Noted Computer Expert Found Dead

Vladimir Pokhilko, the former business partner of Tetris inventor Alexey Pajitnov, was found dead in his Palo Alto, Calif., home Tuesday afternoon, the San Jose Mercury News reports. In addition to Pokhilko , the bodies of his wife and son were also found in the home. All three had been beaten and stabbed to death.

The psychologist-turned-computer-programmer Pokhilko, 44, was the president of computer animation company AnimaTek, a company specializing in 3D computer graphics, which was cofounded by the two Russian-born computer experts.