A Los Angeles County jury convicted Hunt in 1987 of killing Ron Levin, who disappeared in 1984. Hunt argues Levin faked his own death to escape a pending fraud case. Hunt, 59, is hoping to capitalize on Brown’s desire to burnish his gubernatorial legacy during his last two months in office. Levin gave Hunt access to a $5 million commodities trading account and the two agreed to split profits. But the jury convicted Hunt on the strength of club members’ testimony that Hunt had bragged he killed Levin — and a macabre “to-do list” Hunt wrote that was found in Levin’s home.

Source: National Post October 22, 2018 19:16 UTC