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The Disappearance of Wealthy Rancher Dia Abrams: Keith Harper Under Scrutiny

Nancy GraceDecember 13, 202346 min248,065 views
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Dia Abrams' Disappearance

  • 💡 Wealthy rancher Dia Abrams vanished from her 116-acre California ranch on June 6, 2020.
  • 📌 Her vehicle, purse, keys, and phone were all left at home, suggesting an involuntary departure.
  • 💬 She was last seen on a doorbell camera delivering cinnamon rolls to a neighbor.

Relationship with Keith Harper

  • 💑 Dia met Keith Harper on a dating website; he moved in, became ranch manager, and claimed to be her fiancé.
  • 📝 Shortly before her disappearance, Dia amended her trust, naming Harper as trustee and beneficiary of her estate.
  • ⚠️ Harper is a registered sex offender in Colorado, convicted of unlawful sexual conduct, and has a domestic violence conviction.

Suspicious Conduct

  • 🚀 Harper left for Arizona and New Mexico for seven days shortly after Dia went missing, claiming "tax issues."
  • 🤥 His story about the trip's purpose changed in depositions, initially claiming it was for Dia's safety from her son.
  • 🩸 Investigators found blood-stained items (bed sheet, Band-Aid, toilet paper) and spent bullet casings at the ranch and in his RV.

Another Death at the Ranch

  • 💀 Ranch hand Jordy Newkirk died at the ranch in a reported ATV rollover, found by Harper.
  • 🔍 Evidence contradicted Harper's account: no trauma consistent with a rollover on Newkirk's body, no major ATV damage, and undisturbed soil.
  • 💊 Newkirk's cause of death was a meth overdose, not an ATV accident.

Estate Battle and Legal Status

  • 🏡 Harper allegedly attempted to list Dia's ranch for sale after her disappearance, despite denials.
  • ⚖️ Dia's children filed an undue influence claim regarding the amended trust.
  • ✅ A settlement dictates a 50/50 split of the estate between the children and Harper if Dia is presumed dead after five years, with a Slayer Statute preventing inheritance if responsibility for her death is proven.
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