Robert Kissel
Merrill Lynch investment banker Robert Kissel was drugged and bludgeoned to death on November 2, 2003. His wife Nancy Kissel was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in Hong Kong for the murder.
Fast Facts
- Married in 1989
- Lived with Nancy Kissel in luxury apartment in Hong Kong
- Had two daughters, one son
- Nancy Kissel sentenced to life, but is appealing
- Brother Andrew Kissel was a real estate developer who was murdered on April 3, 20061
The murder
- Murder date: November 2, 2003
- Robert Kissel hired private investigator, suspected she was having an affair2
- Spyware on Kissel's laptop showed she searched of "sleeping pills" and "drug overdose" on the internet2
- Autopsy found five different sedatives in Robert Kissel's stomach2
- Clubbed to death with statue2
- Claimed she had amnesia following the murder2
Nancy Kissel Appeal
Nancy Kissel began proceedings to appeal the conviction on April 14, 2008. She claims Robert Kissel was a violent cocaine addict who threatened her a baseball bat.
Kissel was beaten with a lead statue after his milkshake was spiked with a concoction of five prescription sedatives. The 2003 trial was dubbed as "The Milkshake Murder".3
The Two Mr. Kissels
The Two Mr. Kissels premiered on November 15, 2008, on Lifetime, and told the story behind the murders of the Kissel brothers. The movie starred Anson Mount as Robert Kissel and John Stamos as Andrew Kissel.
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