Encore - Tommy Gilbert Jr: Manhattan's Golden Boy Killer

Killer Psyche

Wondery | Treefort Media

True Crime, Exhibit C

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🗓️ 11 July 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Former FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong digs into the case of Manhattan socialite Tommy Gilbert Jr, who shot his father point-blank in the head. Despite his striking good looks and privileged upbringing, Tommy's delusional paranoia and spiraling mental health led him to commit the murder that rocked Manhattan's upper class.

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0:09.0	A listener note. This episode contains adult content and is not suitable for everyone. Please be advised.
0:18.0	It was a very cold Sunday afternoon in Manhattan on the first weekend of 2015.
0:34.0	Wall Street hedge fund founder Thomas Gilbert dropped off his laundry at the dry cleaners and
0:41.0	wished them a very happy new year. That morning, Tom had played doubles tennis near the upper
0:49.0	Eastside apartment he shared with his wife Shelley. At a quarter past three, Tom was relaxing in the bedroom,
0:57.0	watching Sunday football, when the doorbell rang. This was unusual because their door
1:06.0	began had not buzzed them to announce a visitor. But when Shelley answered the door and
1:13.0	saw their son 30-year-old Thomas Gilbert Jr. or Tommy as he was known, she was pleasantly
1:21.0	surprised and ushered him in. The relationship between father and son was strained.
1:31.0	Shelley hoped the visit might be a good sign. Tommy told his mother he needed to talk to his
1:38.0	father, quote, about business, and said it was important. Tommy asked her to go out and get
1:47.0	him a sandwich and a coke. She offered to make him a sandwich herself, but Tommy specifically
1:55.0	wanted a coke. Shelley never, never kept coaxing their home. So she agreed. As she was
2:05.0	leaving, Tommy suggested she'd stay out for a while, so he could have one on one time with his
2:12.0	father. This made Shelley uneasy. Earlier that day, Tom Sr. had logged into a shared city
2:24.0	bank account and significantly lowered his son's weekly allowance. Shelley walked around
2:33.0	the block and quickly returned without the food and drink. She did not go in right away,
2:40.0	but paced him the hallway outside the apartment. She tried listening through the door, but heard nothing.
2:49.0	She opened the door. There was no sign of Tommy Jr. But Thomas Gilbert Sr. was lying on the
2:58.0	ground beside their bed in a pool of blood. And resting on his chest was a handgun.
3:07.0	Three years ago, a man called Rob Moore walked into our newsroom. I am in desperate need of
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