The Brief
- Eddie Thomas, of San Francisco, has been charged with murder, torture, and elder abuse in connection with a 2011 killing that went cold for more than a decade.
- The 74-year-old victim was found dead with multiple injuries in his Folsom Street apartment, and the case was reopened in 2024.
- DNA evidence linked Thomas to the crime scene, leading to his Nov. 11 arrest.
SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco man has been charged in a cold case involving an elderly victim who was tortured and killed more than a decade ago.
The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday charged 58-year-old Eddie Thomas with murder, including a special circumstance of torture and elder abuse.
2011 killing on Folsom Street
The backstory:
On May 12, 2011, officers were called to a home in the 2900 block of Folsom Street for a report of an unresponsive man. Officers found a 74-year-old man suffering from multiple injuries inside his apartment. He died at the scene.…