[AJFavish]

However, Sprunt seems to have one big blind spot when he trusts the truth of what Lisa Foster told the federal investigators. In fact, the "grieving widow" was in all probability part of the plot itself, and she had every motivation in the aftermath to cover up some very inconvenient facts which can be deduced from the evidence. Recall that she made out very well financially from her deceased husband's life insurancy policy payoff (which was in force even in the event of "suicide") and from the very timely transfer of oil leases from Vince's mother to Vince himself.

Careful critical analysis of Lisa's statements - i. e., exposing them as lies - go a long way to cracking the case.

Your point may be true, but unprovable based on publicly available information. Hugh was simply showing that the government's own reports are not supported by the government's own documents. At times, the government's own documents make outright deceptive statements in light of the government's own documents.

[vharlow]

I’m thick, I know, but I don’t understand what could have come to light that would preclude Lisa getting these things, the insurance money, and the oil leases that would have been rightfully the family’s upon Vince’s death. They were married, legally, living together as husband and wife. She wouldn’t get life insurance if her name wasn’t in the spot marked “beneficiary” but I’m pretty sure it was. What would have prevented her just claim on these things? Nothing comes to mind, and I have a good imagination.