Any delivery driver’s worst nightmare just became a reality for one poor Amazon employee.
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Ben Renick was found dead five years ago — but what first seemed like an animal attack was soon discovered to be murder….
On June 8, 2017, Ben’s wife Lynelle Renick called his brother, Sam Renick, frantically explaining she had discovered the 29-year-old face-down at his reptile breeding facility, surrounded by a pool of blood. Ben was a well-known snake breeder, owning and operating his own facility, Renick Reptiles, in New Florence, Missouri. From here, he bred the exotic pets, which could sell for upwards of $100,000 each, according to friend and fellow breeder David Levinson, who spoke to People for a new profile on the crime. Levinson called the animals the late specialist bred “designer pets,” adding:
As we all know, snakes can be deadly, even to professionals. It’s a dangerous business. Following the startling call, Sam of course rushed to the scene immediately where he found his brother dead. He and Lynelle then informed local law enforcement, with Sam telling them:
But Ben didn’t die from bites. The on-scene coroner examined the body and revealed to Sam and Lynelle their loved one had been shot — eight times, at LEAST once in the head. Whoa…
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An investigation was opened and initially suspicion pointed to Ben’s own brother. Missouri State Highway Patrol criminal investigator Devin Foust explained:
Apparently, there was a bit of tension between the brothers over money and the potential sale of the reptile farm. As we said, these exotic reptiles went for big bucks. In the wake of Ben’s death, Lynelle asked fellow breeder David to help maintain the farm and eventually sell the 3,000+ reptiles, which included pythons valued at over one million dollars each! David
Any delivery driver’s worst nightmare just became a reality for one poor Amazon employee.
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John Cale has announced details of his first new album in a decade, ‘Mercy’ – listen to his new track ‘Story Of Blood’, a collaboration with Weyes Blood, below.The founding Velvet Underground member will release the new album on January 20, 2023 via Domino.The collaboration-heavy album also features turns from Animal Collective, Fat White Family, Sylvan Esso, Laurel Halo, Tei Shi, Actress and more.Discussing his love of Weyes Blood, Cale said in a statement: “I’d been listening to Weyes Blood’s latest record and remembered Natalie’s puritanical vocals. I thought if I could get her to come and sing with me on the ‘Swing your soul’ section, and a few other harmonies, it would be beautiful.“What I got from her was something else! Once I understood the versatility in her voice, it was as if I’d written the song with her in mind all along. Her range and fearless approach to tonality was an unexpected surprise.
This is horrible.
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Yay! Finally, some good news in a missing persons case!
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