One horse was killed when it drank water from a trough rigged with an exposed electrical line, another was electrocuted by horse hit man Tommy Burns, and a third had its leg broken with a crowbar, authorities said.
The investigation, which started as a probe into the disappearance of candy heiress Helen Vorhees Brach, branched out into the horse business when authorities began delving into the background of stable owner Richard Bailey, a close friend of Brach's. Tipped to Burns' sideline as a horse killer, authorities looked on as he and an associate struck a horse with a crowbar in Florida. Caught red-handed, Burns cooperated and implicated owners and trainers in 15 horse killings.
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