Everything would change in the life of Ron Rudin when he met Margaret Rudin. It was 1994 when he called John Reuther saying he felt angry, disappointed and sad. In that talk, he told him that he found hidden in his house a document that detailed a plan to distribute his fortune, and it had been designed by Margaret, his wife.
A few weeks later, he was found dead. His body was found by chance in the desert100 kilometers south of Las Vegas. He and his wife had been married for 7 years and she was convicted of murder, spending 2 decades in prison, until she was released from prison on January 10, 2020.
The story of Margaret Rudin, the black widow who beheaded her billionaire husband
Margaret Lee Frost was born in Memphis in 1943. Since she was little she was known as the most beautiful of the 3 sisters. His life was marked by changes and permanent instability. It is believed that for this reason he married at the age of 18. Her first husband, father of her 2 children, was a neighboring carpenter. The next 4 allowed him to climb his social position.
Without profession, She dedicated herself to participating in meetings and social gatherings, saying that she was a “socialite”. She met Ron at a ceremony at the First Church of Religious Science in Las Vegas. The impact was imminent, and he did everything possible to win her over.
At the time, he was a growing construction magnate, just what she was looking for. They quickly began a relationship, and married in September 1987. From then on, the couple was filled with passion, jealousy and mistrust.
He began threatening one of his lovers anonymously, and asking her for more. But he kept her out of his finances, which began to obsess her. Together with her sister, she began to spy on him and discovered that he was in a parallel relationship, but this did not matter to her, she just wanted to know his assets.
In 1994 Ron’s suspicions began. So he changed his will and asked that if something happened to him, such as a violent death, the heir, Margaret, be heavily investigated. That same year was when he called his friend John Reuther, and to calm his wife, he invested $100,000 in an antique business for her, and gave her a luxury car.
It was at the opening of the premises, the last time he was seen alive, on Saturday, December 18, 1994. On the 19th he didn’t show up for work, which everyone thought was strange because he was always the first to arrive. They quickly went to Margaret, who said that the same 18 when she arrived at 2 am she did not find him at home, but she did not worry.
John Reuther targeted Margaret from the first moment, and everyone around her suspected her. 4 days later, Ron’s car was found parked outside a gentlemen’s club in Las Vegas, covered in mud and dirt and with footprints inside. But it was the only clue found.
Just 1 month later, some fishermen going to Lake Mohave found a human skull with 4 bullet holes. Investigators soon discovered the remains in a nearby trunk that had been burned, one of the trunks Margaret sold in her store.
Only in 1997, After years of fighting for her inheritance and her freedom, she was found guilty, but escaped. It was not until 1999 in Massachusetts, after having lived in Mexico and Phoenix, that she was found and arrested. On March 2, 2001, the trial began, with great media success. She never accepted the charges, and after 9 weeks the jury found her guilty.
She was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years served. On January 10, 2020, she was released. Today she lives with her daughter in Illinois and is now a great-grandmother.
Source: Ambito
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