Annie Elise

Because that is when John was found dead.

He had been shot three times in his own home.

And it was clear that someone had targeted John specifically.

There was a homicide investigation that took place, but the trail ran pretty cold over time.

And the circumstances surrounding his death were really odd.

And everyone, I'm talking the investigators, the family, the people in town, they all felt like there was something way deeper that went into this, something more nefarious, just a more sinister backstory, if you will.

And all that to say, this was a huge turning point in Nathan and Linda's personal lives.

And I know it's all kind of, you know, a big bomb to drop, but don't worry, I am going to unpack all of that a little bit later on, and I'll get into more of the details of that, trust me.

But what you need to know now is that John's death, it was sad, unfortunate, and shocking.

Although, I guess for someone worth millions of dollars, it really wasn't too shocking.

Because we know people will do crazy stuff for money.

We have seen stuff like this happen time and time again on this podcast, countless times.

We always say, follow the money.

It will usually lead to the truth.

But tabling that, after John's death, it was almost like Nathan and Linda just came together with some sort of trauma bond.

Or maybe it was just because John no longer stood in between them like he had for so long while he was alive.

But what's crazy is that Nathan and Linda's relationship was probably the best that it had been in years after John's death.

And being that John was insanely wealthy, everyone in his family was set to get a pretty good chunk of inheritance money.

Linda, millions of dollars.

Nathan, probably hundreds of thousands.