Celeste Bears Johnson had everything she had ever wanted: a rich, elderly husband, a life of luxury, and a fortune to collect when her husband died. However, her world came crashing down when her husband, Steven Beard, tried to put a stop to Johnson’s outrageous spending. Instead of cutting back, she decided to cut him out.
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There was one problem; Johnson didn’t want to do the dirty work. Therefore, she convinced a close friend to kill Beard and hoped they could ride into the sunset with his fortune. Johnson did everything for money and didn’t care whom she had to kill to get it.