When Cash App founder Bob Lee was stabbed to death on a San Francisco street nearly two years ago, it was initially assumed to be a robbery gone wrong and reignited an already growing fury over increased violence in the city.
But the assailant wanted nothing to do with Lee’s money, leaving behind the tech titan’s watch and wallet after stabbing him to death. Instead, as the district attorney’s office alleged, it was a murder of one tech professional by another, motivated by passion.