As shown on the TV show, "It Takes A Thief", a cheap hunk of meat eliminates the threat of any dog.  Criminals have known about that for years.  Even trained attack dogs go after the low grade hamburger. Even a doggie treat is suffiient. A friendly house dog is a great campanion, but is useless protection.. An attack dog is a suicide waiting to happen.

Ah, but when the dog (in the garage) starts barking to alert one as soon as he hears someone or something within 100 feet of the house, it gives one time to get up and investigate.  A barking dog and lights going on in the house would discourage most would-be burglars if they don't want a confrontation.  It may not discourage the lower percent who are intent on robbery, but IMO it certainly decreases the total risk.

I think you said it correctly about the hussies.

What the hell is a 78 year old man doing having dinner with an 18 year old?  I'm not the smartest guy in the room, but I have a good idea why.  Now all that other stuff about the unlocked door doesn't matter.  She keeps him occupied until her "friends" are in the house, and then it's over.

I would venture an educated guess that the lottery prize just made an already visible and wealthy man that much more visible.  And therefore a bigger target.

Having an option to remain anonymous when winning $250,000 doesn't help much when he probably told his 18 year-old dinner date who happened to be a thief. We can say he should have known better because he had been burglarized before, but apparently he didn't. 

It's a sad story but when a 78 year-old man who lives alone, wears a Rolex, drives a Jag, and dates 18 year-old, painted a target on his back.

It sounds like this poor dumb schmuck either blew it all at once or just used the $250,000 to go deeper into debt - two Jags, etc...

If ever there was an argument for keping a low profile and not flaunting it, this guy is it!

My condolences to Lee Kost's family and friends. This is really sad.

 and she probably did paint the target sign

My condolences goes out to the family but like the saying goes......

Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.

sad indeed

first the guy reading his ticket hit by the train

now this fellow killed

Hi all, their was a woman years

ago in my town,was not a lottery winner but had a nice car and home,what happened,she befriended several young people,teens between the ages of 16 to 18,They would make money doing odd jobs around her home and she started offering them drinks and letting them come in the home to use her phone, on occassion she allowed the older one to drive her car,One day all the young people was in her car and got a ticket,the police saw blood somewhere on the car,apparently they had murdered this woman who was 68 and lived alone so my point is i think theives will target anyone who let their guard down but i think the mistake here was getting to close and trusting these young folks,i also think that when people are lonely they don't think,i find this so sad,thanks for reading my thoughts everyone ,Take care,,,,,,,,Delores247