The suspects
TB
Tessa Brandt
Age 42
Co-Founder & COO
Motive: 'Shotgun clause' hands her full control of Vale Systems on his death
MV
Miriam Vale
Age 46
Wife
Motive: $5M life policy; he had drafted divorce papers
RS
Reuben Sato
Age 39
CTO (Type-1 Diabetic)
Motive: Vale was forcing him out and seizing his patents
Case file excerpt
VICTIMAdrian Vale, 51 — founder & CEO, Vale Systems
FOUNDJanuary 20, 2024, 07:30 — by lodge caretaker
LOCATIONMaster suite, Blackridge Lodge, San Juan Mountains, CO
INITIAL RULINGCardiac arrest in sleep — victim found peaceful