He'd been shot in the head, decapitated, and set on fire. Who could have
turned on the real-estate ace with such bloodthirsty fury? Even before
the remains were found, circumstantial evidence was building against
Rudin's 52-year-old wife, Margaret, who stood to inherit a handsome
share of her husband's fortune. Rudin's friends also suspected Margaret,
and the victim had thought that his wife was trying to poison him when
he was alive. Then a chilling caveat was discovered in Rudin's living
trust: should he die under violent circumstances, an investigation
should be conducted. By the time authorities closed in on Margaret Rudin
she'd disappeared. It would take two and a half years to hunt the Black
Widow down, and to discover the secrets at the heart of poisonous
marriage...
Now, reporter Michael Fleeman delivers a startling glimpse into the mind
of a woman who would stop at nothing to get what she wanted. Fleeman
also details the relentless pursuit of justice that would lead
authorities from the glamorous facade of Las Vegas to a squalid
apartment on the outskirts of Boston, to hold the remorseless wife
accountable for her shocking crimes.