The Millionaires Who Went Mad in Their Jungle Fortress
3/7/202651 min
When American millionaire John Bender moved to Costa Rica with his wife Ann, they set out to build a dream life in the jungle. Instead, their relationship spiralled into madness. When Bender died from a gunshot wound in 2010, the question remained: was it suicide or murder? Journalist Carol Vaughn takes us inside one of Costa Rica’s strangest cases.
Check out Carol's book on the case: Crazy Jungle Love: Murder, Madness, Money & Monkeys
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