The Cruelest Murders Out Of Pure Greed _ The New Detectives

A brother kills his sister for a house. A wife poisons her husband for a life insurance payout. A business partner murders his colleague for a patent. No passion. No revenge. Just the coldest motive of all: money.In this episode of The New Detectives, the groundbreaking Discovery Channel series that aired from 1996 to 2004 and inspired CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, forensic experts examine murders committed for pure financial gain. Season 2 Episode 5, titled The Greed Factor, originally aired on March 11, 1997 . The episode features three cases where killers believed money was worth a human life. In one case, a family member forged a will and staged a burglary to cover up a bludgeoning. In another, an employee poisoned a boss to inherit a business. In the third, a spouse tampered with a car's brakes to collect double indemnity insurance. Forensic accountants traced the money. Forensic scientists traced the evidence. Greed leaves a trail that even the smartest killer cannot erase.Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and press play because the cruelest murders are the ones committed with a calculator in hand.