When Jocks Attack: Power Corrupts - A Bizarre Story of Murder for Hire

Published: July 23, 2021, 7 a.m.

George Bernard Shaw once said that it\u2019s not really power that corrupts people. It\u2019s the other way around. Well, he said it fancier than that, but that was the gist. We all want power, to some degree. Physical strength, sexual prowess, political sway. Most of us don\u2019t let it control our lives, eat away at our humanity to the point where it\u2019s all we care about. But for some of us, power is kinda like steroids. It makes us big and strong, but it\u2019s addictive and the side effects can be murder.

Sources:
Scoundrels to the Hoosegow by Morley Swingle, chapter "Millionaire Murderer"
https://law.justia.com/cases/missouri/court-of-appeals/1994/17970-1.html
Investigation Discovery's "Killer Bods," episode "Fit for Murder"

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