Y'all tracking this one?  William "Bill" Bishop was a real estate developer with projects in Florida with several companies facing foreclosure to the tune of $11 million-ish.

I'm phonefagging so bear with me here. 

https://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/24/mysterious-dog-leash-death-north-carolina-developer-ruled-homicide.html

https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/02/23/story5.html