In the world of snake breeding, Ben Renick was a rock star, known worldwide among the rare reptile and snake community. By 2017, Ben was 29 years old and had thousands of valuable snakes, including a 200 pound anaconda. On June 8th, 2017, Ben’s wife Lynlee came home to find him dead on the floor of his snake facility. Investigators initially thought a killer snake was on the loose. It was not a snake, but someone equally cold blooded who shot Ben eight times in the back.

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• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ben-renick-snake-breeder-murder-timeline/
• https://www.the-sun.com/news/4877716/death-snake-dealer-ben-renick-wife-lynlees-secret/
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• https://abc17news.com/news/2020/01/30/the-ben-renick-case-snakes-shootings-and-millions-of-dollars/
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