Dossier
financial elder abuse
Coverage of financial elder abuse in the Nexus archive.
- Murder-suicide probe underway after alleged Tom Selleck impersonator scam targeted woman
An elderly couple in California, Donald and Karen Whitaker, were found dead in a case under investigation as a murder-suicide. Karen was a victim of a financial elder abuse scam involving someone impersonating actor Tom Selleck, who allegedly defrauded her over time. Authorities confirm no public threat and are investigating without linking the scammer to the couple's deaths.