21-year-old IT worker accused of Robert Boyajian's death: Everything we know

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Long-time Bass Lake realtor Robert Boyajian has been recovered dead, and a 21-year-old antheral who erstwhile worked for him has been arrested, according to the Madera County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies accidental 21-year-old Audrik Matevosian allegedly killed Robert Boyajian and past drove retired to the Mojave Desert to dispose of his body. The suspect, according to the Madera County Sheriff, had antecedently done IT enactment for Boyajian.

Officials accidental 75-year-old Robert Boyajian was considered missing from Sunday, July 13. On Monday, July 14, deputies did a payment cheque connected Boyajian and discovered his motortruck parked successful the garage. They besides located a briefcase and his Apple Watch, which Sheriff Tyson Pogue says helium ne'er went without.

"However, his compartment telephone and his wallet were missing," said Sheriff Pogue. "They besides noticed that each of the bedding was missing from his bed, which was an antithetic reflection that added to those increasing concerns."

Investigators accidental they attempted to entree Boyajian's location information cameras - which is erstwhile they archetypal spoke to 21-year-old Audrik Matevosian, arsenic Matevosian had antecedently done IT enactment for Boyajian. Matevosian attempted to locomotion deputies done however to entree the camera system, providing them with accusation connected which apps to download and passwords.

Despite those efforts, deputies accidental they could not get entree to the cameras. At 1 point, Matevosian sent a screenshot showing that the strategy was offline. When deputies asked Matevosian astir a DVR, helium directed them to a circumstantial determination successful the closet wherever it should beryllium located, but it was missing.

As the probe developed, Pogue said they obtained a hunt warrant for slope records.  Bank surveillance footage revealed that connected Monday, July 14, astir 8:30 p.m., a $1,000 withdrawal was made astatine an ATM successful Clovis.

Pogue says determination were 2 further failed attempts to retreat wealth from Robert Boyajian's relationship that aforesaid night. 

Security footage showed the fishy attempting to retreat wealth from Robert Boyajian's account. Sheriff Pogue says that arsenic they were preparing to merchandise photos to the public, they received 2 simultaneous tips identifying the idiosyncratic successful those images.

The suspect, 21-year-old Audrik Matevosian, had antecedently done IT enactment for Boyajian and was the antheral deputies talked to regarding the DVR. Deputies accidental they served a hunt warrant astatine Matevosian's parents' location successful Clovis and that each were cooperative with investigators.

During that interview, deputies accidental Matevosian referred to Boyajian successful the past tense, which raised concern.

According to Sheriff Pogue, Matevosian archetypal claimed Boyajian committed suicide. Then helium said helium had helped Boyajian extremity his life. He yet confessed to sidesplitting Boyajian astir midnight connected Saturday and past driving his assemblage to the Mojave Desert, wherever helium buried him successful a cave.

Cave successful the Mojave Desert wherever Robert Boyajian was allegedly buried.

Sheriff Pogue says the suspect's motives were twofold: determination was resentment towards Boyajian due to the fact that helium claimed that helium had spoken disparagingly astir his family, and determination was a program for fiscal gain.

Investigators judge the decease was premeditated homicide owed to the suspect's confession and the supporting evidence. Sheriff Pogue says that astatine slightest a week prior, Matevosian purchased a assemblage container from Amazon and rented a conveyance from Fresno connected Friday morning.

Investigators accidental connected Saturday, Matevosian called Boyajian to guarantee that helium was home. He past went to Bass Lake, wherever helium changeable and killed Boyajian astir midnight. He wrapped the assemblage successful bedding, placed it successful a assemblage bag, and transported him to the Mojave Desert, wherever the assemblage was placed successful a cave. The fishy utilized the victim's ATM paper successful Clovis connected his mode home.

As of Thursday, Matevosian is being held without bail connected charges including first-degree execution with peculiar circumstances and expansive theft. The weapon allegedly utilized to termination the unfortunate (previously reported stolen by Mr. Boyajian) was recovered successful the suspect’s home; the victim’s wallet was besides recovered successful the suspect’s locker astatine a section gym successful Fresno.

"This was a calculated and callous enactment against a respected subordinate of our community," said Sheriff Tyson Pogue. "Our detectives worked tirelessly and methodically to bring justness to Mr. Boyajian and his loved ones."