Elderly California Woman Victim of Elaborate Murder-for-Hire Scam, Four Arrested for Control of Home
Santa Barbara, California – Detectives have uncovered a disturbing scheme surrounding the death of a 96-year-old California woman nearly two years ago. Violet Evelyn Alberts was found dead in her Montecito home on May 27, 2022, with authorities determining she was the victim of an elaborate murder-for-hire and reverse-mortgage scam aimed at gaining control of her property. Sheriff Bill Brown revealed that the investigation into Alberts’ death unveiled a complex web of financial exploitation against …