The article claims that Vanessa Belmont was killed outside her home. She was apparently hit by a car and then discovered at the scene today by one of her children. Was it Oliver? Or Richard? I imagine him at the end of their driveway—or wherever it happened—and raising a horrified hand to his mouth. The New York Post runs the same story under a different headline: Connecticut Mom Murdered on Family Lawn. Included with that article is a bird’s-eye view of the Belmonts’ estate on a glorious day. In the photo, their pool is uncovered—I’ve never seen it open before. It’s a dazzling aquamarine in
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