Maid's iPad central to busting Bloomberg kidnap suspect

An armed man who allegedly searched for former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg's daughters and kidnapped a housekeeper was arrested on Thursday, after being tracked down via the victim's iPad.

Joseph Beecher is said to have been searching for Bloomberg's daughters, Emma and Georgina, after he broke into the billionaire's Colorado ranch on Wednesday. After using his truck to break open the front gate, Beecher demanded housekeeper Amanda Edinger to tell him if the daughters were on the property.

Beecher, 48, was formerly a handyman working and living at an apartment complex in Craig, Colorado, approximately 70 miles from the ranch.

After determining the daughters weren't on the property, Beecher made Edinger drive to Wyoming, according to court filings seen by New York Daily News. The man also pressured the housekeeper to withdraw cash from an ATM, and told her that he would have killed her if she were a man.

Investigators arrested Beecher on Thursday at a motel in Cheyenne, after determining the housekeeper's location via her iPad. It is unclear whether the Find My network was used, or other methods.

It is unknown exactly why Beecher wanted to get to Bloomberg's daughters, but he allegedly claimed he wanted to "make an international scene." At the time of his arrest, he was armed with a handgun and an AR-15.

The man also claimed he previously attempted to find Bloomberg over the summer, in a search of the local airport.

Beecher has been charged with kidnapping in federal court, but no state charges have been filed against him for the moment.

8 Comments

22july2013 3725 comments · 11 Years

About 2 years ago

Has anyone considered whether it's possible for someone to conceal an AirTag on their body? Perhaps hidden in a shoe or in jewelry?

Can an AirTag be fitted with a rechargeable battery that can be recharged wirelessly, perhaps through some skin?

RickTM 1 comment · 3 Years

About 2 years ago

22july2013 said:

Has anyone considered whether it's possible for someone to conceal an AirTag on their body? Perhaps hidden in a shoe or in jewelry?

Can an AirTag be fitted with a rechargeable battery that can be recharged wirelessly, perhaps through some skin?

a battery will last for about a year, so recharging isn't as important, just put a new battery in. wireless is possible, a coil is simple to add to the wiring, but again, not a big deal since you'd only need to charge once a year, and hopefully future versions will get smaller, and more efficient. I wouldn't swallow one, but yeah, its probably possible if stomach accident doesn't get to the inner wiring or battery, otherwise you'd just die at a very precise location

22july2013 3725 comments · 11 Years

About 2 years ago

RickTM said:

22july2013 said:

Has anyone considered whether it's possible for someone to conceal an AirTag on their body? Perhaps hidden in a shoe or in jewelry?

Can an AirTag be fitted with a rechargeable battery that can be recharged wirelessly, perhaps through some skin?

a battery will last for about a year, so recharging isn't as important, just put a new battery in. wireless is possible, a coil is simple to add to the wiring, but again, not a big deal since you'd only need to charge once a year, and hopefully future versions will get smaller, and more efficient. I wouldn't swallow one, but yeah, its probably possible if stomach accident doesn't get to the inner wiring or battery, otherwise you'd just die at a very precise location

Fair response. However if the AirTag is under the skin, I don't think you'd want surgery every year to replace the battery. So I'm still curious whether a rechargeable battery in an AirTag can be recharged through skin.

lorca2770 72 comments · 15 Years

About 2 years ago

22july2013 said:

Has anyone considered whether it's possible for someone to conceal an AirTag on their body? Perhaps hidden in a shoe or in jewelry?

Can an AirTag be fitted with a rechargeable battery that can be recharged wirelessly, perhaps through some skin?

Simply, ask any drug dealer....ROFLMAO

GeorgeBMac 11421 comments · 8 Years

About 2 years ago

It's becoming a very dangerous place out there for anybody rich, famous or on the wrong side of the political spectrum. It's filled with nut jobs and radicals carrying AR15s and automatic pistols who make up and follow their own laws. They see themselves as a one-man army -- and essentially they are.