In a shocking twist of fate, a North Carolina man’s life-changing stroke of luck has now been overshadowed by a murder conviction.
According to the News & Observer, Michael Hill saw his life change when he took a chance on a second scratch-off lottery ticket that was a $10 million winner.
But Hill’s life took a dark turn when a jury convicted him of first-degree murder in the shooting death of 23-year-old Keona Graham, who was reported missing in July 2020, the news outlet reported.
Hill confessed that he was in a relationship with Graham at the time she went missing, and she was later found dead with a gunshot wound to the back of her head. Hill later confessed to the fatal shooting.
The sudden millionaire received a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
Talk about a horrifying change of luck.