{"id":83123,"date":"2023-08-16T11:12:39","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T08:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=83123"},"modified":"2025-09-12T09:15:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T06:15:50","slug":"american-crypto-magnate-found-dismembered-in-bulgaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/american-crypto-magnate-found-dismembered-in-bulgaria\/","title":{"rendered":"American crypto magnate found dismembered in Bulgaria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 41-year-old crypto-millionaire Kristian Peev was found murdered in one of the apartments in Sofia, Bulgaria. He was dismembered and flushed down the toilet, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/us-news\/mising-crypto-king-found-chopped-30707060\">Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Peev, who held American and Bulgarian citizenship, disappeared on August 8.<\/p>\n<p>According to police, his acquaintance\u2014a bartender named Vesko Valchinov\u2014was involved in the killing.<\/p>\n<p>Surveillance footage showed that they went together into the entrance where the suspect lived. The next day Valchinov left the apartment alone, but returned there several times.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_PAY-Newsflash-HorrorBulgariaSewer-02.webp\" alt=\"2_PAY-Newsflash-HorrorBulgariaSewer-02\" class=\"wp-image-213704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_PAY-Newsflash-HorrorBulgariaSewer-02.webp 615w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2_PAY-Newsflash-HorrorBulgariaSewer-02-300x202.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kristian Peev (right) with the suspect Vesko Valchinov (left). Data: Newsflash.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Investigators believe Peev was killed by a dumbbell blow, after which he was dismembered. A certain Konstantin Subotnov helped Valchinov hide the body. When the latter was arrested, he admitted that he flushed part of the victim&#8217;s body down a toilet, and buried the head and some bones in the Vitosha National Park.<\/p>\n<p>Valchinov&#8217;s whereabouts were established by phone tracking; he has been arrested.<\/p>\n<p>Kristian Peev graduated from a university in the United States and amassed a fortune from cryptocurrency investments. He frequently attended social events and, it is believed, met his alleged killer there.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, Peev helped run a similar business with Valchinov, so investigators do not rule out that the motive for the murder is money. The investigation continues.<\/p>\n<p>In July, in the Argentine province of Ingeniero Budge, <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/spanish-crypto-millionaire-found-dismembered-in-argentina\">the crypto-millionaire and Instagram trader from Barcelona, Fernando Perez Algaba<\/a> was found murdered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 41-year-old crypto-millionaire Kristian Peev was found murdered in one of the apartments in Sofia, Bulgaria. 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