The Scheme to Hook Up a King With the Wasp Woman and Other Wild Plans

33. A Tragic End

Susan Cabot came to a tragic end on December 10^th, 1986, when she was found beaten to death with a dumbbell. Her son Timothy told police that a stranger in a ninja mask had broken into the house, knocked him unconscious, then murdered his mother.

Police and the District Attorney disagreed, and charged Timothy with killing his mother during an argument. He eventually pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, raising his dysfunctional upbringing as a defense. In 1989, he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Having already served two and a half years behind bars awaiting trial, he was sentenced to three years probation. He died of heart failure in 2003.