Ted Ammon

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Robert Theodore Ammon (August 30, 1949 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - October 20, 2001 in East Hampton, New York) was an American financier and Investment Banker. He became one of the youngest partners at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and was involved in the RJR Nabisco buyout earning an estimate of $50-100 million. Ammon was murdered days before his divorce was to be finalized; his wife was implicated in the murder.

[edit] Personal life

Ammon graduated from Bucknell University. He then followed his first wife to London, where he worked as a Solicitor. They later divorced. His second wife, Generosa Rand, was a realtor he met during the course of an apartment search. The pair married in 1986.

They then adopted twins from the Ukraine, Gregory and Alexa. They bought a town house in New York City as well as a house in the Hamptons. Their marriage soon turned hostile and Generosa's increasing jealousy of Ted seemed to be confirmed when she found a receipt for a divorce lawyer in his desk. They were days from finalizing their bitter divorce when he was found beaten to death in his East Hampton mansion. Because their divorce was not finalized and Ted's will had not been updated, Generosa inherited his estate in its entirety.

On January 15, 2002, Generosa married her boyfriend, construction worker Daniel Pelosi. J. P. Morgan took the unusual step of challenging her as co-executor of Ammon's estate, as she and Pelosi were considered persons of interest in Ted's murder. However, unbeknownst to Ted's family, JP Morgan eventually compromised with Generosa, enabling her to inherit the money. The incident was the subject of an article in Vanity Fair, People, and the made-for-TV movie Murder in the Hamptons, starring David Sutcliffe as Ammon.

Generosa died of breast cancer in August 2003. In her will, Generosa left a majority of her estate to the twins as well as legal guardianship to the nanny, Kaye Mayne. After a long and expensive court battle, full custody of the twins was awarded to Ted's sister. Pelosi was convicted of Ted's murder in December 2004 and was sentenced 25 years to life.