Her best friend entrusted her with 34 thousand dollars to keep safe, but she spent it and killed her so she wouldn’t have to pay it back

Por Sebastián Jerez
1 June, 2026

What began as a mysterious disappearance ended up revealing a story of betrayal and murder.

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Taylor Wright, a 33-year-old former private detective, disappeared on September 8, 2017, in Pensacola, Florida, United States, after meeting with her friend Ashley McArthur, a former crime scene investigator.

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For weeks, McArthur claimed not to know what had happened, but the investigation uncovered that Wright had been murdered and buried on a property linked to her.

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According to the prosecution, the crime was related to the misuse of 34 thousand dollars that the victim had entrusted to her. In 2019, McArthur was sentenced to life in prison and remains incarcerated to this day.

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