Biography & Early Wealth Journey

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In 2016, Hollywood was shocked when 27-year-old Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin was found dead pinned between his car and a brick wall. The driveway of his home was on an incline and his car was found still running and in neutral. Yelchin had a net worth of $10 million.

Mike Edwards

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Mike Edwards, a founding member of the band Electric Light Orchestra was killed when a large, round bale of hay rolled down a hill and hit the van he was driving. He was 62 years old.

Olof Palme

In 1986, the Prime Minister of Sweden, Olof Palme was walking home from a movie theatre in Stockholm when he was shot in the back. His wife was with him and unharmed. The gunman fled. Palme was left in a pool of his own blood. The murder is still unsolved.

Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed

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On the night of August 31, 1997 Princess Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Al-Fayed were killed in a car crash in Paris while fleeing paparazzi that were chasing their vehicle. Dodi was the son of Egyptian billionaire Mohamed al-Fayed who has a net worth of $2 billion. The driver of the car was also killed. At the time of her death, Princess Diana had a net worth of $40 million.

Tennessee Williams

Beloved American author Tennessee Williams was a hypochondriac who relied on drugs and alcohol to keep going in the face of his many illnesses. However, in the end, a bottle cap on a bottle of eye drops killed him. He choked to death in 1983. Conspiracy theories suggest that rivals killed him, but it was officially declared an accident.

Brian Spencer

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Brian Spencer was a Canadian professional hockey player who was shot during a robbery in 1998. He was allegedly buying drugs. He had a successful, decade long career in professional hockey and had a net worth of about $18 million. Once his playing days were over, the player known as Spinner Spencer was said to have turned to violence and alcohol. Knowing what we know today about C.T.E., conclusions can be drawn. Just a year before he was shot and killed, he was acquitted of a murder and kidnapping charge that would have carried the death penalty if he had been convicted. Conspiracy theorists believe Spencer's murder was premeditated.

Keith Relf

Keith Relf was the lead singer and harmonica player for the 1960s English rock band the Yardbirds. He was electrocuted to death by his own electric guitar. He was 33 years old.

King Adolf Frederick of Sweden

Way back in 1771, good ol' King Adolf Frederick of Sweden actually ate himself to death. His final meal included lobster, caviar, smoked herring, cabbage, and Champagne as well as 14 servings of his favorite dessert semla (similar to a crème puff) served in hot milk.