Maranda Malnory was less than a month away from her second birthday when James Ford killed her parents in rural Charlotte ...

Colt Ford had even undergone a preventative check-up that found no signs of concern before he had a "silent" heart attack on tour.

But some states aren’t so generous with estate tax exemptions, and others impose another type of death tax, known as an inheritance tax. Paying state death taxes can become very expensive for ...