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Kaelyn Moore

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore
Missouri Snake Breeder Murder: The Ben Renick Story

These revelations are clue number two for us today.

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore
Missouri Snake Breeder Murder: The Ben Renick Story

The Rennicks actually made local headlines back in September of 1992 when their home exploded.

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore
Missouri Snake Breeder Murder: The Ben Renick Story

The blast was so violent, it actually sent their washer and dryer flying before it crashed into a neighbor's property.

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore
Missouri Snake Breeder Murder: The Ben Renick Story

Nothing was left of the home but basically the bare foundation.

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore
Missouri Snake Breeder Murder: The Ben Renick Story

and insulation, which kept raining down from the sky for over an hour.

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore
Missouri Snake Breeder Murder: The Ben Renick Story

Thankfully, the family of four, five-year-old Ben, his older brother Sam, their parents, Frank and Charlene, were in St.

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore
Missouri Snake Breeder Murder: The Ben Renick Story

Louis, Missouri that night, 75 miles away, which was lucky.

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore
Missouri Snake Breeder Murder: The Ben Renick Story

But maybe a little bit too lucky, investigators thought.

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore
Missouri Snake Breeder Murder: The Ben Renick Story

When the fire marshals dug into the cause, they found that plugs had been removed from the family's gas line, which basically allowed all this petroleum to just seep out and ignite.

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore
Missouri Snake Breeder Murder: The Ben Renick Story

The insurance company actually denied Frank, the dad's claim, saying that, hey, insurance fraud, buddy.

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore
Missouri Snake Breeder Murder: The Ben Renick Story

Not not real.

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore
Missouri Snake Breeder Murder: The Ben Renick Story

Whoa.

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore
Missouri Snake Breeder Murder: The Ben Renick Story

No criminal charges were filed, but 20 years later in 2012, Frank was accused of fraud again.

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore
Missouri Snake Breeder Murder: The Ben Renick Story

On May 30th, a grand jury indicted him on three counts of felony mail fraud for swindling investors out of more than $7 million.

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore
Missouri Snake Breeder Murder: The Ben Renick Story

That's a lot.

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore
Missouri Snake Breeder Murder: The Ben Renick Story

That's a huge amount of money.

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore
Missouri Snake Breeder Murder: The Ben Renick Story

According to the Department of Justice, between 2006 and 2011, Frank tricked more than 250 people into investing in his company, Spectrum Pet Foods.

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore
Missouri Snake Breeder Murder: The Ben Renick Story

Frank had allegedly told people that the company was poised to go public, meaning its value would double and investors were guaranteed to profit.

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore
Missouri Snake Breeder Murder: The Ben Renick Story

Prosecutors said that Frank had spent about $800,000 of his investors' money on luxuries for himself, like a

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore
Missouri Snake Breeder Murder: The Ben Renick Story

Red flag.