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The episode investigates the shocking 2017 death of Violet Yacobi, a 67-year-old Beverly Hills widow, initially believed to be an accident but later ruled a homicide by strangulation. The case centers on her son, Daniel Yacobi, a dentist who stood to inherit half of a $13 million estate,
The episode investigates the shocking 2017 death of Violet Yacobi, a 67-year-old Beverly Hills widow, initially believed to be an accident but later ruled a homicide by strangulation. The case centers on her son, Daniel Yacobi, a dentist who stood to inherit half of a $13 million estate,
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Violet YacobiDaniel YacobiDina YacobiMark SchwartzGeorge ElwellShane MichaelDr. Larry SimsErin MoriartyDean SummersElena Spector
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Cold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismTrue Crime
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