LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: While cases of kidnapping or murder are always filled with shocking detail, it gets even more baffling when someone who's responsible for protecting the citizens becomes the victim. Such was the kidnapping and murder case of private investigator Taylor Wright in Pensacola, Florida.
After an extended police investigation into the case, the person behind the police officer's murder was found to be a close friend named Ashley McArthur - the person she was reportedly last seen with. Much was revealed about their relationship after the police came to the verdict that Ashley was involved in her murder. NBC 'Dateline' will be telecasting a rerun of the investigation of Taylor's murder case this Friday.
How was Taylor Wright killed?
As she was a police officer herself, it was difficult for her girlfriend Cassandra Waller to have the investigation started on her case. The police believed that she was capable enough to protect herself and had probably disappeared for a reason. But Cassandra did not give up and pushed for the investigation.
On looking into Ashley being the last person Taylor had come in contact with, a location came under investigation, and in a few hours, the police were able to find her body. Taylor was shot in the head and wrapped up in a hammock, with her body left to rot on a farm.
Who killed Taylor Wright?
One of the very close friends of Taylor, Ashley McArthur, was the one who brutally killed her and hid her body. On further investigation, it was revealed that the reason why she had killed her friend was the involvement of money between them.
Taylor had withdrawn a big amount of $100,000 from a bank account that was jointly owned by her and her ex-husband who she shared a child with. She hadn't told him beforehand and so, in order to hide the money, she temporarily divided it amongst her friends, including Ashley. When Taylor asked for the money back, Ashley apparently refused and kept making excuses, following which she ended up killing her own friend.
