The family of a millionaire businessman "are sure" he was killed for his money by his Ukrainian wife, an inquest has heard.
Barry Pring, 47, was killed by a speeding car as he tried to hail a taxi on the hard shoulder of a dual carriageway in Kiev in 2008.
His wife, Ganna Ziuzina, had returned to a restaurant for a missing glove.
The coroner at Exeter County Hall, Dr Elizabeth Earland, recorded a verdict of unlawful killing.
She said: "His guard was lowered by inebriation. The car had stolen licence plates and did not brake or stop.
"I am satisfied that having heard all the evidence... much of it circumstantial, nevertheless, in my view it is overwhelming.
"I am satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that Barry John Pring has been unlawfully killed."
Close friend Peter Clifford, a lawyer, told the inquest he had "no reasonable doubt" that Barry was murdered.
Ms Ziuzina, known as Anna, was 19 years younger than her husband. She tried to claim his assets within days of his death.
His family believe he was killed in a staged hit and run accident.
The couple met online in 2006 and were married in 2007 following a four-day engagement.
Mr Pring's mother, Irene Pring, said Ms Ziuzina claimed to be a teacher when the pair first met, but she was in fact a lap dancer and stripper.
She said: "We are sure Anna had some involvement in his death to inherit his money and property.
"I was quite surprised how cold she was with Barry. She did not lift a finger, she was a lazy thing."
The inquest heard Ms Ziuzina sold her husband's Range Rover, contents from his flat and moved funds from his bank account.
The hearing was also told she was "entitled to the first £200,000 of his estate" and that computer records revealed "she was having an affair with a Ukrainian man".
Greater Devon coroner Dr Elizabeth Earland said "strenuous attempts" had been made to get her to attend the inquest, but without success.
In a statement, Ms Ziuzina said she had made "three separate statements to Ukrainian police" and did not believe she could "add anything further".
Det Con Jonathan Watts, from Devon and Cornwall Police, said Mr Pring was hit by a car with no lights, speeding at 75mph.
He also said witnesses at the scene in Kiev described the killing "as a deliberate act".
The Ukrainian police closed an inquiry into his death, but relaunched it in 2011 as a murder inquiry. The case is still active "but not actively pursued".
It would appear that the powers that be are removing the one disruptive individual, and his multiple user identities, from this forum so in a few hours or days people will be otherwise wondering what post I may be responding to so I'll copy and paste it here:
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"The wayfarer man 1/27/2017 5:18:08 PM
A rich Philippine family who live in San Francisco , have a daughter who is married to a British national, he's a violent drunk and beats his wife, she has left him,
the rich family have put out a contract on him, once he is out of the way, the wife will return with her boyfriend and lay claim to all assets,"
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Nope, I don't know of any family that live in San Francisco nor a family that have a daughter, both my wife's parents are deceased not that they ever lived in San Francisco when they were alive.
I'm not violent nor do I beat my wife nor any person, a deceased family cannot possibly put out a contract and as for my wife having left me ... She's sitting across the room from me right now!
P.S. And I don't have any visible assets ... Offshore bank accounts and all that :)
So what's the lesson here? Less than one year, 4 day engagement? "Ooh yea, I'm rich". No Prenup. He made only every single wrong move, but I bet she was pretty.