A screenshot of the article, written by suspect EEP, about the murder he allegedly masterminded. We censored the graphic image of the murder victim, Mulyono, but you can still find the original story and uncensored photo on pekanbaruexpress.com

The robbery and murder of a man named Mulyono, age 58, that took place on October 27 in Pekanbaru, Riau, was allegedly masterminded by an online journalist who later wrote about the horrific crime for his website.

The plot behind the murder came to light after the journalist, who police have identified as EEP, age 29, was arrested in Pekanbaru.

After successfully stealing Rp 300 million from the victim, EEP went back to the scene of his crime. The journalist, who claimed to be the chief editor of Pekanbaru Express, admitted that he photographed the murder victim and interviewed witnesses about his crime.

Later, after he left the crime scene, EEP uploaded his story and the photograph of his murder victim to his news site, where, unbelievably, it still remains online (warning: graphic image of murder victim).

The writings of a cold-blooded killer

EEP titled his story “Sadistic: Victim lying face down, covered in blood”

Alongside a picture of the murder victim (his face covered by a newspaper) is EEP’s description of the incident, in which the victim was “mugged and robbed until his neck was slashed in the middle of the street.”

In the article, EEP quotes a witness who says, “I think the man was robbed and then had his throat slashed by the thieves. Truly sadistic that the robbers would do this in the middle of the day.”

The robbery and murder occurred at around 10:30 am. The news appeared on Pekanbaruexpress.com at 12:37 pm.

3 out of 4 suspects apprehended

According to Pekanbaru Police Chief Robert Franklyn, EEP was the mastermind behind the crime. He had apparently been stalking the victim for several months and mapping the locations where Mulyono was known to frequent.

Police say there are two other suspects connected to the crime, MS and AF. “In addition, there is one other suspect, who is still being hunted, with the initials YP. He, along with EEP, masterminded the crime,” Robert said in Pekanbaru Police Headquarters on Friday, October 31.

Robert said YP is suspected of possessing Rp. 200 million from the robbery. Police were still looking for him.

“We confiscated cash amounting to Rp 33.35 million [from the suspects]. We are still looking for evidence of the victim’s jacket, which contained hundreds of million [of Rupiah] in cash. According to the three suspects who have been arrested, YP still has it,” Robert said.

The suspects apparently attacked Mulyono immediately after he had withdrawn the Rp. 300 million in cash out of a bank on Jalan Sudirman.

“Three people have been arrested and detained. They are subject to Article 365 of the Penal Code and face a maximum penalty of death, life imprisonment or 20 years in jail,” Robert said.

Source: Liputan6

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