On April 26, 1996, 80-year-old Robert “Bob” Rogers — a wealthy man known for carrying cash and living independently in Battle Creek, Michigan — was found b**ten to death inside his own home. His body lay on the living room floor, str*ck approximately 25–30 times in the head with a heavy object, and the scene had been staged to look like a robbery. Rogers had recently been spending more time at the house of Sharon Kay Zachary, his neighbor and trusted caretaker, often helping him with finances an