January 8th, 2010. John Bender left Wall Street and the city to build a new life in the Costa Rican rainforest with his wife Ann. But years of isolation began to take a toll on both of them. When John was found dead from a gunshot wound inside their remote home, investigators had to determine if it was a suicide or murder.

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▫️https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/48-hours-the-death-of-john-bender-suicide-accident-or-murder/

▫️https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/oct/08/hell-in-heaven-podcast-billionaire-couple-john-ann-bender

▫️https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/love-and-madness-jungle/

▫️https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/pictures/john-and-ann-benders-life-in-paradise/

▫️https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/paradise-lost/umc.cmc.nb6yp7ylqcmr0hos5yj6mc9f?showId=umc.cmc.71byb4ok9gh8268a11usep38c

▫️https://robbreport.com/shelter/homes-for-sale/costa-rica-sea-ridge-reserve-1234837684/

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▫️https://medium.com/activated-thinker/they-built-a-50-000-sq-ft-jungle-mansion-then-it-killed-them-65dcfd8e9184

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