Update: Sailor Pleads Guilty to Wife’s Death at Sea

On May 14, 2017, Lewis Bennett was sailing with his wife, Isabella Hellman, from Cuba to Florida on their 37′ catamaran, Surf into Summer.  Sometime during the night, Hellman disappeared and the boat sank. Bennett was subsequently charged with second-degree murder in the death … Continue reading

Update: Trial Date Set for Smuggler Charged with Murdering His Wife at Sea

About a year ago, we posted about the strange disappearance of Isabella Hellman while sailing with her husband, Lewis Bennett, on a catamaran from Cuba to Florida in 2017. Bennet has now been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his wife.  … Continue reading

Stolen Coins, a Missing Wife, and a Sunken Catamaran — Stranger Than Fiction

Lewis Bennett, 38, a British engineer, was recently arrested by the FBI on charges related to possession of stolen rare silver and gold coins. The story behind the arrest gets very strange, involving a Caribbean theft, a missing wife, and … Continue reading