From Winnipeg Free Press: September 28, 2005
 

PUERTO Rico police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the slaying last week of former Winnipegger Adam Anhang, but are no closer to finding the lone man who stabbed him to death.

Puerto Rico police superintendent Pedro Toledo said in an interview his investigators have no motive for the brutal attack Sept. 22 that killed the 32-year-old Anhang, a real estate developer and partner in an online gambling company.

However, given that police found Anhang's wallet, passport and jewelry on his body, robbery has been eliminated as a motive, Toledo said.

Toledo said Aurea Vazquez Rijos, 25, a woman identified as Anhang's wife who was also injured in the attack, has provided a description of the attacker. Police are using that information to compose a sketch that investigators hope will lead to a suspect, Toledo added.

"Every aspect of (Anhang's life) is of interest to us. Right now, we're trying to determine a motive."

Details of the killing have been sketchy. Toledo said it appears Anhang went to a restaurant called the Pink Skirt in an upscale section of old San Juan owned by Rijos. Anhang was attacked at about 12:40 a.m. as he left the restaurant to return to his car, he added. Police are also awaiting results of a forensic examination of the knife used to kill Anhang, which was left at the scene.

A friend and business partner of Anhang said he does not believe any of the former Winnipegger's extensive business connections was behind the homicide.

Steve Reddy, a partner of Anhang's at Costa Rica-based CWC Gaming, said Anhang was a gentle soul who did not appear to make any enemies in his many business interests. Reddy, who was contacted yesterday in transit to attend Anhang's funeral today in Winnipeg, said all of Anhang's business partners are in shock over the killing.

Some early speculation focused on Anhang's involvement with Internet gambling. CWC Gaming offers sophisticated software to allow online gamblers access to streaming audio and video, a step up from the animation offered at most online gambling sites. CWC Gaming has announced contracts with some of the world's largest Internet gambling companies, including Ladbrokes, Easybets and BetInternet.

Reddy said Anhang was also making a name for himself in real estate, with ownership of a resort hotel and spa on an island just off the Puerto Rican coast and plans for construction of an office tower in San Juan. Some reports indicated he was converting hotel properties to condominiums.