A thief broke into Steve Jobs’ house nearly a year after his death, and his iPad ended up in the hands of a clown. How did it all happen?
It’s one of those stories about Jobs and his assets that is far removed from the auctions you see on the Internet. How likely are you to receive an Apple product that belonged to Steve Jobs? This could be a probability equal to zero given that, unfortunately, he died in 2011, but There is a story related to a robbery at the home of Apple co-founder in which a clown had Steve Jobs’ iPad in his hands.. This story was documented by ABC News and aired on CNN.
A thief stole Jobs family belongings in 2012
Concretely, On July 17, 2012, a robbery occurred at the Jobs family home in Palo Alto, California.California authorities have arrested a man, Kariem McFarlin, 35. The value of what was stolen is $60,000.Interestingly, the burglar did not know which house he was breaking into, according to Santa Clara County Assistant District Attorney Scott Tsui.
Steve Jobs’ house in Palo Alto, California
McFarlin stole everything in his path, including Macs, iPhones, iPods, iPads, jewelry, champagne and even household appliances. such as a blender and a soda machine, according to the San Jose Mercury News. Steve Jobs was notably robbed of his iPad and a wallet containing a dollar.
The house was being renovated, so no one was there when the thief committed the theft.. The police did not reveal how they found the suspect, although everyone believed it was thanks to the same devices. The news of the theft was not announced until early August 2012. The mastermind was sentenced to 7 years and 8 months in prison. After being arrested, he confessed to the crime and wrote a letter of apology to Laurene Powell Jobs, Steve’s widow..
Steve Jobs’ iPad Was Paid To Pay Off Debt To Clown
Kariem McFarlin’s confession revealed that one of the stolen products, Steve Jobs’ iPad, ended up in the hands of Kenneth Kahn “Kenny the Clown”. He himself told CNN that he did not know who owned the iPad. He did not view any personal files and its contents have not been revealed. What the clown did was directly download some songs: the opening theme of the famous American cartoon “The Pink Panther” and the themes of the “King of Pop”, Michael Jackson, to use in his work.
It only took a short time for him to connect to the Internet.use iTunes to sync said material and watch the police arrive to recover Steve Jobs’ iPad. The event was too strange at the time, knowing that Steve Jobs’ death occurred 9 months before the flight. Fortunately, Jobs’ family got his belongings back and there is no known evidence that the thief or clown stole any confidential information from the devices.
What went through the minds of the thief and the clown, knowing that they finally owned one of Steve Jobs’ assets?
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