| For Love or Money | |
| Season 09, Episode 27 | |
| Air Date | June 20, 2004 |
| Previous | Fishing for the Truth |
| Next | South of the Border |
For Love or Money is the twenty seventh episode of Forensic File's ninth season which was first broadcast on June 20, 2004.
Summary[]
When a wealthy real estate tycoon, Ronald Rudin, went missing, it appeared to be foul play. He had been aware that he was in danger.
In his will, he left instructions regarding what was to happen if he died under violent circumstances – instructions which were carried out after a hiker came across a bullet-ridden skull.
Murder and investigatin[]
Ronald Rudin disappeared on December 18, 1994 after walking to Margaret's antique shop which was in the same strip mall as his real estate office. On January 21, 1995, his charred dismembered remains were discovered near Lake Mojave along with the burnt remains of an antique steamer trunk.
He had been shot in the head at least four times with a .22 caliber gun. Police later searched the Rudin residence and found blood spatter in the bedroom as well as a blood-soaked mattress that had been removed from the home. On July 21, 1996 a .22 caliber Ruger handgun was found in Lake Mead and was traced back to Ron Rudin. The handgun was later confirmed to be the murder weapon. Ron Rudin had reported the gun missing in 1988, shortly after he married Margaret Rudin.