Behind Mansion Walls

These hotshots in high places make the rules, and they think they can get away with murder. When the trail has gone cold, these killers believe they are above suspicion, but their evil deeds will eventually catch up with them.

When rich people marry, their elaborate, fairytale weddings make a splash in the social pages, but behind mansion walls, this match made in heaven is sometimes far from perfect when spouses hold on to dark secrets.

While many secretly wish to be wealthy, some people are willing to kill for it. These wannabes may look like they belong in the glamorous life, but they are actually deadly impostors hiding behind a mask of lies.

They say blood is thicker than water, but some family members pay scant regard to the bonds of kinship. These big spenders love only money, and they're happy to dispose of their own flesh and blood for cold, hard cash.

Growing up as part of a rich, influential dynasty is a gilded existence, living in a cloistered world far removed from normal life. These hapless heirs devour the excesses of wealth, destroying human lives along the way.

Most individuals can only sit back and admire the lavish life of the extremely wealthy, but some rich people are addicted to affluence and show a willingness to kill just to boost their already bulging coffers.

While wealth has few downsides, extortion is one crime inflicted exclusively on the rich. The perpetrator is often someone from the victim's own inner circle, and this friend or relative is more than willing to kill for cash.

Falling out of love sparks a heart-wrenching process of splitting property, and when those assets add up to millions, the breakup is doubly bitter. The only way for these bankrupt spouses to cut their loses is to kill.

While most modern-day brides ditch the oath to "obey" their husband in their wedding vows, there are rich, powerful men who still expect to be lord of their manor, and refusing to obey the master can have lethal results.

Many a millionaire has fallen for the maid or the pool guy. They're a few rungs down the social ladder, but they're much sexier than upper-class bores. Sometimes these lower-class lovers are fueled more by greed than by love.

Being born into a wealthy family means expecting nothing but the best, and these coddled kids always get their way. For some, it's an easy transformation from pampered preppy to merciless killer.

People will always envy the lifestyle of the rich, but for some, jealousy can turn into pure obsession. Instead of counting their own blessings, these green-eyed monsters crave someone else's life and are willing to kill for it.

The wealthy never like to get their hands dirty with menial tasks. They pay for a gardener to tend the grounds, a maid to clean the house and a low-life drudge to dispose of their problematic loved ones.