Man Arrested After Paying Hit Man $750,000 For Double Murder, Leaving 'Review' Online
Money and scandal are a deadly combination. Erik Maund, grandson of Austin, Texas, auto dealership tycoon Charles Maund and a partner in the business, is one of the most recent examples of that after being arrested on…
Money and scandal are a deadly combination. Erik Maund, grandson of Austin, Texas, auto dealership tycoon Charles Maund and a partner in the business, is one of the most recent examples of that after being arrested on Monday for allegedly hiring hit men to dispatch of his former mistress and her new boyfriend.
A federal indictment released earlier this week provided details on the charges.
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Maund, who is married, allegedly traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, often to visit family, but his ex-girlfriend, 33-year-old Holly Williams, also lived there.
In February 2020, Maund emailed Williams to let her know he’d be in her area and wanted to see her, according to the Austin American-Statesman. On Feb. 5, he texted her.
“Good morning beautiful!” the text read, according to the indictment. “Looking forward to later today. I’m in Nashville. I will meet you in the bar like last time. Text when you arrive.”
Three weeks later, William Lanway, a man investigators say was romantically involved with Williams, texted Maund to threaten to reveal the affair unless an undisclosed sum of money was sent to him.
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From there, Maund reportedly reached out to the Austin company Speartip Security, which claims expertise in dealing with extortion, to handle the situation.