{"id":2658847,"date":"2026-09-11T22:50:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T02:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-stars-mourn-the-brutal-murder-of-a-beloved-fan-who-became-a-friend\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T22:55:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T02:55:23","slug":"fox-news-stars-mourn-the-brutal-murder-of-a-beloved-fan-who-became-a-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-stars-mourn-the-brutal-murder-of-a-beloved-fan-who-became-a-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox News Stars Mourn the Brutal Murder of a Beloved &#8216;Fan Who Became a Friend&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffox-news-stars-mourn-the-brutal-murder-of-a-beloved-fan-who-became-a-friend%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2658847&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Fox News personalities and supporters expressed their sadness and shock over the brutal murder of Andrew Wimsatt in austin,Texas. Greg Gutfeld highlighted Wimsatt\u2019s kindness and helpfulness,describing him as gentle and selfless before his death at 62. Kat Timpf praised his legendary kindness and personal connection, recalling a lunch they shared and emphasizing Wimsatt\u2019s genuine nature. Tyrus, a Fox News contributor, called Wimsatt a positive, supportive fan, noting he enjoyed the shows and supported comedy and free speech. Walter Kirn and David Burge also honored wimsatt\u2019s encouragement, kindness, and diverse interests in arts and libertarian causes.  <\/p>\n<p>Wimsatt was murdered on September 7, with an investigation revealing he was stabbed in a park by a man identified as 26-year-old Benedict Chinedu Ogbodiegwu. Video footage showed ogbodiegwu approaching Wimsatt from behind and stabbing him, after wich Wimsatt tried to defend himself but succumbed to his injuries. Authorities found Ogbodiegwu\u2019s vehicle and clothing matching the suspect\u2019s description, along with a blood-stained knife. Ogbodiegwu allegedly provided conflicting accounts and claimed to have a twin,but evidence linked him to the crime. the motive remains unclear, but investigators believe it was likely a random attack.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fox News stars and friends of Andrew Wimsatt expressed sadness and shock on social media Thursday at the news of his brutal murder in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Host Greg Gutfeld wrote on X, \u201cThis person was murdered this week in Austin Texas. He was one of the sweetest most helpful persons I\u2019ve ever met. Supremely gentle. Willing to do just about anything for another person. And he was stabbed to death on a street at 11 am in the morning. For no reason other than a maniac was free to roam the streets. Rest in peace Andrew. We won\u2019t forget you.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This person was murdered this week in Austin Texas. He was one of the sweetest most helpful persons I\u2019ve ever met. Supremely gentle. Willing to do just about anything for another person. And he was stabbed to death on a street at 11 am in the morning. For no reason other than\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PGuL64Std1\">https:\/\/t.co\/PGuL64Std1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/greggutfeld\/status\/2098117388780613742?\">September 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kat Timpf, also of Fox News, said on X that Wimsatt was a good man whose kindness was legendary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m too shocked, disgusted and angry to really even be commenting at this point, but I will anyway,\u201d she began. \u201cAndrew was a fan who became a friend. Cam and I just had lunch with him in [Fort] Worth in June, when he drove from Austin to see my return to the stage after my father\u2019s sudden death in May.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAndrew was a rare person: Genuinely kind just for the sake of it; it quite clearly never occurred to him to expect anything in return,\u201d she continued. \u201cI am haunted and horrified thinking of his final moments, and beyond furious that this was the end the world gave him, the same world that he\u2019d always gone out of his way to make a better place. We all love you Andrew, and we always will. Your kindness made you a legend.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m too shocked, disgusted and angry to really even be commenting at this point, but I will anyway. Andrew was a fan who became a friend. Cam and I just had lunch with him in Forth Worth in June, when he drove from Austin to see my return to the stage after my father\u2019s sudden\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/osbqwteKv6\">https:\/\/t.co\/osbqwteKv6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kat Timpf (@KatTimpf) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KatTimpf\/status\/2098167127970603316?\">September 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fox News Contributor Tyrus <a href=\"http:\/\/x.com\/PlanetTyrus\/status\/2098106516318355688\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called him<\/a> a \u201cspecial fan,\u201d who always gleamed with positivity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c@ajwimsatt was murdered while sitting on a park bench enjoying some sun on his face \u2026 Andrew was a special fan he loved the @Gutfeldfox show he began making clips of my segments when the show was once a week,\u201d Tyrus explained. \u201cHe came to my stand up shows \u2026 took care of his mother\u2026 always positive\u2026 he was kind man 62 years old fragile looking but had a monster laugh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cI was honored to know him I was honored he cared so much and honored that my jokes and thoughts brought him joy\u2026 stabbed from behind by an absolute disgusting coward subhuman peace of s*** \u2026 who after strapping him over and over walked off at had a nice lunch at McDonald\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Walter Kirn, who appeared on Gutfeld\u2019s show, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/walterkirn\/status\/2098178888832868439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">praised<\/a> Wimsatt for going out of his way to \u201cmake clips of my jokes &#038; comments &#038; send them to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot many strangers will go out of their way to give another that kind of encouragement. He did it unflaggingly. I\u2019m shattered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David Burge, who was friends with Wimsatt, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iowahawkblog\/status\/2098147331757707714?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">honored him<\/a> on X with highlights of his life, including that he was a \u201cwell respected civil engineer who worked in highway design and transportation research, a bit of a gentle avuncular Southern gentleman who was at the same time an afficionado of punk rock, pop surrealism art, and Midcentury Modern.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was also a supporter of libertarian causes, particularly free speech on campus,\u201d Burge explained. \u201cSupernice as they come, never an angry word about anyone, which makes this all the more incomprehensible \u2026 RIP and Godspeed, Busty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Benedict Chinedu Ogbodiegwu, 26, was charged with murder for stabbing the 62-year-old Wimsatt to death on Sept. 7, KTBC-TV <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/news\/round-rock-murder-affidavit-new-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to an affidavit, a woman found Wimsatt\u2019s body in a park late that night and told police he had extensive injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Video footage from a neighborhood HOA showed a white man in a button-down shirt and dark shorts on a bench that morning, then a few minutes later, a black man with a knife came up behind him and began stabbing him in the neck.<\/p>\n<p>Wimsatt tried to defend himself, but was unable to fend off the attack and succumbed to his injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities canvassed the neighborhood and found an SUV belonging to Ogbodiegwu\u2019s family that was registered to an address near the park.<\/p>\n<p>Detectives spoke with Ogbodiegwu at that address, and realized he matched the description of the suspect seen in multiple videos.<\/p>\n<p>Ogbodiegwu reportedly gave police conflicting information and even claimed to have a twin, but couldn\u2019t tell them the name of his twin.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, police conducted a residential search and found a trash bag in an outdoor bin containing clothing, shoes, and a knife. The clothing matched the video description of the suspect, while the sweatpants had red stains on them. 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