Murder at Burning Man turns Silicon Valley’s desert playground into a crime scene | TechCrunch

According to the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office, a man was found “lying in blood” on Saturday night, a homicide investigation shocked the burning people at Nevada Desert Festival. According to the New York Timesthe grim discovery happened around 9:14 pm, just like the festival’s iconic wooden “man” statues began to burn traditionally.

The victim was described as a white adult male whose identity remains unknown was the festival participant who discovered an agent by a festival participant. Sheriff Jerry Allen confirmed that the forensic team of the Wawow County Sheriff’s Office collected evidence, and representatives, the Bureau of Land Administration and local Rangers were immediately available to the perimeter.

The murder was because the Burning Man had long ago evolved from a counterculture gathering to the cyber center of Silicon Valley tech elites. Tesla CEO Elon Musk once announced that “the person who burns is Silicon Valley”, Mark Zuckerberg Grilled cheese sandwiches are available. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos also made a desert pilgrimage.

But perhaps there is no deeper connection to the festival than Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who have been attendees for years. They were reportedly connected so deeply that before Google Doodles became famous for celebrating holidays, the first Google Doodle launched on August 30, 1998 to tell users that Page and Brin were In the office of a burning man.

The investigation of the homicide marks the latest in a series of strange events that have occurred during the festival during its 38-year history. In 2017, a man died after throwing himself into a burning statue, and motorcycle crashes and vehicle accidents have occurred since the 1990s. In another strange twist, last week, a baby named Aurora was born on the festival, parents Don’t know what they expect.

The investigation faces unique challenges as Chief Allen notes that “a complex investigation of crime in the city will disappear in the middle of this week.” The festival is scheduled to end on Monday and begins a traditional exit of 70,000 attendees, and authorities may face pressure to extend the schedule or limit departures to preserve the crime scene and conduct interviews.

“While this behavior appears to be a single crime, all participants should always be alert,” the Sheriff’s Office warned.