Detectives probing the death of a 96-year-old California woman nearly two years ago have uncovered she was the victim of an elaborate murder-for-hire and reverse-mortgage scam that sought to gain control of her home.
Detectives probing death of the 96-year-old Montecito woman say she was the victim of an elaborate murder-for-hire and reverse-mortgage scam that sought to gain control of her home.