Compelling Motive For Max Power's Murder

Henry David Thoreau once said, “The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it”, and Beverly exchanged Max Powers life for her fair share of money. In the loss of Max Powers, Max hosted a housewarming party with four of his acquaintances. Coincidentally, all of his friends were named in his will and all had very extensive reasons to kill Max Powers. Due to her motive, faulty testimony, and multiple pieces of physical evidence Beverly has one of the greatest opportunities of being the guilty suspect. One reason suggesting Beverly's guilt in Max Power’s murder is her compelling motive for the crime. Due to Max's wealth, Beverly would receive a financial benefit from his death. Max had inherited “a net worth of 12.4

Of Beverly's physical evidence, the letter, is the most important piece of evidence, “Dear Kate, The deed is done, and we will soon be rich! Love Ray Leetuff” (Forensic Report). The letter completely matched Beverly's handwriting. Even though the note was not used to kill Max himself, it shows that Beverly was at least present at the murder. Also, the fact that she wrote “the deed is done” and “we will be rich soon” establishes that Beverly was fully apart of the murder even if she was not the exact person to kill Max. In addition to the letters evidence, the earring lying next to Max’s dead body is another extremely reliable piece. In the Suspect Case File it states, “She has pierced ears” (Suspect Case File). The earring looked to be like a hoop and contained pearls within and around it. There was only one earring laying next to Max, which could also lead to Dez or Chloe, but is still a possibility that the earring was in fact Beverly’s. The earring was was one of the only pieces lying directly next to Max’s body, along with the table and chairs, which show the whoever had the earring was very close with Max’s dead body. Due to all of the physical evidence with the earring and the letter, Beverly's chances of being guilty are further