Jury reaches verdict in Santa Cruz tech CEO murder trial
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) — A jury reached a verdict on Wednesday for Kaleb Charters, one of four men charged in the kidnapping and murder of Santa Cruz tech CEO Tushar Atre. Jurors deliberated for less than a day following a trial that stretched over two months. On Wednesday afternoon inside Santa Cruz County Superior […]
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) -- Something more sinister than a burglary plot was at work when a group of young men kidnapped a tech CEO from Pleasure Point and "executed" the victim in the Santa Cruz Mountains, a prosecutor told jurors during his closing arguments Monday. Kaleb Charters is the…
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) -- A tech executive's convicted killer is asking a judge to throw out his murder conviction based on a letter that he claims contains a written confession from one of his three co-defendants. The hand-written letter is titled, "Dear Best Friend," has the message "Read &…
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) -- Attorneys delivered opening statements on Tuesday for the trial of Kaleb Charters, one of four men charged with murdering a Santa Cruz tech executive in 2019. The victim, Tushar Atre, was a millionaire executive who founded a successful tech company, AtreNet. He previously lived in San…