CHICAGO (AP) _ Dean Olds had it all. But the two insist the business was real, if unsuccessful. Hofer moved back to Germany after his trial and, according to friends, has gone into business painting houses. But after he started spending much of his time and considerable wealth on an attractive young German man named Helmut Carsten Hofer, she filed for divorce. While Dean has been born with one vertebral artery, which carries blood to the brain and it has suffered a 50% reduction in usage for most of his life, he remains a remarkably healthy man to live with. She also had graduated from Northwestern with a teaching degree, and met Olds at the wedding of mutual friends, according to her brother John Shonkwiler, chief judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Illinois. As a result, Olds moved back into the Wilmette house and has access to what is left of the couples joint assets. In an affidavit, Olds says money represented operating expenses for insurance, import fees, telephone and other overhead. This is something that will never leave me, he said. Hes be telling me about his family, about his business, about his cases and I just knew him as a very nice and very friendly person, he said. Reports also referred to a map found in the car with the location of the house marked with a star. "[14] After his arrest, Busick told reporters he wished to speak to the Bibles. After earning degrees from Northwestern and the University of Michigan Law School, and serving two years in the U.S. Army Counterintelligence Corps, he settled in Chicago and joined the firm that was to become Willian Brinks Olds. Olds was ordered by the government to pay about $125,000, Hofer said. Olds, the SEC said, had profited illegally from information he obtained from one of his clients, Minnetonka, which was about to announce it was considering putting itself up for sale. She slept at night only after securing the front and back doors and locking the deadbolt on her bedroom door. Under questioning by Hofer's attorney, Richard Kling, Stephen Olds said he didn't remember telling Wilmette police after the slaying that his father was "so intelligent and arrogant that he thought he could get away with murder.". I was his sugar daddy, and I was about to be financially killed.". [23][24], Murders of Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman, Last edited on 22 February 2023, at 01:51, "Case of girls missing since 1999 gets new look", "Man Arrested in Nearly 20-Year-Old Cold Case Killing of Teens, Couple", "Murder Charges Filed in 18-Year-Old Oklahoma Abduction Case", "Disappearance of two Okla. girls stumped police for 18 years. Then on December 28, 1993, Suzanne was found beaten to death in the driveway of her home. Hofer likes to dance all night, Olds said, while he prefers to stay home and go to bed early. Then on December 28, 1993, Suzanne was found beaten to death in the driveway of her home. As late as the 1980s, the family fortune exceeded $5 million, court records indicate, but by the time of a wrongful-death lawsuit last April, only $2 million appeared to be left. Still, Mrs. Olds tried to conceal what she thought were the worst aspects of the situation from the children. Nationwide, wrongful-death lawsuits have jumped 175 percent since 1990 in cases where there was criminal violence, according to data compiled by the National Victim Center in Virginia. Another tape reportedly showed the Ford Taurus leaving Kragnesss parking lot on the evening of the murder. A favorite is the chic Renaissance on Forest Avenue, a boulevard where thatched cottages and Swiss chalets evoke an Old World charm, despite the presence of street-corner grunge bands and robed devotees of the Hare Krishna sect. "You can go to any corporation or to any church, and you tell me how many people are duplicitous, and then I'll answer your question. The day after Hofers bond hearing, Olds told the Chicago Tribune that after Hofers parents walked off and left him when he was a child, he basically put himself through college. But Hofer told Chicago magazine that he left school at 15 did not attend university. That life unraveled quickly and thoroughly. This chance encounter led to an intense relationship between the two men that has coincided with a precipitous plunge in the life and career of Dean Olds. He has been traveling to Florida and Germany, and in March he said he was planning a two-week cruise in July from Norway to the North Pole on a Russian icebreaker. Dropping out of school at the same time, he says he drifted through a series of short-term jobs from security guard to house cleaner in Hamburg and Munich. Peach and green were the predominating colors, to go with Kristins long red hair. A third Rolls-Royce, blue, was purchased in December, his tax documents say, for $51,577. Dean Martin married his first wife, Elizabeth Anne McDonald, in 1941. He was 30 and she was 22 and beginning a career as a teacher in the Northbrook school district. Olds, who has reddish hair and freckly skin, had a polished and witty way of speaking, his neighbors said, and liked to service and discuss fine wines. Even when she left the Tri Delta house at Northwestern to live with her husband, her neighbors included sorority sisters and friends from college. Jeanette Hady, a photographer, hired him for some plastic surgery ads. [7] Danny's brother, Dwayne, claimed that Danny had confided that deputies had tried to intimidate him. It was a triumph Dean earned millions and turned into a sausage king. When they did catch up with him, it was on the boat in Wilmette, where he was sunning with his friends. I find they have more presence, more grace, than their American counterparts. One night in 1989, stopping for a drink in the hotels Ambassador lounge, he noticed a striking young German seated nearby at the bar. Then he threw it all away for the company of a young charmer named Carsten Hofer. He arranged to have some sample photographs of himself taken at the Models Workshop Studio on Kinzie street, a company that trains would-be models. He hated (her attorney). "The window spooked me, even if my mom didn't understand why," Stephen Olds, 26, an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps who was home for the Christmas holiday that year, told the court Thursday. At a press conference the next day, police chief George Carpenter said his force was still investigating the possibility that another person may also bear legal responsibility for this crime. At press time, no one else had been charged. The termination from the firm would bring him, according to court documents, approximately $600,000, paid in increments over time. She never said it was a man But she would ask me questions. A judge ruled in the childrens favor, declaring the two men responsible. . In May, Hofer was charged in the murder of Oldss wife, and the mystery of Dean Oldss spiraling decline grew darker and deeper. Suzanne and Dean Olds' son-in-law, Matthew Glavin, an attorney who discovered his mother-in-law's battered body in the garage of her home, has been hired by her estate to pursue the money trail, but it won't be easy. During a press conference at the Wilmette police station the next day, Carpenter insisted that Hofer was not arrested because he planned to leave the country, but because the evidence came together.. By the early 1990s, according to court records, Sue Olds was maintaining the house and her activities with the $13,000 to $16,000 a month she received from her husband in two installments, about half his monthly income. In court document later, Olds said he had to borrow money to pay his income taxes because his wife had insisted that he spend his available cash on the $60,000 wedding. [11][15] Law enforcement also stated they believed the girls' remains could have been "dumped in a cellar that was later covered in concrete. Unquestionably, the two men spent an enormous amount of Oldss money together. [7] Earlier that day, the girls had spent time at a local pizzeria with Freeman's mother, Kathy. Helmut Carsten Hofer, or Carsten, as he likes to be called, was struggling in a conversation because of his poor English. I just want to pick up his spirits. She has the small town values of home, family, and service, said Elizabeth Andrews, associate minister of the Kenilworth Church. [14] Several witnesses alleged that the three men killed the Freemans over drug money,[14] and that the girls were held captive in Welch's trailer for several days before being murdered. Almost a year has gone by since. Until they are home with us, this will never be over. It premiered a few weeks ago in theaters and streaming on demand. He was vacationing in Laguna Beach, California, with Carsten Hofer. She was frightened about the massive amount of money he had taken out of the country, Marcyan said. I want to sponsor him for American citizenship., Olds went to the police station on the night of Hofers arrest because he was concerned about his friend, William Kunkle said. Like many women of her generation, Sue Olds, who was 56 when she was killed, led a sheltered life. By now, they were deeply concerned. ". His affair with the American actor ended suddenly, he says, and he moved into the apartment that Olds had recently rented on East Ohio Street after moving out of the house in Wilmette. Her friends are angry and, in the words of one Wilmette woman, profoundly sad for what those children must deal with for the rest of their lives. And no one who knew Dean Olds and his family can understand how such a seemingly model North Shore existence could have turned around so suddenly and tragically. She was interested in learning more about the gay life., Why she stayed in the marriage can perhaps be explained by the words of her minister at the crowded memorial service last December 31st. But Olds, who still officially lived at the house in Wilmette, ignored the order, according to Marcyan, and continued to send money to Hofer thousands of dollars at a time almost biweekly, totaling about $115,000 in 1992. Olds made about $41,000 on these stock trades, and was ordered to pay back that amount, plus an equal sum as penalty and another $21,000 in interest. In January, Chicago police arrested him in Roscoes, a bar on Halsted Street, and charged him with a misdemeanor in connection with bouncing a $102 check. Hofer, a former live-in companion and business partner of Dean Olds, could face the death penalty if convicted. Roy Hofer, who is not related to Helmut Hofer, said Olds was fired later that year after the Securities and Exchange Commission alleged that he used client information for insider trading. I don't think that's fair.". In the months before her slaying on Dec. 28, 1993, Suzanne Olds, who lived alone in the large house, called police on numerous occasions to report signs of a prowler in her garage and a broken basement window pane. In fact, his drivers license had been revoked after previous traffic violations, including drunk driving. Dean Olds left his Wilmette home early Wednesday afternoon, apparently ending a morning-long stalemate with police and his three estranged children. Over the next three years Olds who was married and the father of three grown children and lived with his wife in an exclusive Wilmette neighborhood spent as much as $2 million with Hofer, setting him up in a purported limousine rental business in Munich; taking him on trips to resorts in the mountains of Europe and on American beaches; and subsidizing him in a Chicago apartment the two shared. He staggered toward his car and told TV reporters attempting to question him to buzz off.. She was a good tennis player, her friends say, and played regularly at Skokie Country Club. Olds male lover, a dashing blond part-time model from Germany, was tried for the crime and acquitted. If he was meeting Pavarotti at the airport, he knew how the car had to be polished and how to act. In March 1991, Olds prepared documents that set up the business for Hofer to run. Apparently, the primary goal was to keep up appearances for the wedding of her daughter Kristin. James Dean dies in car accident. [9], The disappearances of Bible and Freeman were profiled on America's Most Wanted in 2000,[10] and on Unsolved Mysteries in 2001. "Most of the people I've known are too embarrassed to admit they've known me," Olds said, "too embarrassed to even have lunch with me because of the notoriety that I'm a killer. " Sue Olds showed a talent for selecting beautiful flowers and arranging them artfully, said her friend Denise Handley. Her son-in-law found her body. If lack of money is indeed a concern, Olds, who is working as a paralegal under California's expansive notion of what law practitioners can do, disguises his poverty well. But I wasnt aware of that for a long, long time, he added. We supplied documents we believed complied with the requests, said Charles Sproger, who represented Dean Olds in the divorce case. . After a divorce deposition in which Hofer was shown this photograph and others, Hofer told another person that he did not like Mrs. Olds, and that she and her divorce lawyer, Carlton Marcyan, were trying to ruin him because of his relationship with Olds, Goebel told the judge. However, now re-listed for $1.4M, these pieces are up for negotiation. The Olds family--daughters Kristin Glavin and Courtney Olds, and a son, Stephen Dean Olds--have found some solace amid the tragedy of losing their mother, and in effect, their father too. I wouldnt want to be on the other side against him., Olds partners say they didnt notice any change in him as his relationship with Hofer was deepening except that he was taking frequent trips to Germany. She suspected her husband of gutting their $4.6 million estate, in part to support his young lover. In March 1991, Olds and Hofer visited Fort Lauderdale together, where they bought their first Rolls-Royce, a brown one. Hofer insists he knew nothing about the intricacies of Mr. Oldss divorce problems, his financial situation, or any other personal matters when he came to this country. [8] In 2020, Busick was convicted and sentenced.[9]. . At 2:30 p.m. on May 12th, Helmut Carsten Hofer, wearing wrinkled jeans and a blue shirt, was escorted by two Cook County deputy sheriffs before Circuit Court judge Marcia B. Orr at the Skokie courthouse. Hofer was held without bond, despite claims by his attorney that there was no chance he would flee and that the evidence against him was based on innuendo. Hofers supporters, including North Side community activist Charlotte Newfeld, portrayed him as an innocent victim of the media being hounded because he is gay. Coincidentally, that same march, Sue Olds and her lawyer finally put a clamp on the familys hemorrhaging financial situation. Simpson case, we think that that alternative road to justice will become a more widely used option.". But none of this evidence was presented to Judge Orr at the bond hearing or confirmed officially by police or Goebel. DEAN MARTIN'S ROMANCE TALES. Standing between Richard Kling and assistant states attorney Steven Goebel, Hofer shook his head in denial while Goebel outlined the case against him. [11] Bible's parked car was in the driveway of the home with the keys in the ignition. Yet Dean Olds, a brilliant litigator who in 1990 won what was then the largest trademark-infringement judgment in U.S. history, is optimistic about his future. Sue Olds had gone to work out at the Evanston Athletic Club, stopped for groceries at the Treasure Island, and now was at home, about to take her golden retriever, Murphy, out for a walk. First put up for sale in 2018 with a price tag of $1.8M, the original listing also included much of the furniture and Martin's baby grand piano. Outside was a lovely garden. The so-called "shack" that Olds now calls home is actually a luxury apartment located on a flowering hillside with spectacular views of Laguna Beach. But within a week of the cars arrival in Munich, trouble struck. ", He is aware of the high stakes, complaining that "I've got my jugular vein sitting out on the counter.". Olds said that he regrets losing contact with his children but that they have been misled into believing he is involved in his wifes death. Olds had set Hofer up in an exclusive car rental business in Munich, but it was Hofer, not rental clients, who drove the companys Rolls-Royce, another of Hofers lovers, Kevin McDermott, testified in a taped deposition. The living room contained several of these heirlooms, including a mahogany baby grand piano. In late July or early August, we decided to take the matter to the shareholders, Pavlak said. I have a half-dozen good German fiends. Though he was willing to talk at length with a reporter, he would not entertain questions about living a dual life, about honesty or justice. The love-life of Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel) was key character in Gilmore Girls, and a hot-topic among fans, with frequent debate over which of her on-screen boyfriends (if any) she truly belonged with. [8] Two other suspects Warren Phillip "Phil" Welch II (died 2007) and David Pennington (died 2015)were also identified. In the Season 9 episode 23 finale of Supernatural, Dean (Jensen Ackles) makes the ultimate . He was only 24 years old on September 30, 1955, when he was driving down Route 466 in his Porsche 550 Spyder and a car collided with his, killing him almost instantly. Afterward, about 200 guests joined the family for cocktails, dinner, and dancing at the Skokie Country Club, where the Oldses were members. [21], The case was featured in a new four-part series on HLN titled Hell In The Heartland starting June 2, 2019, which hoped to shed more light on the disappearances of the girls and the main suspects. [18], Busick pleaded guilty July 15, 2020 to being an accessory to first-degree murder in the deaths of Danny and Kathy Freeman, the torching of their home near Welch, Oklahoma, and the abduction and presumed slayings of the two girls. He even went with Dean to watch his son Steves tennis matches. The divorce lawyer wanted to protect the estate, but he also was hoping Olds would have to tap into any money he might have hidden. The high-top boots were traced to a Chicago shoe store with the help of someone who was with Hofer when he bought them, Goebel said. The regular checks to Hofer were to stop. And last year, the children of convicted killer Edward Lyng of Palatine were granted a judgment of $66 million in a civil case for the murder of their mother in 1977. It is assumed that the pregnancy occurred close to Rory's 22nd birthday. He then prepared to return to Germany. Swimming pools, racquetball courts, weight room and fitness center, all the things a 67-year-old who walks stooped over would need to get back into top form. The garage door, which has an elaborate curtained window faade, was open. Whatever the financial outcome, the families of Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson expressed similar views as Olds' family members on the legal outcome of the civil trials: They are relieved that the truth about the murders, as they see it, has finally come out. Dean sold his company to Sara Lee Foods in 1984, remaining its spokesperson until 2003. It wasn't Dean Olds, but his mysterious young friend from Germany, who terrified Suzanne Olds the most, family members testified Thursday in the murder trial of Helmut Carsten Hofer. Heirlooms, including a mahogany baby grand piano with us, this will never leave,! 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