Georgia Lottery winner killed during home invasion

Comment #96

CashCrown — Sat, 06 Feb 2016 21:17:02 GMT

Why you do NOT want to show your image, your name, your existence IF you win ANY Lotto game. Some States says you MUST have your image and a Winners Story, but I read there is an Amendment (Constitutional) that you can use to keep your privacy, Lawyer UP! Why?

THIS!! Yes, he knew them or they knew about him. Something tells me there is a 'front story' to this. Maybe some bad blood earlier in life and this was an action taken to his, Sorry, but NO when asked for some money bro . Anonymity migh... [ More ]

Comment #95

cashflow1 — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 01:01:01 GMT

Are you serious?? Either he bragged at work or drug deal gone bad . First of all IF HE DID BRAG at work...that gives no one a reason to try and rob and kill a person!! Second, a drug deal gone bad? How about posting the names and addresses of winners gone bad!!! He was an open target because it was posted all over the internet where he lived and how much he won. I have no idea why you would say a drug deal gone bad! I have known many people to get robbed because they on money in the lottery. May... [ More ]

Comment #94

elect82 — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 03:32:16 GMT

Prejudice might have played in the drug deal gone bad claim. I'm pretty sure if drugs were involved it would have been mentioned, pure ignorance

Comment #93

Oknewatthis — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:59:49 GMT

Exactly, and welcome

Comment #92

Oknewatthis — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:58:28 GMT

Exactly.

Comment #91

Oknewatthis — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:21:09 GMT

PREACH ON. I was thinking the exact same thing. It's so weird. Maybe the stereotyper was trolling? What makes it so bad is that it was the first post after the article.

Comment #90

luckywealthyme — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 19:12:54 GMT

All winners in all states should have the option of being anynomous.

Comment #89

MillionsWanted — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 18:48:24 GMT

How many lottery winners needs to be killed in the USA before anonymity is allowed in all states

Comment #88

rcbbuckeye — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 17:38:48 GMT

Well.

Did someone pee in your Wheaties this morning?

Uhhh, again, I was just hypothesizing. Oh, I'm sorry. That word may be a tad too big for your IQ.

And, uhh, by the way, I worked with white people that had a steady job that did drugs. It's not a black/white thing. Drugs, unfortunately are prevalent (sorry, another big word) across a wide spectrum (dang, ANOTHER big word, can you keep up?) of people.

I have known and worked with many black people who I respect greatly. And many whi... [ More ]

Comment #87

rcbbuckeye — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 17:27:13 GMT

I noticed that too. Interesting.

Comment #86

Albeone — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 17:02:18 GMT

I thought the same thing when I checked this morning. Maybe the billion dollar jackpot created some new players

Comment #85

American Indian — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 16:27:57 GMT

THANK YOU, It's HORRIBLY SAD for all his loving family left behind, I pray very Hard that his children ran and hid as not to see what happened in their safety zone THEIR HOME with their Daddy. The People that did this will brag about it and get caught, hopefully someone notices' all of a sudden they have money and are spending it when they never had before and turn them in

Comment #84

American Indian — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 16:12:01 GMT

HOW DARE YOU MORON! He had a steady Job as the story states, Drug Dealers only sale Drugs for a living! if you'd notice in the picture of him by himself, picking up the check not with his family to keep them safe, everyone knew who he was! You BLAME THE VICTIM Because he's Black so he must be a Drug Dealer? It was probably Drug Dealers that finally found out where he and his Family Lived that did this!

Read the whole story before making COMMENTS ON SOMETHING YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT

Comment #83

American Indian — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 15:39:51 GMT

Yes you do unfortunately, unless you Find a Great Lawyer that Knows what he's doing and sets it up in Trust's and goes through that to get your money which is what I would do when I win, The guy in Arizona that shared the last largest Jackpot a few years ago tried to remain anonymous for him and his family's safety, even before he was able to be prepared to collect his winnings, I think it was probably the people at the store where he purchased the ticket, had taken picture's of the front of his... [ More ]

Comment #82

AbsolutelyFun — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 14:20:17 GMT

I find it rather interesting that the Powerball has gone from the usual $60 million to $75 million as it's NEVER done that before. Usually it starts at $40 million then goes by $10 million dollar increments until it gets to around $100 or $110 million before it starts to rise beyond the $10 million increments. I wonder what the heck is going on??? People already buying more tickets than normal??? If so, why

Comment #81

AbsolutelyFun — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 14:00:29 GMT

Billy Bob Harrell shot himself when his wife would not come back to him after he had cheated on her this according to The Curse Of The Lottery show. Other internet articles make no mention of Billy Bob Harrell fooling around on his wife but they agree that his spent and gave away a lot of his money. He only won $31 million which by today's lottery standards not a huge story. He was a Christian man so many debate whether he went to hell or went to heaven after shooting himself in the chest with a... [ More ]

Comment #80

Slick Nick — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 13:26:29 GMT

It's very sad that these things happen. When you win some decent money, your life changes forever. Security, safety must become first and foremost. The article says 3 masked men. hopefully one of them will talk.

Comment #79

Funtimz — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 11:00:08 GMT

What are you basing that on...he had a job as a forklift driver...

Comment #78

Teddi — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 07:06:31 GMT

Just a month ago, the AJC ran an article on a series of home invasions being perpetrated on wealthy people in Buckhead. Now, just in case you don't know what Buckhead is, it is neighborhood in Atlanta which has touted itself as the wealthiest zip code in GA for many years running. It's one of the least rough neighborhoods one can move to, and there've been a slew of home invasions.

I said that, to say this, the victim should not be getting any blame for his own death. He could have moved to a... [ More ]

Comment #77

Luminus — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 05:23:08 GMT

They didn't want what was in his pants pockets. He offered it to them. They were hoping he kept money around the house, which was a good bet, actually. Our culture LOVES to have cash money on hand. It's a status thing.

Comment #76

Teddi — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 05:06:43 GMT

So if there's a home invasion of 3 perps, it's automatic that the victim knows them? Is this in some home invasion 101 handbook somewhere? Is it the wearing of masks that makes you think he knew them? I got news for you, if you watch ID or Dateline, or any criminal investigative shows, wearing the masks rarely has to do with victims knowing the home invaders. There's this little thing called the CSI effect. It's made smarter criminals. Gloves and masks are par for the course. If he could recogni... [ More ]

Comment #75

cbr$ — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 01:11:54 GMT

More then likely the Georgia taxpayers are all ready paying for these people . They most likely get some kind of public assistance already. Therefore they're move from one list to the other. Georgia taxpayers are still paying for both.

Comment #74

lejardin — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 23:21:16 GMT

Excellent! We all need to protect ourselves if we win or not.

Comment #73

crazyjaney — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 14:21:41 GMT

That is exactly right. Criminals look for the area of least resistance. Meaning they look for who is not armed. There is a huge problem with violence and robberies on the GA tech campus in downtown Atlanta. Why? Because the criminals know these kids are unarmed ( per campus rules) and are carrying expensive laptops and other equipment. This wouldn't be a problem anymore if the students were allowed to carry weapons on campus. Winners need to protect themselves. Holding up that winners check and... [ More ]

Comment #72

darkinlovly — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 14:15:26 GMT

Such a sad story...yes if you have a dream no matter how young or old you are..your dreams can come at anytime...after your dream has came true..you should always have your next step in mind...

Comment #71

Tami333 — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 12:16:18 GMT

Such a sad story. I know people mourn differently but I would be in tears if that was my boyfriend/husband. His girlfriend was on auto-play. You're going to break down a door, kill a man and only want what's in his pants pockets? Sounds suspect. Who knows.

Comment #70

Tami333 — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 12:08:36 GMT

Comment #69

Luminus — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 11:03:50 GMT

Wrong, wrong, wrong. Criminals assume that you don't have a gun, which is why they're so brave. In most cases, they're right. I grew up with criminals, by the way. If you look like you might fight back, you get passed by. It's as simple as that.

Comment #68

Luminus — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 10:59:24 GMT

I suspect there are criminals who watch the lottery winning press conferences every day, looking for marks. These are carrier criminals. It's their job to find you and take what you have. That's why if you win, you have to understand quite clearly that your life as you know it is over. Period. Move into a hotel, immediately (preferably near a police station). Throw your phone into the garbage and get a new number. Hire security or buy a gun. And then hire someone to go to your home and put every... [ More ]

Comment #67

Coin Toss — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 01:29:21 GMT

savagegoose,

In the late 1970s crime was pretty bad in De Kalb County, GA. The sheriff at the time told the residents there were simply not enough cops to protect them and a law was passed that every county resident legally qualified to do so should buy a gun.

In a very short time crime dropped over 70%.

Comment #66

Romancandle — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 01:26:38 GMT

There you go Think...thinking again

Comment #65

Think — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 01:18:08 GMT

Lets bang out some rough numbers here. These three people have to be hunted down and found...how much is that going to cost?

If they do get caught they will get life in prison. Assuming they are 25 and they live to 75 then that is 3 * 50 or 150 years in prison.

Assuming it costs 40,000/year to keep them in prison that is $6 million dollars.

So we are roughly talking about more than $6,000,000 the taxpayers of Georgia will have to pay that they probably wouldn't have had to pay... [ More ]

Comment #64

cbr$ — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 00:56:08 GMT

Since it was three masked robbers, it tell me a few thing he know his murderers. When it was over he could recognize their voices. Therefore when the children get over this trauma. When they got more stable after this crisis the children will recognize a couple of the voices too. If any one of the robbers hang around a lot or visited them a lot before this happen. After the fear, the children will recognize where when they heard these voices plus put a face to them. It over for them.

Comment #63

VenomV12 — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 00:28:20 GMT

You have a seriously low IQ if you think that showing up in an NRA shirt and hat is going to somehow deter criminals. It never occurred to you that maybe just maybe criminals might assume that anyone could have a gun and just take a chance and rob you anyway? I don't think it is too much to assume that a young black guy in Georgia might have a gun.

Comment #62

Albeone — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 23:56:15 GMT

And you personally have information the rest of us don't have access to? Or maybe like a few other poster's on here your comments are just conjecture.

Comment #61

Silvergirl7 — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 23:34:49 GMT

Yes, I believe the man knew his killers and the girlfriend who ran out too. They knew he won that money and came to rob him.

Also living in a rough neighborhood is not good and he should have moved after he won that money. So sad for him and he was

just 20 years old.

Comment #60

crazyjaney — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 20:59:05 GMT

A perfect response to won of those interview questions they ask lotto winners- what is the first thing you did when you found out you won

Something like this should work

I applied for my concealed carry permit and bought a new 9mm

boom now you are not as much of an easy mark

Comment #59

crazyjaney — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 20:54:09 GMT

True statement. Ga is very friendly to gun owners. I seriously think every winner that has to do a press conference ought to show up in a NRA shirt and hat. winners are now easy marks for the bad guys. This man's death was caused by people who knew he had won money ( could have been strangers that saw his picture on the lottery winners page)robbed and killed him. This is as plain as day. This is not as one moronic comment upthread put it a drug deal gone bad. Winners should be able to claim anon... [ More ]

Comment #58

crazyjaney — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 20:48:45 GMT

The new details really make this even more tragic. So sad and may he rest in peace.

Comment #57

Luminus — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 17:08:39 GMT

Comment #56

MsBernice — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 16:29:40 GMT

It's is so sad when you can't tell anyone, not even your own family.... when you have a windfall. However, it's for their own safety and yours. I plan on arming myself; so just know that the story will be read the exact opposite. Lottery Winner Kills Would Be Robbers ....WARNING TO ALL

Comment #55

savagegoose — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 16:22:36 GMT

I looked up Ga gun laws, and it seems a good place to get and own guns, with stand your ground rights in effect. with such decent self defence rights avail I would think getting a gun and being familiar with the operation of it and safe handling, would be a top of the list priority after winning a lottery.

Comment #54

Brcebrce — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 14:52:49 GMT

Hmm someone needs to email this story to the California lottery commission.

Comment #53

dallascowboyfan — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 14:33:49 GMT

Comment #52

dallascowboyfan — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 14:32:31 GMT

There is not reports of him buying a flashy car, expensive clothes or going to the strip clubs so why say it????? There was a man that was killed when he bought a scratch off they believe his daughter or wife killed him did you say the same thing about him?????

The article mentions he had a girlfriend I sure hope she had nothing to do with this.

Comment #51

dallascowboyfan — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 14:25:13 GMT

So sad Rest In Peace Craigory. I sure do hope they fine the thugs that did this.

Comment #50

The Hitman — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 07:14:38 GMT

Sad story. R.I.P. This is part of the reason I think lottery winners should be entitled to remain anonymous.

Comment #49

noise-gate — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 06:24:07 GMT

You cant be serious with that remark.. No such thing as a bad person?

Ever heard of Tomas De Torquemada?- The man who started the Spanish Inquisition which resulted in people being tortured to death?

How about Josef Mengele also known as the Angel of Death ...

I guess Judas Iscariot was mentally ill huh?

.... brush up on history GameGrl.

Comment #48

majestic1070 — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 06:08:29 GMT

So sorry for this young mans death. He had to know the intruders or told someone and that someone told another person whom he probably told to keep quiet. He should have moved and only told certain people like his mom where he was moving because you can't expect to stay in the same neighborhood and someone not know you won.

When you win the lottery You have NO Friends and If you did have friends you have to keep giving them money to remain a friend. I really hope states let people remain... [ More ]

Comment #47

Coin Toss — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 05:08:28 GMT

The lottery officials in this thread

Lottery officials say identifying winners a must

https://www.lotterypost.com/news/298687

need to consider these cases until the light comes on for them.

I live in a rural area and a few years back someone in another county hit the state lottery for several million.

File this under dumb criminals but the police -thank goodness - caught two creeps trying to break in to the guy's house and the wannabe crooks/ killers told the cops, We know that's... [ More ]

Comment #46

psykomo — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 04:58:06 GMT

Psyko thinks it was a bunch of white drunk old or young people who stopped off at the Walmart in a Hurry and bought guns from a black clerk or a

mexician clerk or maby india clerk or possible a PC clerk who forgot to ask them to fill out paperwork cause clerk thought these things were toy's

Comment #45

lejardin — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 04:50:26 GMT

Not in front of my kids and old lady what a total waste and very sad for the whole family. I hope the skumbags get caught very soon.

Comment #44

rcbbuckeye — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 04:34:25 GMT

I wrote that I think he knew his attackers, probably from him talking and donating gifts, giving away information that he came into money, OR, a drug deal gone bad. I reread my post, and I am certain I didn't mention black, or white. I too know white people that do drugs, and blacks also. I also know white people that would have nothing to do with drugs, and I know black people that would have nothing to do with drugs.

As far as you knowing me, well, fact is you don't know me.

Comment #43

dr65 — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 04:34:03 GMT

I didn't read the added details until now...that's a crying shame.

Forget the fact that he's black....he was a father, had a girlfriend, was someone's son and maybe brother too.

We don't know him but they will miss him. He's nothing to us except another lottery story gone bad.

The police need to catch the cowards that killed this guy.

I don't think your average thug thinks of others at Christmas time. I'm sure he had a good heart.

Comment #42

OldSchoolPa — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 04:03:51 GMT

I have encountered far more white people, rich white people, who either use and deal in drugs than Black people. I know you would not have written the same had the victim been a young Caucasian guy because that would be contrary to your perception of such people.

Comment #41

Romancandle — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 02:52:34 GMT

prejudice... preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience

Not that any of that goes on around here

Wow, that's a sad story.

Comment #40

MzDuffleBaglady — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 02:42:51 GMT

Prayers going out to his family.

Lord Have Mercy!.

Comment #39

DG1USA — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 02:33:05 GMT

RIP young man. The world feels like a sadder place and I never even met him.

I hope the thugs are caught and get what is coming to them

Comment #38

savagegoose — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 02:22:55 GMT

there is a lot of talk about claiming anonymously. does that mean the lottery commission doesn't get to know who you are? I also think that is absurd. sure in a fair world , the gov has no need to know. but to ensure or at least to try and protect against corruption,. there has to be some checks and balances.

im for how it works here, as usual, the gov knows you and the tax office knows you, and the lottery commission gets to investigate you. and you still remain unknown to the public.... [ More ]

Comment #37

travelintrucker — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 01:48:37 GMT

What exactly are you basing this on? How he looks in the photo? How about this? He just won a lot of money, had to go public, people who knew who he was were jealous and wanted a piece of the pie. So, they killed him for the money. THAT makes much more sense based on what we know. Saying it could've been a drug deal gone bad is just speculation and it makes you look prejudice.

Comment #36

Todd — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 01:39:08 GMT

I have updated the story with some more details. It's heartbreaking.

Comment #35

VenomV12 — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 01:13:27 GMT

If I recall correctly a man in Michigan claimed a jackpot and while he couldn't hide his name, he took the photo with the big check over his face and that is the photo that they published and obviously there wasn't a d@mn thing they could do about it. Pretty genius in my opinion.

Comment #34

TheGameGrl — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:59:28 GMT

Bad deeds or actions perhaps. But like fairies there is really no such thing as a bad person. Ill of mind, poor in social skills, lack of empathy, none of which can inclusively label a human bad.

A parent has lost their son... that is a burden no one can label. May justice be swift for the life lost so senselessly.

Comment #33

noise-gate — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:40:44 GMT

Bad people don't break into homes to steal candy or people's socks.

Comment #32

noise-gate — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:38:10 GMT

Just under 2 years ago Floyd, a lottery winner from this neck of the woods took his press conference pic holding up his cheque from his neck up. My point being- what would be the difference showing up in a Nixon mask given the off chance that some zealous photographer decides to take a pic of you without your permission? Wanna check it out: look under Buxton/ lottery winner. 2014..

Comment #31

HaveABall — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:10:14 GMT

I was saddened to hear of Mr. Burch's home attack, pain, and death.

If his girlfriend wasn't involved, I feel sorry for her now probable chronic nightmares, anxieties, and low vibration feelings!

Wow, I hope that these home invaders and murder(s) are caught and stopped quickly.

Comment #30

crazyjaney — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:07:55 GMT

The part that says home invasion. This man Was robbed and then killed. It is tragic.

Comment #29

BuyLow — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:06:04 GMT

Where does it say he was killed for his money? It doesn't.

Comment #28

VenomV12 — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 23:55:14 GMT

I highly doubt he was killed over any donations bringing him attention. Most likely being young and hanging with the wrong people was enough. Guessing he like most young guys his age with a ton of cash in their pockets probably bought a lot of expensive clothes, maybe a flashy car, probably started buying up the bar and club and going to the strip club with thousands of dollars in cash and someone probably decided to rob him. He wasn't the first and won't be the last. I wouldn't be surprised if... [ More ]

Comment #27

OneTrickpony — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 23:09:40 GMT

Withhold 25% to remain anonymous so that you and your family aren't put in harms way?!! That's extortion in my book! Greedy, greedy sons of...

Comment #26

ThatScaryChick — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 23:00:14 GMT

Very sad. I hope they catch the killer(s).

Comment #25

dr65 — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 22:58:37 GMT

His age and probable elation and disbelief over winning a large sum of money most

likely played a big part in who knew. 20 years old? There are things you trust in that you

shouldn't and friends thrown in the mix of the same age do not help matters. Even if he

chose to remain anonymous, at the least, his girlfriend knew.

It's awesome to read he shared by giving gifts at Christmas and had he been alive longer,

he probably would have continued sharing. Such a shame to... [ More ]

Comment #24

noise-gate — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 22:30:59 GMT

Out here in CA there is no requirement to appear before a full court press either Stack. I mentioned that part seeing that the late Mr Burch was shown with a cheque in hand.A few years ago we had an Asian lottery winner from across the Bay who refused an interview, all he wanted was to collect his cheque and be left alone. He also took the Annuity deal. Won something like $200-300 mil and l * think was in his late 20 ' s or early 30's. Btw before l run into an English Professor l am correcting t... [ More ]

Comment #23

KY Floyd — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 22:27:49 GMT

The rules typically say they can use your likeness to promote the lottery. You can show up in a Nixon mask, but don't expect to be wearing it for the press conference.

There's nowhere near enough information to be sure what's likely, but looking at the picture (that uses his likeness for promotional purposes) I'm inclined to think it wasn't strangers who found any of the minimal publicity that normally goes with winning a relatively modest sum.

Comment #22

rcbbuckeye — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 22:14:01 GMT

Claiming anonymously is fine, and if a person can, I'm all for it.

However, I think in this case he wasn't robbed and killed because he couldn't claim anonymously. He was donating and probably making it known he had money. If so, it wouldn't have mattered how he claimed his money.

But.....I could be wrong. I think time will tell.

Comment #21

hearsetrax — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 22:12:25 GMT

Comment #20

Stack47 — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:52:22 GMT

, probably any or all those reasons.

Comment #19

Stack47 — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:50:14 GMT

People in my state have their pictures taken holding huge $700 checks and I've often thought it's those winners and winners under $5000 would be robbed. It's because they are paid cash and the average thief is smart enough to know most people don't have almost 1/2 million in cash in their homes.

There is no holding a huge check photo requirement in KY especially winnings under $25,000 and the players getting their picture taken after hitting a pick-3 are doing it by choice.... [ More ]

Comment #18

zephbe — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:23:54 GMT

He didn't get a chance to enjoy his win. Probably a jealous person did this. Hopefully the murderer will be caught and jailed for life.

Comment #17

Raven62 — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:02:58 GMT

These are dangerous times; there are few who can be trusted, so be on your guard.

Comment #16

ANTONIO1109 — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 20:58:58 GMT

For the Love of money is the root of all evil, says the bible. People will do any and everything for money. And its ashame this young man had to lose his life for his money. I pray the cowards get caught and is giving the death penalty.

Comment #15

noise-gate — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 20:55:39 GMT

My condolesenses to the Burch Family. Which raises an important question : Do you have to show your face when picking up your cheque or forced to give press conference? I am sticking with my Nixon mask, come hell or high water.

Comment #14

sully16 — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 20:29:57 GMT

RIP, Hope the bad guys get caught.

Comment #13

CTNY — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 20:28:08 GMT

Ridiculous

Comment #12

JoshUK — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 20:00:39 GMT

What a shame.....

Comment #11

ICUNod — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 19:57:36 GMT

see, that's why they should let all winners remain anonymous.

Comment #10

TheGameGrl — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 19:47:58 GMT

Love the internet detectives!! What a hoot!

A life was lost....so sad.

Comment #9

hearsetrax — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 19:47:02 GMT

Comment #8

lejardin — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 19:37:53 GMT

25% FOR THE PRIVLEDGE? By ALLOWING you to claim anonymously? This is insane, here we go again, the politicians get their greedy hands on $$$$.

Comment #7

crazyjaney — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 19:34:54 GMT

Yes. Very, very good advice about donating quietly. And absolutely winners need to protect themselves and keep quiet about it. The less people that know the better.

Comment #6

sweetie7398 — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 19:32:54 GMT

Absolutely terrible

Comment #5

crazyjaney — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 19:31:30 GMT

This is totally tragic. I really hope the ga legislature passes a law that allows for anonymous claims. There is a bill out there now but the state wants to withhold 25% of the winnings for that privledge. And that is not the way to go either.

Comment #4

fatedtowin87 — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 19:23:08 GMT

It's sad but I have to agree. I'll bet his attackers were either people he knew or set up to kill him by someone he was close to. This is why when I win, I'm going to stay 100% anonymous. If I donate to charity, it will be anonymous. If I have to do a press conference it will be in a clown suit complete with a wig and face mask while I alter my voice. Then 24/7 security at my new home in a different state, and I'm not telling a soul that I won the lottery. If people ask I'll say I'm just indepen... [ More ]

Comment #3

Winner$inDC — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 19:22:40 GMT

This is very sad, he was so young.

Comment #2

music* — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 19:02:26 GMT

Lottery winners must prepare themselves for major changes in how they live and donate and more. Donations must be made anonymously so that the poor do not know who to beg from. Keep it all at arms length.

Back in the late 1990's Lottery winner, Billy Bob Harrell of Texas openly donated turkey dinners to the poor and he could not say NO to anyone. He killed himself soon after.

Americans in general, are too generous. Generous to a fault.

Comment #1

rcbbuckeye — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 18:58:05 GMT

I'll bet he knew his attackers.

He either bragged at work, the others were jealous.

Or a drug deal went bad.

Georgia Lottery winner killed during home invasion

Lottery Post — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 18:49:38 GMT

Don't do it in front of my kids

A Fitzgerald, Georgia, man who recently won a nearly half-million dollar Georgia lottery jackpot was murdered overnight Thursday during a home invasion robbery.

20-year-old Craigory Burch, Jr died from gunshot wounds at a home on Stubbs Avenue.

Burch won a $434,272 Fantasy 5 jackpot in November 2015.

GBI agents spent the overnight hours collecting evidence from the home.

Officials say Jasmine Hendricks, Burch's girlfriend, was in the home at the... [ More ]