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Netflix’s ‘Murder in Monaco’ Renews Focus on Edmond Safra’s 1999 Death

The film foregrounds Monaco’s conclusion that nurse Ted Maher set the fire, with lingering questions over the investigation.

Overview

  • Netflix premiered Murder in Monaco on December 17, revisiting the fatal 1999 penthouse blaze that killed banker Edmond Safra and nurse Vivian Torrente.
  • Investigators rejected Ted Maher’s claim of masked intruders, finding his wounds self‑inflicted and securing his later admission that he started the fire.
  • In December 2002, a Monaco court convicted Maher of arson causing death and sentenced him to 10 years; he briefly escaped custody in 2003 before recapture in Nice.
  • The documentary recounts the official case while airing disputed accounts and alternative theories, including talk of organized crime or family involvement, without altering the legal record.
  • After serving his Monaco sentence, Maher—also known as Jon Green—lost his Texas nursing license and was later convicted in the U.S., including a 2025 murder‑for‑hire case, and remains incarcerated.