Thomas Gilbert Jr., serving 30 years to life for the 2015 murder of his hedge-fund father in Manhattan, appeared for his first jailhouse interview. He presented a new, disheveled look and maintained his innocence, saying the “golden boy gone bad” narrative misses facts related to his case. He described his childhood as largely good and wholesome. He spoke briefly and struggled to answer questions about his life of luxury while acknowledging his innocence when asked. The case involved his allowance being cut, after which he went to his parents’ home and shot his father with a .40 caliber Glock. His mother called 911 after discovering what happened.
"The pretty boy Ivy League grad who gunned down his dad more than a decade ago in Manhattan because his allowance was slashed debuted a shocking new look as he sat down for his first-ever jailhouse interview. Sporting a scraggly beard and long locks - and apparently smelling terrible - Thomas Gilbert Jr. maintained his innocence in the 2015 murder of his hedge-fund father, Thomas Sr., at his Beekman Place pad."
"The Princeton grad told Court TV's David Scott that the spoiled "golden boy"-gone-bad narrative that gained national attention during his dramatic five-week trial "misses a lot of the other facts of the case ... pertaining to my innocence." His childhood, he said, "was good, pretty wholesome for the most part." He spoke little and struggled to answer questions about his case and growing up in a life of luxury during the brief interview - but nodded affirmatively when asked if he was innocent."
"Gilbert is serving 30 years to life after he was convicted of the heinous slaying. Gilbert, known for his good looks, was 30 years old and unemployed when his parents decided to cut his allowance, which at one point was $800 a month. After it was cut again earlier in the day to $300, Gilbert showed up unannounced at his parents' Turtle Bay home on Jan. 4, 2015. He sent his mom out to fetch him a sandwich as he blasted his father in the head with a .40 caliber Glock."
"When Gilbert's mom, Shelley Gilbert, returned to the horror scene, she called 911 and told the dispatcher her son killed her husband. "My son, who's nuts. But I didn't know this nuts," she said, according to an audio recording. Gilbert grew up privileged, attending the best prep schools, including Deerfield and Buckley, summering in the Hamptons and traveling the world - all on his parents' dime."
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