I'm sorry he was robbed, and more sorry that his name and experience have been made public. He'll probably kill himself from the embarrasment.
But COME ON! A 70 year old man should be smart enough to not invite strangers into his house while he was alone. That's rediculous. There are some other stories in that article that are less fun to read about. The second story was about a lawyer that was found dead in the woods with a bag duct-taped over his head. That's a realy crappy way to die.