Serialously with Annie Elise

372: Millionaire Husband Tries To Kill His Wife Multiple Times | The Case of Sergio and Tatiana Pino

Mar 2, 2026
A wealthy Miami developer, alleged poisoning plots, and a string of staged attacks set the scene. Fentanyl-laced prescriptions, surveillance footage of a driveway ambush, and recorded conspiratorial calls raise chilling questions. FBI raids and a dramatic standoff end in a sudden death, followed by bitter legal fights over a vast real estate empire.
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INSIGHT

Fentanyl Found In Her System And Medication

  • Johns Hopkins testing in 2022 found fentanyl in Tatiana's system and later in her prescription meds, indicating someone had access to and contaminated her medication.
  • Annie explains this discovery followed repeated, varied unexplained illnesses and led friends and family to suspect deliberate poisoning.
INSIGHT

Divorce Money Escalated Motive For Murder

  • As divorce negotiations began Sergio offered $20 million but Tatiana believed she deserved far more, provoking his ire and allegedly triggering murder plots.
  • Annie frames the financial stakes ($153M–$360M net worth) and Tatiana's claim to half the assets after 30 years as homemaker.
ANECDOTE

First Hit Team Recruited From Yacht Staff

  • Sergio allegedly recruited yacht cook Baron Bennett to poison Tatiana; Baron recruited Michael Dolfo, Jaron Howard, and Ednar Etina to add fentanyl, cyanide, and arsenic.
  • Annie lays out the first hired crew and their plan to inject lethal combinations, which ultimately failed.
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