Kosta Fotopolous, the owner of a Daytona Beach pool hall, had a couple of problems on his hands.
One involved a counterfeiting operation he ran on the side. The other concerned his wife, Lisa, who had just been made aware that Kosta had a girlfriend.
That girlfriend, 20-year-old Deidre Hunt, worked for Kosta at the pool hall as a bartender. Interestingly, she would come in handy in resolving both of Kosta’s issues.
As for the counterfeiting scheme, it appears that one of his employees, 19-year-old Kevin Ramsey, had gotten wind of the operation, threatened to expose Kosta, and was demanding money. Kosta‘s solution was to lure him to a remote location where he tied him to a tree, then forced Deidre to shoot him, videotaping the act.
Kosta then thought he’d try something similar with his wife. Lisa was threatening to divorce him, taking her share of several family businesses with her (he also had a $700,00 insurance policy on her). Once again, he enlisted Deidre’s help, threatening to blackmail her with the tape of the previous shooting.
Deidre then enlisted a friend, 18-year-old Bryan Chase, with the promise of a cut of the insurance money. As directed by Kosta, Chase entered the Fotopolous’s house, went to their bedroom, then shot Lisa in the head. Never intending to pay Chase a cent, Kosta whipped out a gun and shot Chase dead, making the whole thing look like a failed burglary. There were, however, a few details that made the police a little suspicious.
It all fell apart when Mike Cox, whom Deidre had previously approached about doing the shooting (he wasn’t the only one), came to the police. When Deidre was pulled in for an interview, she sang like a canary.
Lisa would miraculously survive. Kosta and Deidre would both get the chair. On appeal, however, Deidre would get two life sentences. Kosta's still hangin' around as well.
Her story has appeared on Snapped & Killer Couples.
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