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On Wednesday, a Colorado jury found a man guilty of shooting dead the parents of five children who were trying to buy an SUV using the online marketplace app Letgo in 2020.
An Arapahoe County jury has found Kylie Brown, 20, guilty of multiple counts, including first-degree murder, in the August 14, 2020 murders of Joe and Jocelyn Rowland, KUSA-TV reported.
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The death led to a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the victim’s family, alleging that Letgo, which was acquired by OfferUp, was at fault. .
That federal court case is still ongoing through the legal system.
While searching for a car for his teenage daughter, Joseph Rowland came across a Toyota RAV4 advertised by a “verified seller” in Letogo named James Worthy, who was 18 at the time, according to authorities. It is said that Shopping mall in Aurora.
When Roland and his wife Joslyn arrived, Brown told them he had mistakenly brought the wrong car title and asked them to meet at another location, according to the complaint.
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They followed the man to the address, and after Joseph Rowland tried to remove his weapon, Brown was accused of pulling out a handgun and shooting the couple. He said he fled with $ cash.
Brown was arrested about two weeks after the shooting. He faces life in prison for first-degree murder. A sentencing hearing was set for him on November 21st.
Letgo and OfferUp have filed pending motions to dismiss the lawsuit, in part because the company is encouraging users to be more careful and use third-party meeting points such as police stations, Users claim to be aware of the risks involved in buying and selling on the Internet. base market.
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The motion states that Letgo and OfferUp “ensure that for each of our millions of users, conducting an actual transaction with someone they first come into contact with through an advertisement posted on the Letgo platform is completely risk-free.” It claims that it cannot be guaranteed.
“The site provides users with guidelines on how to buy and sell safely, and warns that there is always some risk involved in dealing with the first buyer or seller you meet online. Letgo or any other platform.” .