Steven Winer

Broschiertes Buch

Family Betrayal & Murder

Beschreibung

Duncan Squires died in the emergency room of a local hospital in April, 2020, at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Duncan Squires, who was the retired CEO and Chairman of the Board of a Fortune 500 company was rushed to the local hospital from his home in Fort Myers, Florida, where he was ignored while the understaffed medical personnel took care of those who were infected with the virus. The CEO was 85 years old with a history of heart problems. He died without any examination, but his death certificate, signed by one of the doctors on call, stated the cause of death as a heart attack. Squires had two ex-wives, was currently married, and had 5 children between the three wives, multiple grandchildren and several illegitimate children and grandchildren. He was buried the next day after his death by his current wife with only her present at the funeral. His estate was worth over $600 million. Squires had stopped supporting one of the woman with whom he had a weekend fling 20 years prior to his death. in Miami, while at a conference. That affair produced an illegitimate daughter, Alexia Weston, who at the age of 19 came to Fort Myers to confront her father about him stopping her mother's monthly support. While in Fort Myers, Alexia Weston was raped and murdered by a man whose DNA was a familial match to a member of the Squires family. She was murdered 4 days before Duncan Squires died, for reasons unknown to the Squires' family and the police authorities due to the fact that the Squires' family was unaware of Alexia's existence. The investigation into Alexia Weston's murder, discovered that Duncan Squires was also murdered causing a Judge to approve an Order for the exhumation of Squires' body. This book takes the reader into Duncan Squires' rise to his position of CEO and Chairman of his company, the narrative of his wives, children and affairs and the accumulation of his wealth. It sets forth the mystery, of not only who committed the two murders, but also the betrayals among family members, legitimate and illegitimate, as to whom was entitled to the CEO's large estate. It combines the significance of the interaction between all three wives, their children, grandchildren and their attorneys as to why a large portion of Squires' estate was allocated to his illegitimate children and grandchildren. The betrayals as between the Squires' family members intensifies the mystery as to whom may have committed the murders.

Autor

Steven Winer was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He went to the University of Minnesota undergraduate School and received his B.S. degree in both Business Administration and History. He had season tickets for 40 years to his beloved Golden Gopher football games. He still attends as many games as he can each year. After a stint in the Army Security Agency, Steven then attended Law School at the University of Illinois in Chicago where he received his J.D. Law Degree. Steven returned to Minnesota, after finishing law school, and practiced law for 10 years in Minnesota. He then followed several of his Minnesota developer clients to Fort Myers, Florida in 1984, and continued practicing law until he retired in 2013. While practicing law in Fort Myers, Steven represented large banks, developers of large golf course communities and developers of high rise condominium. Steven practiced law during both the depressed years for real estate in the early 1990's as well as the robust real estate boom during the 2000's and the recession years thereafter, until he retired. Steven met his wife in Fort Myers who have been married for 30 years. Between them, they have 3 children and 6 grandchildren. Steven enjoys his retirement by aiding entrepreneurs fulfill their dreams of starting their own businesses. He also volunteers for the Lee County Visitors and Convention Bureau in Southwest Florida. Steven enjoys writing about his diverse experiences during the years of practiced law.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Xlibris US
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9781664145146
• ISBN-10: 1664145141
• Artikelnr.: 60801063