Careless Spending
In the beginning, most people thought that Burris was a wealthy man. However, the truth would soon come to light—behind the luxury cars he drove and the designer clothing he wore, he was actually terribly in debt. “It wasn’t long after they got married that he started asking her for money. He’d give her some excuse, and she’d give him the money,” family friend Evelyn Wallace narrated. “He’d ask for $35,000 and $50,000 at a time. Finally, it got down to the point where all she had left was stocks and bonds.”

Careless Spending