PITTSBURGH \u2014 An 83-year-old man with dementia who was reported missing by his family was found stabbed to death inside his next-door neighbor\u2019s home over the weekend. <\/p>\n
RELATED COVERAGE >>> Missing Pittsburgh man in early stages of dementia found stabbed to death, officials say<\/a><\/p>\n Lester Bridges was reported missing around 8 p.m. Friday. Police found him 12 hours later inside a home next door on Hilliards Street in the City\u2019s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood. <\/p>\n The homeowner who admitted to stabbing Bridges was taken in for questioning on Saturday. As of Monday, no charges have been filed. <\/p>\n Lester Bridges\u2019 family says they have questions about the timeline that man gave police. <\/p>\n \u201cIf he broke in and you were really afraid for your life, why didn\u2019t you call the authorities?\u201d Bridges\u2019 granddaughter tells Channel 11. \u201cHe was a neighbor. He knew my grandfather.\u201d<\/p>\n She first reported her 83-year-old grandfather, with dementia, missing after he left the house in the bitter cold and didn\u2019t come right back. <\/p>\n At 8 a.m. Saturday, the homeowner next door called police to report that a man tried to break into his home at 2 a.m. and he stabbed him to death. Police weren\u2019t called until six hours after the stabbing, at 8 a.m. <\/p>\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t think they would stab him to death and leave him in there for hours,\u201d Bridges\u2019 granddaughter added. <\/p>\n A neighbor says everyone knew Lester Bridges and looked out for him as he worked on his truck, walked to the bus stop and made his way back home.<\/p>\n \u201cThe 2 a.m. -8 a.m., the first thing you\u2019re doing is going for your phone and calling 911.\u201d<\/p>\n That neighbor tells Channel 11 that right around the time Bridges disappeared Friday night, he was disoriented and tried to knock on her door, but he was gone by the time she opened it. She later found out that he was stabbed to death right across the street. <\/p>\n \u201cIt hurt me to my core to even hear that happened to him,\u201d a neighbor tells Channel 11. <\/p>\n Police say they\u2019re still investigating. For Lester Bridges\u2019 family, justice is charges being filed. <\/p>\n \u201cHe didn\u2019t deserve this,\u201d Bridges\u2019 granddaughter added. \u201cHe\u2019s a good man. He\u2019d give the clothes off his back if he could. That man is harmless.\u201d <\/p>\n Lester Bridges did have a tracker device in his shoes in case he wandered off, but his granddaughter said he was wearing his slippers at the time. <\/p>\n Download the FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>. | Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n \u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n