It was the summer of 1985; people all across the
counrry were fascinated and disturbed by the July
9th Benson murders: two pipe bombs planted in
the family ear exploded and killed muhimillion-
airess Margaret Benson and her adopted son,
Scott--an up-and-coming tennis star about to
make his debut at the U.S. Open. Margaret s
beautiful Boston socialite daughter, Carol Lynn,
was severely burned, but her other soil, Steven,
who had left the car only seconds before, was
unscathed. Little more than a year later, he barely
escaped the death penalty and was sentenced to
life in prison for trying to murder the other three.
Weekly magazines, grocery store tabloids, local
and national news programs, and some of the
most prestigious daily newspapers covered the
Florida trial in all its seamy and sordid detail.
Here was the "heir to the Benson & Hedges for-
tune" (estimated at $400 million) and here was
the story: Steven had caused his mother to fear for
her life; he had embezzled more than $2 million
from her; upon learning that he was to be disin-
herited from his portion of the $400 million, he
cold-bloodedly plotted the demise of his entire
family; and, finally, he simply stood and watched
the sole survivor, Carol Lynn, writhe and burn
in agony, all the while staring blankly without
coming to her rescue, and at one point turning
his back on her screams.
Here was a story of greed and folly, obsession
and fear. Here were the facts that pointed to cleat-
cut guilt--facts that spelled out a life sentence at
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