Dean Olds left his Wilmette home early Wednesday afternoon, apparently ending a morning-long stalemate with police and his three estranged children. She suspected her husband of gutting their $4.6 million estate, in part to support his young lover. The family Christmas card that year was made from a wedding photograph. That life unraveled quickly and thoroughly. Both Stephen Olds and Kristin Glavin said they were suspicious of their father's relationship with Hofer from the day in 1989 when Dean Olds brought the tall, muscular Bavarian over to the house. He moved to Laguna Beach, California, where he died in 2011. Rory and Lorelai warn Dean before entering the lion's den but even Rory doesn't expect the night to go so horribly. [14] According to The Washington Post, "at least a dozen" witnesses claimed all three men bragged about raping and murdering Bible and Freeman and having taken Polaroid photographs of them. She has the small town values of home, family, and service, said Elizabeth Andrews, associate minister of the Kenilworth Church. He arranged to have some sample photographs of himself taken at the Models Workshop Studio on Kinzie street, a company that trains would-be models. Olds is more haggard than a year ago, and the deterioration is plain to see in other ways. However, the relationship soon proves tumultuous, as Rory finds the relationship moving too fast for her. ``She was extremely scared, extremely aware of her life being threatened by my father and Carsten.. As a result, divorce court judge Aubrey Kaplan ruled that the court was to take control of all of Dean Oldss funds. Newfeld, an artist and long-time community activist, had come to know Hofer through Kragness, who is her close friend. When Marcyan began digging into Dean Oldss financial dealings, he found evidence, according to court documents, of yet more money that Olds had spent: loans totaling $150,000 on his life insurance, $400,000 in bonuses from his law firm, and $350,000 in proceeds from the sale of stocks and bonds. Minutes earlier, Circuit Judge Jeffrey Malak had rejected a motion by lawyers for Suzanne Olds' estate that Dean Olds be barred from testifying about events over which he consistently pleaded the . 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"Many crime victims who have been brutalized don't even realize there is a cause of action called a civil lawsuit," said David Beatty, the center's acting director. In 1990, Olds withdrew almost all his stake in his law firms profit-sharing fund $675,625 and transferred it to a trust over which he had sole authority. Olds was ordered by the government to pay about $125,000, Hofer said. Dean Olds, too, played a part in disseminating conflicting information about Hofers life. Hofer denied the two were lovers, but photographs accidentally discovered by one of the Olds daughters show them in intimate situations. For example, during a stroll with a reporter down this coastal town's main drag, he responded to a panhandler's appeal for small change by pulling a wad of cash out of his pants pocket and peeling off a $10 bill. Pavlak termed the leave not entirely voluntary. Though people close to the firm say there were few outward manifestations at the office of Oldss problem, it was something he knew he had to deal with and wanted to conquer, a friend said. On October 7, 2021, a new search was conducted in the root cellar of a home formerly occupied by David Pennington, one of the deceased suspects accused by the convicted Busick. Jan. 25, 201603:38 1. At the time the divorce was filed, the court ordered Dean Olds to stop transferring assets out of the country. Hady befriended Hofer, offering to shoot portfolio pictures for him at a nominal rate. Throughout the year, at least twice a month, Olds sent large checks to Munich payable to Hofer in amounts ranging from $1,075 to $15,000. In the spring of 1993, having sold everything in his apartment which also served as the office of the limo business Hofer packed up his two schnauzers, a giant and a miniature, and moved to Chicago. Immediately he was surrounded by police, told he was wanted for the murder of Suzanne Olds, and taken into custody. The photographer wasnt the only one having a tough time finding Hofer. Mrs. Olds died anyway in a frenzy of violence in her garage. Oldss client, a small Vermont marketer named Sands, Taylor & Wood, claimed it owned the rights to the trademark Thirst Aid, and that the Gatorade slogan Thirst aid for that deep down body thirst was a blatant infringement. Simpson case, we think that that alternative road to justice will become a more widely used option.". He says he wanted to get out of the business and move to the United States. [7] Danny's brother, Dwayne, claimed that Danny had confided that deputies had tried to intimidate him. Yet Dean Olds, a brilliant litigator who in 1990 won what was then the largest trademark-infringement judgment in U.S. history, is optimistic about his future. Prosecutors refuse to say whether they consider him a suspect. Richard immediately quizzes Dean about his upbringing and his education . There is nothing I would like better than for the truth about this to come out, he said. But within a week of the cars arrival in Munich, trouble struck. In an affidavit, Olds says money represented operating expenses for insurance, import fees, telephone and other overhead. Everything was for the children.. I believe it was less about money," Anderson said. [8] Two other suspects Warren Phillip "Phil" Welch II (died 2007) and David Pennington (died 2015)were also identified. Almost a year has gone by since Dean Olds made that trip out of Chicago, and even though the case has long since faded from the news, it is not over in the eyes of his estranged children. And he can still spin a good yarn, even if the details don't stand up to scrutiny. Another reason may be traced to her upbringing. By the following year, Olds was made a partner in his firm, and the couple started planning for children. The so-called "shack" that Olds now calls home is actually a luxury apartment located on a flowering hillside with spectacular views of Laguna Beach. [9] He admitted having withheld information about the involvement of Welch and Pennington. On televised news coverage, Oldss appearance was disheveled, and he seemed to be intoxicated. He traveled the world on business and lived in an ample brick house in an exclusive suburb where he and his wife raised their family. She consolidated her own assets close to $1 million in stocks and bonds that had accumulated from the money she inherited, as well as some farmland near Monticello that she held in trust with her brother and sister and changed her will, leaving everything to her children. Olds says the last Rolls-Royce was sold in February 1993 to pay off some of the companys debts. It wasn't Dean Olds, but his mysterious young friend from Germany, who terrified Suzanne Olds the most, family members testified Thursday in the murder trial of Helmut Carsten Hofer. [12], In the decade following the disappearance of Bible and Freeman, two convicted killersTommy Lynn Sells and Jeremy Jonesconfessed to murdering them, but subsequently recanted their admissions. In May, Hofer was charged in the murder of Oldss wife, and the mystery of Dean Oldss spiraling decline grew darker and deeper. The day after the murder, Charlotte Newfeld invited Hofer to live as a guest at her home in the 3500 block of North Pine Grove Avenue, where he remained until the night of his arrest. It's Rufus who introduces Bobby to the world of the supernatural, and they hunted together for many years until a hunt goes wrong in Omaha, and a woman important to Rufus (possibly his daughter) dies. But Stephen Olds did say he recalled a phone conversation with Dean just a day before the slaying in which his father, in a rage, said of Suzanne: "That bitch, that bitch, I'll see her at the gates of hell. Outside was a lovely garden. A judge ruled in the childrens favor, declaring the two men responsible. Another tape reportedly showed the Ford Taurus leaving Kragnesss parking lot on the evening of the murder. He was only 24 years old on September 30, 1955, when he was driving down Route 466 in his Porsche 550 Spyder and a car collided with his, killing him almost instantly. Keep scrolling to see more of this historic Palm Springs property. Sue Olds stopped teaching and stayed home to rear the family. Dean Ambrose Olds grew up in Wichita, Kansas. At the dinner, Dean Olds toasted his wife, giving her credit for the success of the celebration and the execution of the many details. Spending most of the spring and summer Rollerblading, running, partying with his friends on Oldss powerboat in Wilmette harbor, and going to bars at night, Hofer also decided to try his hand at modeling. Ms. Olds avoided her fathers gaze Wednesday as she told a judge that her mother repeatedly asked her grown daughters how to keep safe. A year later, baby number three, Gail, was born. Former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean has been found guilty of a lesser charge of manslaughter in the death of Atatiana Jefferson. His affair with the American actor ended suddenly, he says, and he moved into the apartment that Olds had recently rented on East Ohio Street after moving out of the house in Wilmette. [11][15] Law enforcement also stated they believed the girls' remains could have been "dumped in a cellar that was later covered in concrete. We had our plan that we wanted to go live in Los Angeles. But first they were to spend a few months with his boyfriends family in the Chicago suburbs. For his part, Olds attributed any problems in their relationship to the 40-year difference in their ages. Hofer said he eventually came to believe that Olds was in love with him. DEAN MARTIN'S ROMANCE TALES. In a week that saw a multimillion-dollar civil judgment against O.J. . Dean is the first of Rory's boyfriends they meet and their expectations were high. Murphy was loose on the lawn. Millvina Dean, the last survivor of the legendary ocean liner Titanic, which sank on its maiden voyage in April 1912 after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic . What followed was far worse: On Dec. 28, 1993, his wife, Suzanne Olds, was found bludgeoned to death at their home in Wilmette. Logan was 29 years old and Rory had just turned 22. Her friends are angry and, in the words of one Wilmette woman, profoundly sad for what those children must deal with for the rest of their lives. And no one who knew Dean Olds and his family can understand how such a seemingly model North Shore existence could have turned around so suddenly and tragically. Despite the differences in their ages and backgrounds, Olds was captivated by the young man that night, attracted by his style and his manners. News reports after the search wrapped up indicated it had been yet another dead end. The garage door, which has an elaborate curtained window faade, was open. The unanswered questions are: Is Olds hiding some of that untraceable money? As late as the 1980s, the family fortune exceeded $5 million, court records indicate, but by the time of a wrongful-death lawsuit last April, only $2 million appeared to be left. Kragness was in the shower, and Hofer left for Newfelds house to clean up and change clothes. In court document later, Olds said he had to borrow money to pay his income taxes because his wife had insisted that he spend his available cash on the $60,000 wedding. By late 1992, Hofer was losing interest in Rolls-Royce. His children, he said, ``are wealthy, but they want to be wealthier. Its strictly a desire for money., Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. On May tenth, Wilmette police arrested the 25-year-old Hofer and charged him with first-degree murder in the death of Mrs. Olds. You could tell that swear words would make her a little uncomfortable.. We felt some of the things had the potential to impact us, Pavlak said. She never said it was a man But she would ask me questions. . "We have not forgotten the fact that he (Dean Olds) owes a judgment, although I doubt we're ever going to find all the money he has hidden," said John Shonkwiler, Suzanne Olds' brother and executor of her estate. [8] In 2013, it was profiled on the documentary series Disappeared on Investigation Discovery. [7] Searches of the mine Jones identified proved fruitless, however, and Jones subsequently admitted he had fabricated the story in order to get better food and additional phone privileges in prison. Many of you are aware that Dean had two strokes in December last year due to an anomaly in his body. During his 21 years in that position, Donovan headed investigations into about 4,000 unexplained deaths and homicides, including some of the most notorious crimes in Buffalo over the past century.. Hofers reasons for wanting to return to Germany (as stated by his lawyers) also beg for an explanation. Two nights later-on Stephen Olds' 25th birthday-his mother was bludgeoned to death as she left to walk her golden retriever. His days at Willian Brinks Olds Hofer Gilson & Lione (there is no connection between Carsten Hofer and Roy E. Hofer, a name partner in the firm) were spent in a well-appointed office with a sweeping view of Chicago and Lake Michigan from the top of the NBC tower. Dean sold his company to Sara Lee Foods in 1984, remaining its spokesperson until 2003. In the months before her slaying on Dec. 28, 1993, Suzanne Olds, who lived alone in the large house, called police on numerous occasions to report signs of a prowler in her garage and a broken basement window pane. Olds, 66, said Thursday he maintains contact with Hofer, who returned to Germany after his acquittal. That life unraveled quickly and thoroughly. And theres no denying that the venture was extremely costly. [8] Inside the home, the charred remains of Kathy were discovered lying on the floor of her bedroom; she had been shot in the head. [9], The disappearances of Bible and Freeman were profiled on America's Most Wanted in 2000,[10] and on Unsolved Mysteries in 2001. The money went to subsidize Carstens lifestyle, Marcyan charged in a recent interview. She was very much a lady, said George Kundaris, her hairdresser. Swimming pools, racquetball courts, weight room and fitness center, all the things a 67-year-old who walks stooped over would need to get back into top form. [8] Jones had claimed that he murdered Freeman's parents as a favor for a friend over drug debt, then took the girls to Kansas, where he shot them and threw their bodies into an abandoned mine. "I think he's intelligent," Stephen Olds responded. But Hofer and Wheeler told Chicago in the same March 25th interview that Hofers grandparents, who aside from his great-aunt were the only relatives with whom he was close, had cut off all contact with him. In January, David Biro was ordered to pay $41 million to the family of Nancy and Richard Langert of Winnetka for the 1990 murder of the newlyweds. [5] Bible received permission from her parents to spend the night at Freeman's home. Dean Martin Died on Christmas Day in 1995. At the Kenilworth Union Church, she taught Sunday school and worked on the annual bazaar. The Olds family--daughters Kristin Glavin and Courtney Olds, and a son, Stephen Dean Olds--have found some solace amid the tragedy of losing their mother, and in effect, their father too. On November tenth, Marcyan got a court order to stop any further payments from the receiver to cover Dean Oldss personal expenses. But his circumstances took a sharp turn for the better in March, when a judge ruled that because at this point there is nothing that says or claims that Mr. Olds was involved with his wifes slaying, the divorce action should end with her death. She was interested in learning more about the gay life., Why she stayed in the marriage can perhaps be explained by the words of her minister at the crowded memorial service last December 31st. Seven weeks later, on December 28th, Kristen Olds Glavin talked to her mother on the phone at about nine in the evening. But in an hour-long interview with Chicago six weeks before, Hofer never mentioned being a model in Europe, despite detailed questions about his work experience. There is no question that Olds is about 10 pounds and several million dollars lighter than when he left his North Shore home last year in an old Ford Taurus sedan stained with the blood of his murdered wife. The police investigation centered on Hoer from the beginning, and detectives also closely followed the movements of Dean Olds. I told her to be aware of her surroundings and not to wear headphones" when she went out at night to walk her dog, he said. Another shows both men clad only in shorts on a hotel room bed. On April 19th, Hofer appeared in court on the misdemeanor charge, which was dismissed. He's still able to scratch out a living, even if it is in the legal profession that he now bitterly blames--along with his dead wife--for triggering a downfall as steep as Southern California's craggy cliffs. This is something that will never leave me, he said. In late July or early August, we decided to take the matter to the shareholders, Pavlak said. Like many women of her generation, Sue Olds, who was 56 when she was killed, led a sheltered life. When Kristin called her mother again later and no one answered, she became concerned. There were plenty of warning signs, family members testified, not least of which was a hotly contested multimillion-dollar divorce suit that the 56-year-old woman had filed a year earlier against her husband, Dean Olds. When a prominent lawyer opened up his bank account to a charming young man, his wife put her foot down. [7][10] The second body was determined to be that of Danny; like his wife, he had also been shot in the head execution-style. His former office suite in Chicago's NBC Tower--which Olds had decorated with a green-eyed ceramic leopard and a family portrait that showed off his wife, children and dog--is now occupied by another lawyer. The girls had graduated from college and were successful in their own right, and their youngest child, a son, was in college. [4] After the fire had been extinguished, the bodies of Freeman's parents, Danny and Kathy, were recovered. The money was supposed to be for Sue and Deans retirement, but it was quickly dissipated on a variety of trips and expenses, purportedly in connection with Dean and Carstens joint business, Hofers Rolls-Royce Service, a limousine rental firm in Munich. Until he was arrested for murder, Hofer still was using Oldss car regularly, and sometimes the two of them would drive together to visit the schnauzers at a south suburban kennel. She also had graduated from Northwestern with a teaching degree, and met Olds at the wedding of mutual friends, according to her brother John Shonkwiler, chief judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Illinois. . A third Rolls-Royce, blue, was purchased in December, his tax documents say, for $51,577. Then on December 28, 1993, Suzanne was found beaten to death in the driveway of her home. CHICAGO (AP) _ Dean Olds had it all.
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