The Millionaires Who Went Mad in Their Jungle Fortress

When Wall Street millionaire John Bender moved to Costa Rica with his wife Ann, they set out to build a dream life in the jungle. Instead, their relationship spiralled into madness. When Bender died from a gunshot wound in 2010, the question remained: was it suicide or murder? Journalist Carol Vaughn takes us inside one of Costa Rica’s strangest cases. Check out Carol's book on the case: Crazy Jungle Love: Murder, Madness, Money & Monkeys https://crazyjunglelove.com/ 00:00 A Millionaire Found Dead in Costa Rica. 01:00 The Reporter Who Couldn't Let It Go 02:00 Hedge Fund Manager, Bipolar Disorder & a Dream Gone Wrong 05:22 They Met Over a Punch Bowl & Were Inseparable. 06:33 A Four-Story Jungle House With No Walls 10:04 Four Men. Guns. A Road in the Middle of Nowhere. 11:00 They Hired Armed Guards & Started Preparing for the End of the World 16:00 He Laid Out His Pills Every Night & Rehearsed How He'd Die 19:59 The Night John Bender Was Killed 22:00 Blood on Her Hands. Murder Trial. Six Hours. 31:00 Third Trial, Not Guilty