One Of The World's 'Most Evil Individuals' Died In Her Prison Cell
AP Images
In her younger years, a wealthy Kimes enjoyed stealing expensive items such as a car and a $6,500 coat simply because she enjoyed the act of theft, according to the Times. But she is most known for racking up far more serious crimes alongside her husband and son in many cities during the '80s and '90s. The heinous crimes prompted more than one law official to describe her as "evil."
In 1985, she and her husband served five years and three years, respectively, in Mexican prisons for allegedly keeping maids as slaves in their household.
Sante Kimes and her son, Kenneth Kimes Jr., were convicted in 1998 of killing 82-year-old socialite Irene Silverman in a conspiracy to steal her $10 million Manhattan townhouse.
The mother and son taped Silverman's phone conversations, forged a deed to her home, stole a credit card, and used other forms of deception, in addition to guns, plastic handcuffs, and masks. Silverman's strangled body, hidden in garbage bags, has never been found.
In 2004, Kimes was convicted in California for the 1998 murder of friend and businessman David Kazdin, according to The Washington Post. Her son said Kimes sent him to shoot Kazdin in the head because he discovered she forged his signature to take out a $280,000 loan.
Kimes has also been suspected of committing arson at homes she owned and playing a role in the disappearance of a banker in the Bahamas, according to the New York Times.
When she was arrested for the Silverman murder in 1998, a law enforcement official called Kimes an "ingenious evil con artist," while the judge during the Kazdin murder trial said she was "one of the most evil individuals" she'd ever met.
- A couple accidentally shipped their cat in an Amazon return package. It arrived safely 6 days later, hundreds of miles away.
- A centenarian who starts her day with gentle exercise and loves walks shares 5 longevity tips, including staying single
- 2 states where home prices are falling because there are too many houses and not enough buyers
- "To sit and talk in the box...!" Kohli's message to critics as RCB wrecks GT in IPL Match 45
- 7 Nutritious and flavourful tiffin ideas to pack for school
- India's e-commerce market set to skyrocket as the country's digital economy surges to USD 1 Trillion by 2030
- Top 5 places to visit near Rishikesh
- Indian economy remains in bright spot: Ministry of Finance
- JNK India IPO allotment date
- JioCinema New Plans
- Realme Narzo 70 Launched
- Apple Let Loose event
- Elon Musk Apology
- RIL cash flows
- Charlie Munger
- Feedbank IPO allotment
- Tata IPO allotment
- Most generous retirement plans
- Broadcom lays off
- Cibil Score vs Cibil Report
- Birla and Bajaj in top Richest
- Nestle Sept 2023 report
- India Equity Market