The Billion-Dollar Family That Turned on Each Other: Inside the Bingham Curse

Описание: January 9, 1986: Barry Bingham Sr. announced sale of Louisville Courier-Journal after sixty-eight years family ownership, ending dynasty built on sealed autopsy. 1917: Judge Robert Worth Bingham married Mary Lily Flagler, wealthiest woman America, Standard Oil widow worth one hundred million dollars. She died July 27, 1917, age fifty, ten months after marriage—secret codicil gave Judge five million dollars. Kenan family hired Burns Detective Agency, exhumed body midnight September armed guards, autopsy sealed Chapel Hill never opened. Settlement dropped unexpectedly. August 7, 1918: Judge bought Courier-Journal one point five million dollars, ten days after collecting inheritance. Won six Pulitzers under Barry Sr., stood against mobs during desegregation. Worth killed 1966 age thirty-four surfboard through car window. Jonathan electrocuted 1964 age twenty-two stringing party lights. Sallie demanded buyout, threatened selling shares outsiders. Barry Jr. called sale betrayal, resigned next day. Gannett paid three hundred million. FDR called Judge "favorite murderer" privately, confirmed him Ambassador anyway.
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