Abraham Shakespeare, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Abraham Shakespeare

American lottery winner and murder victim

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1966

Place of Birth: Sebring, Florida, United States

Date of Death: 07-Apr-2009

Profession: truck driver

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Abraham Shakespeare

  • Abraham Lee Shakespeare (April 24, 1966 – c.?April 7, 2009) was a casual laborer from U.S.A.
  • who won a thirty million dollar lottery jackpot in Florida, receiving $17 million in 2006.
  • In 2009, his family declared him missing, and in January 2010 his body was found buried under a concrete slab in the backyard of an acquaintance.
  • Dorice "Dee Dee" Moore was convicted of his murder and is now serving life in prison without the possibility of parole.
  • Shakespeare's troubles began after winning the lottery.
  • The case was profiled in the American E! television program Curse of the Lottery; and also was made the subject of an episode of Snapped on Oxygen Channel, DTV, on March 16, 2014, along with Reelz's Sex, Lies, & Murder episode "The Missing Millionaire" on August 11, 2018, as well as the subject of a 2013 episode of American Greed.
  • The case also featured on Season 7 of Deadly Women.
  • Also showcased on "I Killed My BFF" on Lifetime Channel.

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