Ponzi didn't invent this type of scheme but he certainly got away with it long enough to bring it to the attention of the world and lend his name to it, He isn't the last either to suck people into believing they have invested in something they have not.

Winning the lottery may be your biggest dream, but it could have deadly consequences. Next week on True Crime we take a look at big winners who were murdered for their money. I can’t imagine anything worse than having a highlight of joy ripped away from you due to the greed of others. Anonymity for winners is standard here but the individuals themselves sometimes take themselves off to the papers. Who would you tell if you won the lotto?

Ed Buck managed to buy time in his many crimes. he selected vulnerable people and enjoyed his sadistic games for years, even after there was a cry to reel him in authorities were too busy to bother.

Ivan Milat went on a killing spree in an obvious way but still managed to get away with murder for quite some time. Australias notorious serial killer boasted often about how he would hurt people and yet, he still managed to evade justice a number of times.

The final chapter in a series that reveals police indifference, citizens indifference and an unwillingness to deal with a problem that is incredible in its longevity and huge rammifications.

How many deaths and disappearances from one town and nearby areas does it take to get a taskforce assigned? Apparently there is no number worth the effort.

With over 50 girls and young women missing and quite a few found dead, we would think that it would be a priority, but not one case has been solved, not one.

Have the authorities really done what needed to be done? How many years do women have to disappear before police recognize that their lack of abilities are contributing to a problem?

In 2001, Robert Pickton was charged with murdering 26 women at his pig farm in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. He was convicted on six charges and sentenced to life in prison. Pickton claimed to have killed 49 women.

Since 2008 Epstein had been listed as a level three on the New York sex offenders register. It is a lifelong designation meaning he was at a high risk of reoffending.

But Epstein maintained his properties and his assets after his conviction.