Prints Among Thieves

Forensic Files

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True Crime, Society & Culture

4.4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2019

⏱️ 21 minutes

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The murder of an eccentric millionaire was not entirely unexpected; he flaunted his wealth and cared little for personal security. The evidence at the crime seemed to indicate robbery, but investigators wondered if there was something more.

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0:00.0	The murder of an eccentric millionaire was not entirely a surprise.
0:08.1	He flaunted his wealth and cared little about personal security.
0:12.4	The evidence clearly indicated robbery, but investigators wondered if there was more.
0:28.8	Battle Creek, Michigan, is home to one of the largest breakfast food makers in the world.
0:35.0	Some call it serial city.
0:38.0	80-year-old Robert Rogers lived his entire life in Battle Creek.
0:42.8	Through some real estate investments and his ownership of a small trucking business,
0:47.1	he was a millionaire many times over.
0:49.7	He was a tough old bird.
0:51.5	He never pulled any punches.
0:52.8	He was always a son of a bitch to me.
0:55.5	Rogers was stubborn too.
0:57.7	He always carried large sums of money and didn't care who knew it.
1:01.8	He would joke that he would have several thousand in this pocket, several thousand in a pants
1:07.0	pocket and a couple more thousand in his back pocket and he generally did.
1:11.3	Not surprisingly, Rogers became a target for local drug gangs and petty thieves.
1:18.6	He was a victim several times of robberies.
1:21.5	They would take his money from him, beat him up.
1:24.0	His house had broken into a few times also.
1:27.2	So yeah, it was a problem for him, but he didn't change his pattern.
1:32.0	It seemed like he'd still carry the large sums of money.
1:35.4	Sharon Zachary lived next door to Rogers and acted as his caretaker.
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