Wild Ride: The Carriage House Murder-for-Hire

In game theory, there’s this thing called the Hawk-Dove game, better known to most of us as “chicken.” It’s when two players get themselves into a sort of standoff—a situation where it would be better for everybody if somebody would back down, but nobody wants to be the first to give up. So they both just keep going, with no regard for their personal safety, until finally—hopefully—somebody’ll say uncle at the last possible second. It happens on the road sometimes—often with bloody results. And sometimes, it happens in business. Join us for a story of pure greed and ego, set against the unlikely backdrop of the horse-drawn carriage business in 90s Kansas City, Missouri.

Sources: Court papers: https://casetext.com/case/us-v-ldonna Kansas City Star: https://account.kansascity.com/paywall/subscriber-only?resume=217844680&intcid=ab_archive Kansas City Pitch: https://www.thepitchkc.com/carriage-lady-returns/ CBS' "Pink Collar Crimes," Episode "Clash of the Carriages"

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