Bone-chilling details emerge in SF landlord’s alleged murder of tenant
A San Francisco landlord, Phillippe Chagniot, is accused of murdering his tenant, Eric Bigone, in a shocking plot to vacate the property. Chagniot allegedly executed the plan after a dispute over a buyout package, resorting to violent measures to reclaim his $1.3 million home. The case has drawn attention due to Chagniot's previous involvement in a separate murder case and the tragic loss felt by Bigone's family and friends.
- ▪Phillippe Chagniot allegedly murdered his tenant, Eric Bigone, to vacate a $1.3 million property.
- ▪The murder was reportedly motivated by a dispute over a buyout package related to local tenant laws.
- ▪Chagniot was captured using surveillance footage that tracked his movements before and after the crime.
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Metro exclusive details Bone-chilling details emerge in SF landlord’s alleged murder of tenant By Annie Gaus Published May 29, 2026, 4:13 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google San Francisco prosectors have revealed a shocking murder plot allegedly hatched by a wealthy landlord determined to get rid of his longtime tenant — by any means necessary. Retired dentist Phillippe Chagniot, who ran his family’s rental property in the sleepy Sunset beach neighborhood of San Francisco, was allegedly desperate to sell the $1.3 million single-family home and resorted to horrifying measures to get the property vacant, allegedly orchestrating an elaborate ambush plot before before murdering his 58-year-old tenant, Eric Bigone, in cold blood in an…
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