NASCAR star Greg Biffles home burglary possible inside job with sick message sent hours after fatal plane crash
The burglary of late NASCAR driver Greg Biffle’s North Carolina home is being treated as a possible inside job — after a series of events that began just hours after he and his family died in a plane crash.Biffle, 55, was killed alongside his wife Cristina and their two children, Emma, 14, and Ryder, 5, when their private jet went down near Statesville Regional Airport, NC, on Dec.18.New search warrants obtained by local station WBTV allege the robbery may have been an inside job and link a woman known to the family to both the break-in and earlier suspicious activity, marking a significant development in the investigation.Biffle’s Mooresville home was broken into on the night of Jan.
7 into Jan.8 — weeks after the family was killed.
Investigators say the suspect forced entry through a bedroom door, accessed a safe, and took $30,000 in cash, two handguns, NASCAR memorabilia and a backpack.Surveillance footage shows a hooded person outside around 11 p.m., and a woman inside the home moving directly through key areas of the property, according to WSOC TV.Detectives say the suspect appeared to know where security cameras were located and the layout of the house, including a closet and a safe room.Investigators claim that the level of familiarity is a key reason they believe the burglary may be connected to earlier suspicious activity in the case.Affidavits tied to the case reference several people in the couple’s “inner circle,” though no one has been publicly identified or charged.During a Jan.16 celebration of life event for the family, detectives identified a woman who resembled the suspect seen on surveillance footage.
She was described as a friend of the family.License plate reader data also placed a vehicle linked to her near the home shortly before the break-in, according to the warrants.Investigators say she later canceled plans with friends and traveled to Pennsylvania after images from the burglary were released.Within hours of the crash, the...