Ernest Brendel was an attorney who lived with his wife, Alice, a library assistant, and their young daugther, Emily in Barrington, Rhode Island. Through a mutual friend, Ernie met Chris Hightower, a twice-married financial advisor and the families became close. They even vacationed together in the New Hampshire moutains. But Ernie had invested $11,000 of his money with Chris and Chris lost it all. Irate, Ernie called the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission and placed a complaint against Chris Hightower. 
That enraged Chris to the point where, on September 20, 1991, Chris snapped. He purchased a crossbow at a local sporting goods store and laid in wait for Ernie Brendel in his garage. The next few days would have Chris going on the run, committing multiple murders and other criminal acts, and would involve wild tales of mob hits and buried bodies.

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