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California home at center of grizzly murder hits market for nearly $1M

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Jerkovich, K. (2026, October 6). California home at center of grizzly murder hits market for nearly $1M. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/06/us-news/bay-area-home-at-center-of-grizzly-murder-hits-market-for-nearly-1m/

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A San Francisco home where Brian Egg’s torso was found floating in a fish tank after his disappearance in 2018 is being sold at auction with bids nearing $925,000 and an estimated price of $1 million to $1.5 million. The property, located on Clara Street near Fifth Street, has been largely abandoned since the incident and became home to squatters and homeless people, leading to over 100 complaints from neighbors. Despite these issues, neighbors recall Egg as a kind-hearted man who often brought people off the street back to his home to help them get back on their feet. The case remains unsolved with no one charged for Egg’s murder.

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In San Francisco, a home that was at the center of a grisly murder case in 2018 is back on the market with bids nearing $1 million. The property, located near Clara and Fifth streets, previously housed Brian Egg, whose torso was found floating in a fish tank after he mysteriously disappeared. Eight years later, despite being mostly empty since Egg's death, it has become a spot for squatters and homeless individuals, leading to over 100 complaints from neighbors to the city. According to his neighbor Wilma Parker DePavloff, Egg was known for helping those in need; she mentioned that he often brought people back home from St. Anthony’s dining hall, where he regularly ate lunch, due to having three bedrooms available. The current bid stands at $925,000 with an estimated sale price range of $1 million to $1.5 million.

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A San Francisco home with a gruesome past is back on the market — with bids already nearing $1 million. asserted

bids → near → million

The SoMa property was where homeowner Brian Egg’s torso was discovered floating in a fish tank in 2018 after he mysteriously disappeared. asserted

he → discover → 2018

Now, eight years later, the boarded-up house at Clara and Fifth streets is headed to auction, with an estimated sale price of $1 million to $1.5 million and a current bid of $925,000. asserted

house → board → 925,000

The 3,600-square-foot property has sat largely empty since Egg’s death, becoming a magnet for squatters and homeless people. asserted

property → sit → squatters

Neighbors have filed more than 100 complaints with the city over the property, ABC7 reported. asserted

ABC7 → file → property

Egg’s neighbor Wilma Parker DePavloff told the outlet that he was a generous man who regularly helped people he met at a nearby dining hall. asserted

he → tell → hall

“We know that he went to St. Anthony’s dining hall for lunch every day and he would bring home people with him because he had three bedrooms,” DePavloff said. asserted

DePavloff → know → bedrooms

“He would say to me, this person I met at St. Anthony’s, he is a college grad, I don’t know why he is on the street.” asserted

he → say → street

“’And he would let them stay to straighten up their lives,” DePavloff added. asserted

DePavloff → let → lives

But when Egg vanished, DePavloff noticed people she didn’t recognize coming and going from the home. asserted

she → vanish → home

“They were nice looking, decent, clean young man bringing out buckets of water, and they were watering my plants and Brian’s and I said, Brian will be really thrilled when he gets back from his vacation because you’re watering the plants more than he would ever asserted

he → look → plants

,” DePavloff shared. asserted

DePavloff → share → ?

“And they said ‘and we are watering yours too and I said, oh, thank you.’ asserted

I → say → you

They’re watering them with his blood, not with his blood, but they had what was left of him in a big fish tank, and they were trying to dissolve the body. asserted

they → water → body

“They built a false wall over it [fish tank], which the police finally discovered,” DePavloff added. asserted

DePavloff → build → which

Two people inside the home were initially arrested in connection with Egg’s killing, but prosecutors later withdrew the charges and called for further investigation. asserted

prosecutors → arrest → investigation

No one has been charged in the case. asserted

one → charge → case

Photos posted by the auction site show a boarded-up structure that has been allowed to deteriorate over the years. asserted

that → post → years

The listing states that the property has been permitted for demolition. asserted

property → state → demolition

California home at center of grizzly murder hits market for nearly $1M

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