Rachelle and Matthew Brettler told The New Yorker that their son, an aspiring entrepreneur who attended a $38,000-a-year private school, had big plans for his future.
An unnamed friend of Brettler's told The New Yorker that he believed he was "being threatened by someone."
Just over one year after Brettler's death, Sharma was found dead in his apartment in December 2020.
AdvertisementShamji moved to the US after Brettler's death, the Daily Mail reported.
They said the investigation into Brettler's death "lasted a number of years and we dedicated significant resource to finding answers."
Persons:
Zac Brettler, Brettler, —, Rachelle, Matthew Brettler, hadn't, Akbar Shamji, Verinder, Dave, Sharma, Zac Ismailov, Shamji, It's, There's, Brettler's, Tom Shaw, allen, ade
Organizations:
The Times, Service, London's Metropolitan Police, Dukas, New Yorker, Sunday Times, Times, Metropolitan Police, Business, Yorker, The Sunday Times, Getty, Mercedes, ust
Locations:
London, Russian, Yorker, New, Mayfair, Kazakhstan, Riverwalk
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