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One man with two identities behind crimes from Monaco to New Mexico

In New Mexico, a man is charged with forgery & larceny – and convicted of putting out a hit on his estranged wife. Twenty-six years earlier, a fire in Monaco kills a billionaire and his private nurse. At the center of that mystery was the very same man — with a different name.

Ted Maher, convicted in billionaire's arson death in Monaco, reinvents himself & orders hit on estranged wife — Source image associated with the linked report from CBS News. Image selected from source-page metadata and displayed with attribution and link back; VINI does not copy the image into local storage unless rights are cleared.Credit: Image via CBS News · Source-hosted image; rights remain with the publisher or credited rights holder. · Image source

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According to CBS News’s source item, One man with two identities behind crimes from Monaco to New Mexico, In New Mexico, a man is charged with forgery & larceny – and convicted of putting out a hit on his estranged wife. Twenty-six years earlier, a fire in Monaco kills a billionaire and his private nurse. At the center of that mystery was the very same man — with a different name.

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One man with two identities behind crimes from Monaco to New MexicoCBS News - 2026-05-17T02:58:00+00:00

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