executors

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According to his will, signed on 28 January 2013 and seen by the BBC, Martin made the Wadleys his executors and trustees, leaving his estate to them in the event of his death.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Fratto said Epstein repeatedly named multiple people as alternate executors in his wills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Bad executors, greedy friends, bad estate planning, elder financial abuse and Medicaid concerns.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 2, 2026

Privately, he also entrusted Ruiz to be one of the executors of his estate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Because relatives were sometimes impossible to locate, the committee began to administer the estates of the deceased who had no legal heirs or executors available.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy