Dale and Glee Ewell and their daughter Tiffany were shot dead in their California home in 1992. Their surviving son, Dana, stood to inherit the family fortune. Investigators uncovered a murder plot involving Dana and a friend, and both were convicted. The apparent family tragedy became a case about a son arranging his relatives’ deaths for money.
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03TV & documentaries
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Murdered for Millions (2022)
IMDb title reference connected to the The Ewell family murders case. Listed release: 2022. Cast, credits, and title information; viewing availability is separate.
American Justice — Millions Of Reasons To Kill (2002)
IMDb episode reference connected to the The Ewell family murders case. Listed release: 2002. Cast, credits, and title information; viewing availability is separate.
IMDb episode reference connected to the The Ewell family murders case. Listed release: 2007. Cast, credits, and title information; viewing availability is separate.
The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science — Family Plots (2000)
IMDb episode reference connected to the The Ewell family murders case. Listed release: 2000. Cast, credits, and title information; viewing availability is separate.
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The Desert Sun · 1997-12-17 · Page 5
The Ewell and Radovcich trial opens
The prosecution outlines its financial-motive theory as the trial in the Ewell family killings begins.
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Tragedy Strikes the Seemingly Perfect Ewell Family | In Ice Cold Blood Preview
Video from Oxygen covering the The Ewell family murders case. Length: 2:36.
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Ewell v. Scribner — federal appellate memorandum
The Ninth Circuit’s review of Dana Ewell’s habeas challenge to the convictions for the murders of his parents and sister.
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Oxygen
Tragedy Strikes the Seemingly Perfect Ewell Family | In Ice Cold Blood Preview
Video from Oxygen covering the The Ewell family murders case. Length: 2:36.
Watch on YouTubeBrooke Makenna
SPOILED SON KILLS MILLIONAIRE PARENTS? THE EWELL FAMILY MURDERS
Video from Brooke Makenna covering the The Ewell family murders case. Length: 31:30.
Watch on YouTubeThe New Detectives
The Rich Heir Who Killed His Entire Family for $8 Million | The New Detectives
Video from The New Detectives covering the The Ewell family murders case. Length: 50:14.
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Murdered For Millions | Evil in the Archives
Video from True Crime ABC covering the The Ewell family murders case. Length: 45:55.
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Murdered for Millions | Official Trailer
Trailer or preview from ABC30 Action News covering the The Ewell family murders case. Length: 2:42.
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Criminalish — TikTok channel
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