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A $15 Billion Hermès Mystery. A Sudden Death. And, Finally, Some Answers.
On the morning of July 23, Eric Freymond stepped out of his chalet in the hills above Saanen, a discreet alpine village near Gstaad. The Swiss sky was overcast, the air cool.
A financial adviser to Europe's elite for decades, Freymond was under mounting pressure. He was accused of playing a role in the mysterious disappearance of a massive fortune belonging to an Hermès heir, and earlier in the month he sat for lengthy interviews with French authorities investigating the matter. Other clients had also accused him of improprieties. He had denied any wrongdoing.
