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Mexican musician and family murdered in $1.5 million Bitcoin robbery
Mexican musician Jonathan Meléndez and members of his family were killed in an attack that investigators believe targeted a hardware wallet containing $1.5 million in Bitcoin. Police arrested two suspects less than 12 hours after the bodies were discovered.
Meléndez, a member of the rock band Camilo Séptimo, was found dead on September 1, 2026, in an apartment in Atizapán, near Mexico City. His pregnant wife, three-year-old daughter, and housemaid were also killed, along with the family's dog.
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According to state prosecutors, the musician and his wife were tied up and shot in the head. Their daughter was killed in the same manner, while the housemaid was shot in the back.
Attackers were looking for a hardware wallet
According to investigation details cited by local media, the attack was linked to Meléndez's crypto holdings. He reportedly kept a hardware wallet at home containing about $1.5 million worth of Bitcoin.
Mexico's Security and Citizen Protection Secretary Omar García Harfuch announced the arrest of two suspects less than 12 hours after the bodies were discovered. Authorities said a debt dispute had preceded the crime.
One of those arrested was Diego Sebastián "N," an acquaintance of Meléndez. Investigators believe he used his relationship with the musician to gain access to the apartment.
The second suspect, Gerardo "N," was allegedly recruited to participate in the attack for a payment of about $120,000. Investigators believe both men knew about the cryptocurrency in advance and went to the apartment specifically to obtain the hardware wallet.
Investigators believe Meléndez told the attackers during the incident that other people knew they were inside the apartment. The assailants may then have decided to kill those present to eliminate witnesses.
Suspects face up to 70 years for each murder
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum described the killings as a "sorrowful and regrettable situation." She said the conflict between families connected to the case had been known previously and had already been reported in the media.
Diego Sebastián "N" and Gerardo "N" remain in custody. They have been charged with intentional homicide, which carries a sentence of up to 70 years for each victim. The investigation is ongoing.
The case in Mexico is another example of so-called "wrench attacks"—physical assaults on cryptocurrency holders intended to force them to surrender access to their digital assets.
In March, a couple in their 60s became victims of a similar attack in France. The attackers forced them to transfer about €900,000 ($1 million) in Bitcoin.
The incident took place in Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, west of Paris. It was one of a series of cases that drew the attention of French authorities to the physical security risks faced by digital asset holders.
Earlier, we reported that France strengthened measures to protect crypto investors after 77 recorded physical attacks. The rise in such crimes prompted authorities to pay greater attention to risks created by the disclosure of information about people holding large amounts of cryptocurrency.
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