Jason Shakib told KTLA at the scene that his 102-year-old grandfather, Youssef Mahboubian, was the victim of the homicide. LAPD had earlier described the victim as being 100 years old. Gum may not be your Halloween treat of choice, but it generates billions of dollars in sales each year. The first gum manufacturing factory in the United States was constructed in the 1850s by John Curtis in Maine. By the late 1800s the chewy treat had gained immense popularity and other business men like William Wrigley, Jr. took notice (Wrigley created Juicy Fruit and Wrigley’s Spearmint in 1893.)
