Barbara Daly Baekeland was a New York socialite, model, and heiress.  She had many friends, beauty, and a personality like a force of nature, so why would someone want her dead?

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1. The Fall of the House of Baekeland. Sept. 15, 1985 - by Christopher Schemering, The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/entertainment/books/1985/09/15/the-fall-of-the-house-of-baekeland/41da760f-dba9-4ac8-bf81-c2469642d657/?noredirect=on 
2. Barbara Baekeland: The Incestuous Socialite Who Was Murdered by Her Son. Feb 9, 2018 By Laura Kelley, Rebel Circus, https://www.rebelcircus.com/blog/barbara-baekeland-wealthy-glamorous-socialite-incestuous-murdered/ 
3. He will kill you: Shrink warned mother of Baekeland plastics heir. Jul 15, 2012 By DAVID J. KRAJICEK, New York Daily News. https://www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/kill-shrink-warned-mother-baekeland-plastics-heir-article-1.1114966 
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11. Wikipedia – Barbara Daly Baekeland: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Daly_Baekeland