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Netflix's crime documentary Murder in Monaco is about an infamous incident that occurred two and a half decades ago, which shook the world. A billionaire banker, Edmond Safra, died of asphyxiation due to a fire that broke out in his penthouse. A nurse also died with him on the spot.
When a wealthy man dies, theories are bound to surface. It was the same in this case, too; however, the truth was far more unsettling. He died because someone wanted to secure their job, a job that was paying them some heavy money. The person thinking about their next ten years didn't think about what's going to happen in the next ten hours.
Murder in Monaco's official synopsis on Netflix reads:
"This real-life whodunnit unravels the mystery of billionaire banker Edmond Safra's shocking murder, with a twist that's stranger than any crime caper."
The documentary will dig deeper and bring some interviews with people involved with the case, including Safra's wife, who was also a suspect in his murder. However, she wasn't, and you can see in Murder in Monaco's trailer that she wasn't exactly interested in giving this interview.
Murder in Monaco will unpack the murder of Edmond Safra
Murder in Monaco is about the billionaire banker who was diagnosed with Parkinson's, and nurses were taking care of him. During his career, he also ratted on the Russian mafia, which is one reason some theories surfaced that some criminal organization had something to do with the banker's death.
However, that wasn't true, and the investigation found out that it was Ted Maher, one of the men's nurses at the moment, who started a small fire in a wastebasket. His motive was simple: He wanted to appear as a hero by putting out the fire in front of Maher.
Things didn't go the way he planned, and Maher panicked and locked himself in his safe room. It is believed that the fire wasn't really extreme and could have been contained. However, Safra's fear caused him to stay in that locked room, and due to all the smoke he inhaled, he died there and then.
Initially, Ted Maher lied about the incident and told the authorities that a couple of intruders broke into the house. But his story didn't sit well, and he was eventually found guilty of Safra's murder. During the investigation, he kept labeling himself as a hero.
Safra left half of his wealth to charities. One of them was the Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation, which has supported projects in fields ranging from education to humanitarian assistance. The man never attended a university, but always emphasized that higher education is of utmost importance to people. He was also a part of an emergency relief in 1992 when he helped Syrian Jews during the Assad regime.
Among Edmond Safra's honors are Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres, Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur, Commander of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and Commander of the Order of Rio Branco.
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