When Anthony Ashley-Cooper disappeared in 2005, family feared that he had been kidnapped, but evidence confirmed that he had been murdered for his money.
Alex and Maggie Murdaugh lived a lavish lifestyle, at their sprawling country estate in Moselle. In 2011, that dynasty would begin to crumble.
When William Saunderson-Smith was found bludgeoned to death in 2011, police discovered cash stuffed in bags and sixty-seven different mobile phones.
The Billings were a wealthy couple - Byrd was an entrepreneur and Melanie was a stay-at-home mum, raising sixteen children. In 2009, intruders entered the home and shot both at close range.
Mike Williams vanished on a Florida lake in 2000. Initially believed drowned, his mothers persistence uncovered a murder-for-money conspiracy years later.
Voncile Smith and two sons were found murdered in Florida in 2015. The bodies, injuries, and a blue moon led investigators to explore a ritualistic murder theory.
Fashion model Samira Frasch lived lavishly with Adam Frasch. In 2014, she was found dead in the family pool, sparking an investigation into her mysterious death.
Makeva Jenkins was shot in the head by a masked intruder while asleep in 2017. Her brothers 911 call launched an investigation into a financially motivated crime.
