Inheritance of Blood: The Swiss Widow Murders

In January 2006, the bodies of wealthy widow Ruth and her friend Marina were discovered at the bottom of a basement staircase in Vevey, Switzerland, while Ruth’s daughter, Marie-José, was missing from the home. Investigators eventually charged and convicted Ruth’s adopted son, François, after finding his DNA on a pair of scissors and concluding he had a strong financial motive to kill his family and likely staged the scene to frame his sister. The case remains highly controversial because Marie-José’s body has never been found and several witnesses provided testimony claiming to have seen the victims alive after the official time of death.