Murder

  • 2003 – JIR / NAIC – The Murder of the Insured By the Beneficiary: Attempting to Quantify One Moral Hazard Relating to Life Insurance Contracts – 29p
  • 2016 0901 – NP – Yakima Herald – Court denies retrial for man convicted of murdering Vern Holbrook – [link]
    • Prosecutors said Blizzard sought to kill Holbrook after an agreement to buy Holbrook’s Aspen Real Estate fell apart.
    • As part of the business deal, Blizzard had taken out a $1.58 million life insurance policy on Holbrook, which Blizzard continued to make payments on even after the sale fell through.
    • Blizzard was sentenced to 
34½ years in prison for his role in the killing, after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder