Bad Luck: The Murder of Abraham Shakespeare, Pt 1

In his play King John, William Shakespeare wrote, “There is no sure
foundation set on blood; no certain life achieved by others’
death.” It’s a shame the killer in today’s story didn’t get the
memo on that. Money is one of the oldest, most common motives for
murder, and in our opinion, one of the coldest. It requires the
killer to look at a living, laughing, vital human being and break
that life—all the likes and loves and pet peeves, all the dad jokes
and kindnesses and little heartbreaks—into dollars and cents. I
mean, most of us like money. Most of us daydream of scoring big
someday so we can live out our passions, support the people we
love, see the world, not have to worry any more. But a sudden
change in fortune often brings more trouble than it’s worth. Most
people would never consider hurting anyone else just to add some
zeros to their bank balance. But for one kindhearted man, all his
sudden windfall did for him was put a target on his back.

Sources:

Book, Unlucky Number by Deborah Mathis
CNBC's "American Greed," Episode "The Lady Killer"
ABC's "20/20," Episode "Lotto Hangover: Big Money, Big
Problems"

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