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Sleuthing L.L. Bean heiress discovered trees at her seaside home in Maine had been poisoned—now her neighbors have been fined $1.7m for their new ocean view
FortuneWealth and hubris fuel the tale of a politically connected Missouri couple who allegedly poisoned their neighbor’s trees to secure their million-dollar view of Camden Harbor.