Doctor claims innocence after staging wife’s murder as drowning

In this episode of Crime Watch Daily Updates: The tragic story of affluent couple Adam and Samira Frasch. Adam, who was a successful doctor, lived a life of luxury in a big house with Samira and their two children.

Though they had everything on the outside, Adam and Samira’s marriage was crumbling. They fought all the time, and things got physical from time to time. After one fight, Samira was arrested for domestic violence, but prosecutors later dropped the charges against her.

Their relationship was like a roller coaster with its ups and downs. Adam reportedly had a penchant for dating exotic dancers, and he had an affair with three women, one of whom he got pregnant.

By early 2014, the pair had split up, and Samira filed for divorce, though they still saw each other. Surveillance footage from February 22, 2014, showed them driving back to their home in two separate cars. The next morning, Adam left with their kids because he wanted to give Samira a day to herself.

In the late morning of February 23, 2014, Samira’s repairman came over to do some handiwork and found her dead in the pool. She was 38 years old.

The medical examiner’s office determined Samira died from blunt force trauma and drowning, and her death was hardly an accident.

Adam remained adamant she had drowned.

In November 2014, prosecutors charged Adam with first-degree murder, and he went to trial in January 2017. He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison, though he continues to maintain his innocence.

Adam appealed the ruling, but in 2019, the Florida appeals court maintained his conviction. The Florida Supreme Court denied a request to review his case, as did the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2022, he filed a motion to vacate the conviction and sentencing. A hearing is now scheduled for February 2023.

Let’s look back at the downfall of a successful doctor and the crumbling of his once-extravagant life.