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A woman is in a coma following a violent break-in at the Montecito mansion of Beanie Babies mogul Ty Warner. The incident occurred last Wednesday (May 21) when Russell Maxwell Phay, 42, from ...
Warner’s company, Ty Inc., manufactured and distributed stuffed toys, including the Beanie Babies that were all the rage in the 1990s, earning him a massive fortune.
Phay is facing multiple counts of attempted murder and kidnapping after having allegedly broken into the Montecito estate of Beanie Babies mogul Ty Warner on May 21 and “kicking, stomping, and ...
A violent break-in occurred at the California home of Beanie Babies mogul Ty Warner that left a woman in a coma, officials said. A Nevada man now faces multiple charges, including attempted murder, in ...
(Left) The scene outside Ty Warner's Montecito mansion following the break-in on May 21, 2025. Photo courtesy Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office; Right) Ty Warner in Chicago on Oct. 2, 2013.
MONTECITO, Calif. (AP) — A 42-year-old Nevada man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and kidnapping after a woman was violently attacked during a break-in last week at a Southern ...
MONTECITO, Calif. (KABC) -- A woman was left in a coma after she was violently attacked by a stranger during a break-in at the Montecito mansion of Beanie Babies mogul Ty Warner, authorities said.
Billionaire Businessman Ty Warner's Montecito mansion was broken into last week. By: Karson Wells Posted 10:40 AM, May 28, 2025 and last updated 1:25 PM, May 28, 2025 ...
Warner's company, Ty Inc., manufactured and distributed stuffed toys. But it was the Beanie Babies craze in the 1990s that brought him a fortune.
Future court hearings are currently on hold for the man charged with attempted murder following a break-in and assault at billionaire Ty Warner's Montecito home. Russell Phay, 42, pleaded not ...