Out of Luck: A Murder at the Mansion

We all wish we could win the lottery. I mean, who doesn’t love the
idea of a life-changing financial windfall? The chance to pursue
your real passions, get all your loved ones out of debt, travel,
just…not have to worry anymore? But for the tiny percentage of
people who actually do win the lottery, against almost impossible
odds, the reality often ends up a lot more complicated than they
expect. According to the NY Daily News, about 70 percent of lottery
winners end up flat broke within 7 years. Worse than that, some
believe there’s a curse attached to winning. Take the case of
Jeffery Dampier, who won a 20 million dollar jackpot in the 90s,
started a popcorn business, and ended up brutally murdered by his
sister in law and her boyfriend. And we all remember Abraham
Shakespeare from an earlier season of TCC, a man who used his
lottery winnings to revitalize his community—until he was
manipulated into signing over his fortune, then murdered by a scam
artist named DeeDee Moore. These are just two examples of many.
It’s one of those “careful what you wish for” things—a lesson the
people in this week’s story had to learn the hard way. Join us for
a true whodunnit, a twisting, turning story of ambition, deception,
secrets and betrayal.

Sources:
https://www.the-sun.com/news/3890533/lotto-winner-fatally-injected-husband-squandered-cash/#:~:text=Joseph%20Roncaioli%2C%2072%2C%20was%20found,she%20split%20with%20her%20friend.&text=Prosecutors%20told%20his%20trial%20he,retirement%2C%20the%20Toronto%20Star%20reported.

https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2011/05/16/md_convicted_of_poisoning_wife_loses_appeal.html

https://www.lottoanalyst.com/lottery-winner-ibi-roncaioli
http://www.greatesthockeylegends.com/2017/09/legends-of-team-canada-stelio-zupancich.html

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