Lottery Winner Stabbed To Death

Ex-Boyfriend Charged With Murdering Georgia Woman Who Won $5 Million

(AP)  A woman who won $5 million in the Georgia lottery a year ago has been found stabbed to death in her home. Her former boyfriend is charged with killing her.

Doris Murray, 42, was killed about 1:30 p.m. Monday in eastern Laurens County, Sheriff Bill Harrell said.

Derrick Lorenzo Stanley, 51, of East Dublin was being held without bond Wednesday in the county jail, charged with murder, Harrell said.

Stanley led police on a car chase through the cities of East Dublin and Dublin following a 911 call to Murray's residence Monday. Harrell said members of Murray's family called 911 saying they had seen Stanley leaving her modest block home with blood on his face. Much of the inside of the house was destroyed in a weekend fire.

Stanley wrecked his car and was carried to Fairview Park Hospital for treatment of his injuries.

Despite her lottery winnings in April 2007, Murray "lived by meager standards," the sheriff said. He said he believes the fire in her home was accidental. She indicated that she planned to raze the house and build again.

Murray, a mother of four, posed for pictures holding a giant check for $5 million after winning the prize on her 41st birthday. She chose to take it in $172,000 payments, after taxes, every year for 20 years. Murray told lottery officials she planned to use the money to start a trust fund for her grandchildren, according to a Lottery news release issued at the time of her winning.

Lottery spokeswoman Tandi Reddick said Wednesday that the money will continued to be paid to whomever is in Murray's will.

Sheriff's investigator Sgt. Stan Wright said he believed Murray and Stanley may have argued over a break-up.

"Her family said they had been boyfriend and girlfriend for some time," Wright said. "Then she told him she wanted to break it off and she wanted to be friends and that was it. From what they told me, he didn't want to accept that."

[missybelle-2009]

Well, I''ll take my chances. I still want to win the lottery.

[pollroller1]

missybelle, I hope you do win the lottery.

[pollroller1]

My wife and I have been married for 54 years. If one of us were to win the Lottery it wouldn''t make any difference, because what''s hers is hers, and what''s mine is hers.

[haoli25]

Her luck took a turn for the worse.

[karlo59]

drmaqazi,
Religion is the root of ALL evil. Always has been and always will be. Wealth is a evangelical christian thing....the more the better. These people plan to take it with them, when they get raptured.

[mexinvasion]

He asked her to pay off his visa card. She said no. He flew off the handle.

[a-ji]

My wife and I have been married for 54 years. If one of us were to win the Lottery it wouldn''''t make any difference, because what''''s hers is hers, and what''''s mine is hers.


Posted by pollroller1 at 09:42 AM : May 08, 2008


WELL SAID...

[excoachken]

I''d say her number was up.

[maharishi1]

Bussh was seen leaving the building.

Yes Bussh did it!!

[missybelle-2009]

WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT GAMBLING

I don''t think God had her killed to punish her for winning the lottery, and what the Bible says about gambling is off point.

[waterandsand]

what a idiot,, take the lump sum and make more than 172k yr in interest

[zoroeltoro]

Do her heirs get the remaining payments, or are they left out in the cold? Poor financial planning .. ALWAYS take the lump sum. You never know what nutcase will do something to you. Take the money and move to the Canary Islands.

[missybelle-2009]

Do her heirs get the remaining payments, or are they left out in the cold?
Posted by zoroeltoro at 12:07 PM : May 08, 2008

The article states:

Lottery spokeswoman Tandi Reddick said Wednesday that the money will continued to be paid to whomever is in Murray''s will

[k_c_waters]

Greed. It can happen to anyone. Hopefully her grand children still can benefit.

[godofredo29]

"what a idiot,, take the lump sum and make more than 172k yr in interest"

I don''t know what planet you live on, but you can''t make that kind of interest on this one, especially in these economic times.

[klingon69]

Do her heirs get the remaining payments, or are they left out in the cold? Poor financial planning .. ALWAYS take the lump sum. You never know what nutcase will do something to you. Take the money and move to the Canary Islands.
Posted by zoroeltoro at 12:07 PM : May 08, 2008
The article said thatr the payments would continue to whomever is in her will. However, a case some years ago, a man won a lottery and took payments. When he died the remaining part was willed to his children, but the inheritance/gift taxes were more than the annual payouts.

Looks like a bunch of morons making jokes about a woman who was just murdered. Calling her an idiot, how evil is that? Mybe she decided to take the payments because of all the other lottery winners going broke in a couple of years after taking the lump sum. She was concerned about someone other than herself, and you morons make jokes about it.

[timetrips1]

Actually for most people taking the annuity payments is the smarter move. Unless you are used to managing money, taking the lump sum usually just gets people into financial trouble. Her estate will get all the remaining money and it will be divided according to her will, if any. Not sure if the estate has to accept the payments in 172k per year, but I think so.

Of course I would love to take the lump sum, but I believe timetrips1 is correct. Another poster was wondering about the inher/gift tax, will that have to be paid every year, or do they figure in the total amount, then tax that? Almost seems its better to just stay poor.

[Martha Z]

The boy friend probably wanted a piece of the action...

[acolton1]

Sounds like Derrick Lorenzo Stanley did not want to work or do anything except for be a free loader off of Doris Murray and her lotter winnings. I hope Derrick Lorenzo Stanley is somebodys girl friend behind Bars. What a LOOSER.

[ndavidg]

This reminds me of the Alanis Morissette song:

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An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
It''s a black fly in your Chardonnay
It''s a death row pardon two minutes too late
Isn''t it ironic ... don''t you think?"

Turns out, though, that really isn''t true irony. There actually aren''t any examples of true irony in the song Ironic, which is, in and of itself, ironic.

In this case, it might be ironic, if we can determine that the motive for the murder was greed, or revenge over the loss of social status.

[bobnjersey]

[Excess money should be saved for future needs or given to the Lord''''s work - not gambled away.]
[Posted by drmaqazi at 10:22 AM : May 08, 2008]

the lottery commission does this w/ the money you give to them.

[nnncola]

ndavidg, oh my god... if you are a male...i pity you.

[mcv57]

The rich and the poor are two different animals. Very rare will one marry the other (two different personalities). The poor''s companion is suffering which teaches humility; while the rich nurtures itself on ego and power to create its own death.

Obviously as millionare, she thought her wealth could buy freedom. The truth, her ego imprisoned one cage for another.

[veteran72]

Excess money should be saved for future needs or given to the Lord''''''''s work - not gambled away.]
[Posted by drmaqazi at 10:22 AM : May 08, 2008]

the lottery commission does this w/ the money you give to them.


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Posted by bobnjersey at 03:07 PM : May 08, 2008
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ROLMAO

[nothappyatall]

"Excess money should be saved for future needs or given to the Lords work - not gambled away.]
[Posted by drmaqazi "


LOL yeah right the ''lords word'', now that would be pizzing it away on a useless endeavor. Use the money to campaign to yank tax exempt status on these RICH churches, like the one in NYC that sits on a $900 BILLION trust fundand real estate- all tax exempt, like the LA cathedral that cost over $350 MILLION to build, yep, the lord needs CASH, lots of it!

[dog7771]

What a bunch of ignornt saps. She did nothing wrong, except to try and break up with a loser. He was probably a loser before she won the money. She was trying to fix up her own home, not buy a giant house or a SUV. She had trusts for the grands. You all are sick, demented, and quite unholy. You will be roasting in Hell soon enough. Have a nice day!

[mcv57]

Posted by dog7771

Without taking hours to teach you philsophy and pychology on this web page, allow me to assess your I.Q with language you understand:

"It takes one to know one."

[shanev137]

I''m glad I''m broke.

Never have to worry about a psycho killing me for money.

[mypatch]

The heathen rage!

[obamawhama]

most of the time,, a good thing leads to a bad thing..

CAREFULL OF WHAT YOU WISH FOR.....

[deacon20081]

I hope the sorry excuse for a human being gets to lay on a gurney with his arms stretched out while he watches the IV''s turn pretty colors. Sorry jerk wanted her money, period.
And for those who say "give it to the church" get real morons. Her Grand kids and heirs deserve it, period. Go donate to PTL or the whack jobs at the 700 Club or what ever it is now days, yourselves.

[SamThornton]

To drmaqazi regarding the Bible Lesson on gambling:

"Even the Devil can quote scripture..." -- W. Shakespeare