![]() Martha Ann McClancy stood trial for the charges against her in November 2015, where her defense was that her husband, Chuck Kaczmarczyk, was the mastermind and that she was innocent when it came to Bob’s murder. Although she pled guilty on several counts for the latter in 2012, she refused to make a deal with the prosecutors for murder in 2013. He falsely claimed to be a Vietnam War veteran, whereas Matha alleged to be disabled, needing to use a wheelchair to move around. After all, not only did her late husband’s will stipulate that he had left everything to her (this was later determined to be a forgery) but she and Chuck also defrauded the federal government of $800,000 over the years by collecting support checks. Having married Chuck merely five months after Bob’s passing, Martha had started living a life full of expensive exploits. That is, until 2013, when images of Bob sitting dead on a recliner chair were found on her computer, showcasing that she and her now-husband, Chuck, had meticulously arranged his death to look like a suicide. When Bob passed away, Martha told investigators all about his previous alleged overdoses as well, and no concrete suspicions on her were raised. After a couple of hospitalizations, with claims that he was abusing his medications, it worked. Thus, they conspired to kill him by slowly overdosing him with his anti-depressants. There, years later, while her husband suffered from PTSD due to his combat time in the Marines, Martha warmed up to Charles “Chuck” Kaczmarczyk, Bob’s friend, and began an affair with him.Įventually, the new couple decided that it would be better for them if Bob went away for good. Subsequently, Bob took early retirement, and the couple relocated to Tellico Plains, Tennessee, nestled right within the Smoky Mountains, to get away from the bustling city life. Their office romance grew into a genuine relationship soon after, and they decided to marry. She was a secretary, whereas Bob served as a detective. Part detective story, part sharp social commentary and part pop-culture celebration, Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History presents the fascinating true story behind America's favourite game.Martha Ann had met Bob McClancy while working at the Manatee County Sheriff’s Department in Florida. And the real story behind the creation of the game might never have come to light if it weren't for the determination of an economics professor and impassioned anti-monopolist. Contrary to the folksy legend spread by Parker Brothers, Monopoly's secret history is a surprising saga that features a radical feminist, a community of Quakers in Atlantic City, America's greatest game company, and an unemployed Depression-era engineer. But behind the myth of the game's creation is an untold tale of theft, obsession and corporate double-dealing. Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History 9:35PM Documentary PGįor generations, Monopoly has been America's favourite board game, a love letter to unbridled capitalism and - for better or worse - the impulses that make our free-market society tick.įor generations, Monopoly has been America's favourite board game, a love letter to unbridled capitalism and - for better or worse - the impulses that make our free-market society tick.
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