Ep. 147: Lucky You- Luck, Superstition, & the Murder of Abraham Shakespeare
What if the luckiest day of your life was actually the beginning of the end? This week on Spirits with Crime, we're diving into the strange, fascinating, and sometimes deadly world of luck.
In 2006, Florida day laborer Abraham Shakespeare won thirty million dollars in the lottery, and reportedly said almost immediately that he wished he hadn't. What followed was a story of generosity exploited, trust weaponized, and a woman who inserted herself into his life, his finances, and eventually, the investigation into his own disappearance.
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