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Life insurance scam when husband sends hitman’s instructions to ex-boss

February 24, 2017February 22, 2017 Julie Campbell

A man allegedly texted “kill my wife” in a text to the wrong person when he wanted the woman murdered. A Washington man attempted to run a life insurance scam by hiring a hitman to kill his wife but ended up texting the information to the wrong person. The 42 year old father allegedly attempted to text the killer, but sent the message to his former boss, instead. Upon receiving the more-than-concerning text, the ex-boss proceeded to call the police to investigate. The man, Jeff Lytle, was arrested on two…

Suspicious insurance policy purchases may offer evidence in murder case

January 4, 2016January 3, 2016 Julie Campbell

A police chief accused of murdering his pregnant fiancée purchased massive amounts of coverage beforehand. In South Dakota, a former police chief has now been accused of the murder of his pregnant fiancée in what had previously appeared to be a hunting accident but that has since turned suspicious when it was discovered that more than one life insurance policy was purchased only a few months ahead of the death. Over $750,000 in life insurance coverage was taken out by the couple months before she died. The man in question,…

Woman admits to murder to collect life insurance benefits

November 25, 2014November 22, 2014 H. Cutner

Crystal Williams has been accused of killing her husband, Shane A. Williams, to receive a policy payout. A South Carolina woman named Crystal Williams has been accused of murdering her husband, Shane Williams, in order to be able to collect on the benefits from his life insurance policy. Williams has now pleaded guilty to the charges of conspiracy and murder in her husband’s death. Initially, the woman claimed that she had been sleeping at the time when her husband had been shot and killed by an intruder. Deputies had been…

Life insurance fraud sends man to jail for murdering his son

December 19, 2013December 17, 2013 Julie Campbell

A New York man who killed his son to be able to collect benefits payouts has been sentenced to prison. A man named Karl Karlsen, who, in November, pled guilty to a charge of second degree murder of his son in order to commit life insurance fraud, has now been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. The man was able to collect the payout of $700,000 on his son’s policies, as he was the beneficiary. Karlsen, 53 years old, admitted to shifting a truck off a truck under…

Utah life insurance scam involved a man murdering his wife

December 11, 2013December 9, 2013 G. Turner

Conrad Truman has been accused of killing his wife in order to receive her benefits payouts. A man has been charged with a vicious form of Utah life insurance fraud that involved murdering his wife in order to be able to collect on her policy benefits of over $800,000. The man cried over her body in the hospital but was then said to be acting strangely and obstructed justice. After Conrad Truman killed his wife for her Utah life insurance, Heidy, a victim advocate reported that his behavior, attitude, and…

Life insurance payout behind woman’s intention to kill her husband

November 21, 2013November 19, 2013 Julie Campbell

A mother of two in England hired a hit man to murder her husband so that she could claim on his policy. In East Yorkshire, England, a 36 year old woman named Lisa Fairpo has been accused of hiring a man to kill her husband so that she would be able to collect on his massive life insurance policy. The intention was to murder her husband so that she would be able to use the payout to avoid bankruptcy. The case is now before the court and has revealed that…