Murder and Money: The Dark Side of Taylor Swift

10 Pages Posted: 27 Dec 2022 Last revised: 5 Apr 2023

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Fredrick E. Vars

University of Alabama - School of Law

Date Written: December 22, 2022

Abstract

Under the dramatically named “Slayer Rule,” murderers cannot inherit from their victims. This principle is so intuitive that it is easy to miss critical questions of implementation. One such question is: what if one cannot prove the murder with certainty? Should the Slayer Rule apply only to individuals convicted beyond a reasonable doubt of murder, or should some lower level of proof suffice? This essay examines those questions through an unlikely lens: the music of Taylor Swift.

Keywords: Slayer Rule, Taylor Swift, Inheritance, Murder, Trusts & Estates, Pop Culture, Standards of Proof, Decedent's Intent, Equity

JEL Classification: K11, K14, K36, K40, K42

Suggested Citation

Vars, Fredrick E., Murder and Money: The Dark Side of Taylor Swift (December 22, 2022). 72 Duke Law Journal Online 146 (2023), U of Alabama Legal Studies Research Paper No. 4310092, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4310092

Fredrick E. Vars (Contact Author)

University of Alabama - School of Law ( email )

P.O. Box 870382
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
United States

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