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Some people can handle temptation, but apparently Ashley McArthur isn’t one of them. When her friend, police officer turned private investigator Taylor Wright, asked her to hold onto some cash, she did. Then Ashley refused to let it go.

Taylor didn’t know at the time Ashley had a lying problem, and that men, money, and friendships were simply the cost of doing business.

No matter how many times Taylor asked for her cash back, Ashley always had an excuse why she couldn’t get it to her. Finally, she agreed to go to the bank with Taylor to retrieve it. And then Taylor all but vanished. 

Fortunately for investigators, Ashley left a trail of lies and deceit from Milton to Cantonment to Pensacola, and she faced an array of charges including arson, racketeering, and murder. 

Police didn’t have to dig far to find the truth. Follow the corruption with us in the latest episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential podcast, “Taylor Wright was dead wrong about Ashley McArthur: PI killed for cash, found in shallow grave.”

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