Haunting words of California surfers son after his father was stabbed to death in Costa Rica
A childhood friend of the California surfer found murdered in Costa Rica has revealed the victim’s son’s haunting words when he broke the news.Kurt Van Dyke, 66, was slain in a horrific home invasion in the city of Puerto Viejo de Talamanca where he lived on Saturday morning.Two armed men stormed the property, zip-tied his girlfriend and escaped with valuables including their car.His girlfriend was unharmed.Kurt’s childhood friend Dave Smith revealed more details of the shocking attack in a new interview on Monday night.He told KSBW Kurt’s oldest son, a bubble tea business owner who lives in the country, spoke to him following the slaying, saying: “Well, someone murdered my father.” Smith said he replied: “whew.”He continued: “You know, it’s one of those things you just can’t believe: Kurt was very famous around here for just being a really good surfer.“Everybody knew him — everybody that’s from Santa Cruz originally, and even people generationally, they know of him.
Their kids know him, too.“If there is a Steve McQueen of surfing, it would have been Kurt Van Dyke.He just had the swagger.
He had the look — ever since he was 13 years old.And he had that softness about him.”Kurt was found with multiple stab wounds and signs he had been suffocated.
He was discovered under a bed in the house with a sheet covering him and a knife next to his head.His girlfriend, identified only as Arroyo, 31, in reports, had been in the shower when the attack started before being zip-tied and assaulted.Cops later said she was unharmed.Kurt’s brother revealed to the California Post on Monday that he believed the killing was “more nefarious” than just a random break-in.While he knew of a girlfriend, he didn’t know much about her and warned there were people in the area “who did not like him.”He told The Post on Monday: “There are people who like him and there are people who don’t.
It was more nefarious.”Kurt had several business partn...