Police in Costa Rica have reportedly confirmed that the body of a man discovered last week in a cemetery in the small fishing town of Quepos is that of missing American bookmaker, William Sean Creighton.
According to a Tuesday report from ESPN, Creighton was a native of West Virginia but had been living in the Central American nation for nearly two decades where he had established and ran the 5Dimes online sportsbetting service. Colloquially known as ‘5Dimes Tony,’ the 43-year-old was kidnapped by an armed group on the evening of September 24th of last year as he was driving home from his offices in the San Jose suburb of San Pedro.
Ransom request:
ESPN reported that Creighton’s family later received a $5 million ransom request