Blood in the Garage<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe suspect was later turned in by his mother, whom he lived with. She told police she had found a suspicious amount of blood splattered around her garage.<\/p>\n
When her son happened to call her as she was talking to the police, she allowed detectives to record the call.<\/p>\n
During the conversation, Psilakis offered a different explanation for the burns on his shin, claiming he had inadvertently set himself on fire while filling up his car at a gas station. He also asked his mother to provide an alibi.<\/p>\n
He was arrested when he returned home and racked up additional charges for resisting arrest and having a stolen handgun in his car.<\/p>\n
The bullets in the gun matched those found in the front seat of the victim\u2019s burned-out vehicle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A Florida man who lost several thousand dollars to an acquaintance he later allegedly shot and set on fire left a glaring trail of evidence behind him, The Tampa Bay Times reported this week. But sore loser Michael Psilakis Jr.\u2019s master plan for murder proved to be as sub-optimal as his poker playing. Last week, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":119931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Florida Man: Poker Player Loses, Sets Opponent Afire, Faces Murder Rap<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n