill eachother for that much.
The $200 was a trigger event, no pun intended. Seems that he resented his father for being successful, which had eluded him, and he blamed his father for not helping him enough. He probably suffered from depression. Look at his most recent pictures post-Princeton. He couldn't smile at all. Only a blank stare.
Hedge-fund murder suspect ‘charmed’ his way out of trouble By Emily Smith, Larry Celona and Bob Fredericks January 7, 2015 | 12:27am Modal Trigger Thomas Gilbert Jr. Photo: G.N. Miller The man accused of killing his millionaire Manhattan dad is straight out of the horror flick “American Psycho’’ — “able to charm . . . with his good looks and his waspy background, but behind that, he was dangerous,’’ a close pal told The Post in an exclusive interview Tuesday. Thomas Gilbert Jr. should have been locked up for arson and for the violation of a protective order against him long before the slaying — but “wasn’t because he’s a charming, white Princeton graduate,’’ the friend said. Modal Trigger Thomas Gilbert Sr. “It’s a case of systemic racism. If Tommy were black or brown, he’d be locked up right now.” Gilbert is the main suspect in the fire that destroyed the family home of a wealthy rival in Sagaponack, LI, in September — and was even busted three days after the blaze for violating an order of protection before the fire, which had been taken out by the rival, according to sources and court records. But authorities have yet to charge Gilbert, 30, in the blaze, insisting they don’t have enough evidence, and he’s been free on the alleged protective-order violation, the friend said. Gilbert is due back in Southampton Town Court on Feb. 2 in the protective-order case. But he’s unlikely to appear, given that he’s locked up in the Metropolitan Detention Complex without bail for allegedly shooting his father, Wainscott Capital hedge fund founder Thomas Gilbert Sr., 70, on Sunday. In terms of Gilbert Jr.’s earlier alleged crimes, the source said the son was targeting Peter Smith Jr., son of ex-Lazard financier Peter Smith Sr., because he was convinced that Smith Jr. was bedding a flame. “[Gilbert Jr.] thought that his girlfriend was cheating on him with Peter,” the source said. Modal Trigger Previous Next 1/10 Thomas Gilbert Jr. is escorted out of the 17th Precinct Jan. 5. He was charged in the shooting death of his father, hedge fund manager Thomas Gilbert Sr. Chad Rachman Neither the law firm believed to be representing Gilbert in the protective-order case nor the attorney handling his slay rap returned calls Tuesday. The Smiths, contacted at their sprawling estate in Easton, Conn., declined to comment. Meanwhile, Gilbert Sr.’s widow, Shelley, 67, and daughter, Clare, 24, held on to each other as they left the family’s apartment near the United Nations to get a bite to eat at a nearby restaurant Tuesday morning. “We don’t want to talk, it’s hard enough already,” Shelley Gilbert said, holding her daughter’s arm.
the real tragedy is that he shot his only source of income, would have been better off shooting his fugly girlfriend,
false. His mum will inherit most of the money. And he will be catered for by her. Obviously, we do not know how decent the mum was.
Very interesting. For the first time, I am starting to understand the benefits of learning about ancient archeological Greece.